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The majority of Milwaukee's fire weather conditions today are due to light and breezy southwesterly winds that will increase later this afternoon to include 30-to-35 mph gusts, said Patterson.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
There’s a low confidence that severe storms may develop beginning at 10 a.m. through this afternoon.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Apr. 2024
An isolated severe storm is possible this afternoon and early evening, with damaging winds the main threat.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2024
With a ceremony in Paris’s Dome of the Palais de l’Institut de France worthy of the grand achievement, this afternoon, Annie Leibovitz was inducted into the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts—a storied and discerning organization created in 1816 and dedicated to the arts.
—Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
Enough midday sunshine helped boost the area to the mid-70s and about 80 this afternoon for a second day in a row.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
For cities in the path of totality complete darkness will happen for a few minutes this afternoon.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
On a personal level, as a father, and a career police officer, I am deeply disappointed in the sentence handed down by the judge this afternoon.
—Jade Thomas, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2024
First, though, there is men’s hoops business to discuss, specifically Eric Musselman’s hiring by USC, which was confirmed this afternoon.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 4 Apr. 2024
Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
There’s a low confidence that severe storms may develop beginning at 10 a.m. through this afternoon.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Apr. 2024
An isolated severe storm is possible this afternoon and early evening, with damaging winds the main threat.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2024
With a ceremony in Paris’s Dome of the Palais de l’Institut de France worthy of the grand achievement, this afternoon, Annie Leibovitz was inducted into the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts—a storied and discerning organization created in 1816 and dedicated to the arts.
—Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
Enough midday sunshine helped boost the area to the mid-70s and about 80 this afternoon for a second day in a row.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
For cities in the path of totality complete darkness will happen for a few minutes this afternoon.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
On a personal level, as a father, and a career police officer, I am deeply disappointed in the sentence handed down by the judge this afternoon.
—Jade Thomas, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2024
First, though, there is men’s hoops business to discuss, specifically Eric Musselman’s hiring by USC, which was confirmed this afternoon.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 4 Apr. 2024
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“This afternoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20afternoon. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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