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Rain has finally fallen in Iran's capital after months of drought. The country is experiencing its driest autumn in over 50 years.
Sophie Rain recently shared a video on Instagram in which she wore a dress made from red and white striped tape. The video caught the attention of fans, who took to the comments to praise the internet personality.
The Seattle area will see patchy fog with rain that persists into the afternoon then drops off a bit before picking up again later Thursday evening.
Much-needed rain fell across the Big Bend and South Georgia to begin December. Rain fell on seven of the first eight days in Tallahassee.
Portland International Airport received 3.25 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service. Portland received 4.53 inches of rain in all of November. Last year, Portland received 6.79 inches of rain in December. The record, set in 2015, was 15.24 inches.
Forecasters are tracking the potential for more winter weather this weekend in New Jersey as temperatures remain cold enough for snow.
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“Purple Rain” came a long way onstage in Minneapolis — from raw, messy splat with wooden star Kris Kollins in the Prince role of the Kid to a not-as-raw, not-as-messy final product with Kollins less wooden.
Portland’s showery Wednesday will also come with strong southwesterly winds at times. Gusts of 25-30 mph will be common in the valleys, and gusts of up to 45 mph are likely in the higher terrain including the Coast Range and Cascade ridges.
Torrential rain swept across the Gaza Strip, flooding hundreds of tents sheltering families displaced by two years of war.
California's dry spell is set to end as the National Weather Service has predicted a series of storms from the Bay Area to Sierra Nevada in the second half of December.