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Posted: Aug 29, 2019 / 07:14 AM CDT / Updated: Aug 29, 2019 / 09:51 AM CDT

A hot end to the week, no triple digits but plenty of upper 90s. The weekend we have a 20% chance of showers in the afternoon and evening of Saturday.

We see warm and dry conditions stay with us for Labor Day and next week

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