61.   Many have heard of the January thaw, a few days of unseasonably mild weather in late January that occurs in many years in the Northeast.

62.   Meantime, heating oil and natural gas fell amid forecasts for mild weather in northern regions of the country next week.

63.   Maybe the mild weather has helped, too.

64.   Meanwhile, the Northeast will turn seasonably colder after a string of mild weather.

65.   Mild weather and ample sunshine will embrace the Plains on Monday.

66.   Mild weather and plentiful sunshine will cover most of the Plains.

67.   Mild weather has also reduced demand for home heating oil, pushing prices lower.

68.   Mild weather is also expected in much of Europe, traders said.

69.   Mild weather will prevail over much of the rest of the eastern third of the nation.

70.   Mild weather with ample sunshine will prevail from the Southeastern states to the southern Plains as sprawling high pressure moves off the Southeastern coast.