I Bring To You Meteorology -- July the 4th Edition

Here is the US national weather forecast for Independence Day, 2012. All weather statistics have been compiled by AccuWeather.com and all degrees are in Fahrenheit. Be careful and stay hydrated today. Also, do not aim bottle rockets and Roman candles at trees because this country doesn't need any more wildfires right now.

East:

New York, NY: Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. Heat Advisory until 8 PM EST. 94/76.

Boston, MA: Rain. 84/70.

Washington, DC: Partly Cloudy with a chance of scattered thunderstorms. Heat Advisory until 9 PM EST. 98/76.

Philadelphia, PA: Cloudy with a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. Excessive Heat Warning until 6 PM EST Thursday. 98/75.

Atlantic City, NJ: Cloudy with a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. Heat Advisory until 7 PM EST. 94/73.

South:

Miami, FL: Partly Cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 90/78.

New Orleans, LA: Partly Cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. 92/77.

Houston, TX: Partly Cloudy with a chance of scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. 93/75.

Atlanta, GA: Partly Cloudy with scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon and in the evening. 95/71.

Memphis, TN: Partly Cloudy and hot. Heat Advisory until 8 PM CST Friday. 100/76.

Midwest:

Chicago, IL: Mostly Sunny with an evening thunderstorm. Excessive Heat Warning until 6 PM CST Friday. 96/79.

Minneapolis, MN: Cloudy with scattered thunderstorms. Excessive Heat Warning until 10 PM CST Thursday. 100/77.

Milwaukee, WI: Partly Sunny with scattered storms starting in the afternoon. Excessive Heat Warning until 10 PM CST Friday. 94/75.

Detroit, MI: Partly Cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Excessive Heat Warning until 8 AM EST Thursday. 96/72.

St. Louis, MO: Partly Sunny and very hot. Excessive Heat Warning until 10 PM CST Saturday. 104/79.

West:

Los Angeles, CA: Mostly Cloudy. 74/38.

San Francisco, CA: Mostly Sunny. 68/53.

Seattle, WA: Partly Cloudy. 71/51.

Denver, CO: Partly Cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm in the evening. 93/65.

Las Vegas, NV: Partly Cloudy. 92/77.