31.   Mostly sunny skies will also cover much of the Southeast where hot and humid conditions will persist.

32.   Offshore breezes will cause unseasonably warm and sunny conditions to persist in the Pacific Northwest Monday, though much cooler air will arrive Tuesday behind a cold front.

33.   Police union officials predict that if current conditions persist, the force will inevitably shrink.

34.   Showers will dampen portions of the Northwest while sunny, seasonable conditions persist in California and the Southwest.

35.   Some have predicted the drought conditions could persist for up to three years, the same conditions that existed in the worst part of the Dust Bowl era.

36.   Sultry conditions will persist over the Southeast as high pressure provides additional warm and humid air to the region.

37.   Sultry conditions will persist to the south of a front in the Southeastern states.

38.   The rest of the Plains will stay dry, while exceptionally hot conditions persist from the southern and central Plains to the Mississippi Valley.

39.   The windy conditions will persist into Thursday.

40.   Though dry conditions persist in some areas, concern is easing that maturing plants could be damaged.