1.   A cold front crossing southern Florida will be preceded by considerable clouds and scattered showers, but it will turn drier across the northern third of the state.

2.   California will turn drier, but showers will persist in the Northwest.

3.   Florida will turn drier, but there will still be a couple of lonely afternoon thundershowers.

4.   Indications by some weather services that the Midwest could turn drier next week contributed to the bullish tone.

5.   Meanwhile, the Tennessee Valley will turn drier with seasonable temperatures.

6.   On Friday, much of the West will turn drier.

7.   The Northwest coast will turn drier but clouds will linger.

8.   The Northwest will turn drier, although showers will linger on many west-facing slopes in the northern Rockies.

9.   The Southwest will turn drier, but rain will arrive in the Northwest as a front approaches.

10.   When conditions turned drier the next year, the mice sought food in homes.