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IN THE SKY
Skywatch
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SOLUNAR TABLEThe solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fi sh and game.
Temperature
Flood 24-hourKanawha River Stage Level Change
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UV INDEX™
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the great-er the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.
COMFORT INDEX™
Comfort Index takes into account how the weather will feel based on a combination of factors. A rating of 10 feels very comfortable while a rating of 0 feels very uncomfortable.
Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.THE NATION
SEVEN-DAY FORECAST
Source: Longway Planetarium
Moon Phases Major Minor Major Minor
TODAY
52°
33°Cold with periods of clouds
and sunshine
MONDAY
50°
34°Chilly with occasional rain
and drizzle
THURSDAY
77°
59°Mostly cloudy and warmer
SUNDAY
63°
39°Cool with times of sun and
clouds
WEDNESDAY
66°
48°Times of clouds and sun
TUESDAY
57°
37°Cool; partly sunny, then
mostly cloudy
FRIDAY
76°
58°Rather cloudy with a
thunderstorm possible
Today Sunday
Sun 6:20 a.m. 8:26 p.m. 6:19 a.m. 8:27 p.m.Moon 11:18 p.m. 8:08 a.m. none 8:59 a.m.Mercury 6:36 a.m. 8:55 p.m. 6:38 a.m. 9:03 p.m.Venus 7:54 a.m. 11:18 p.m. 7:51 a.m. 11:14 p.m.Mars 2:59 a.m. 1:34 p.m. 2:57 a.m. 1:33 p.m.Jupiter 1:20 a.m. 11:06 a.m. 1:16 a.m. 11:02 a.m.Saturn 1:36 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 1:32 a.m. 11:26 a.m.Uranus 5:48 a.m. 7:22 p.m. 5:44 a.m. 7:19 p.m.
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New Moon
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First Quarter
May 29
Full Moon
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Statistics for Thursday
High/low 66°/34°Normal high/low 73°/50°Last year high/low 81°/47°Record high 94° in 1930Record low 29° in 1968
Thursday 0.00Month to date 1.42Normal month to date 1.00Year to date 20.05Normal year to date 14.46
in feet as of 7 a.m. Friday
Kanawha Falls 27 8.79 -0.95London Locks -- 18.16 -0.01Charleston (S. Side Bridge) 30 10.65 -1.81S. Charleston (old Lock 6) -- 20.46 -1.06
Whitesville 20 13.56 -0.20Ashford 15 4.56 -0.57
Tornado 25 11.73 -0.33
Danville 25 3.89 -0.36
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Cold with clouds and sun. Winds west-northwest 7-14 mph. Expect 4-8 hours of sunshine with relative humidity 65% early, 30% in the afternoon. Partly cloudy and cold tonight. Winds light and variable. Average relative humidity 55%. Cool tomorrow with times of sun and clouds.
Corona Borealis is Latin for northern crown. This con-stellation gets it name by appearing as a ring of jewels in the sky.
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PollenGrass N.A.Trees N.A.
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Source: National Allergy Bureau
A jump in food prices across Latin America is bringing add-ed misery to the poorest fami-lies hit by the coronavirus pandemic and increasing the chance of social unrest.
Food and beverage costs outpaced headline inflation in Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Co-lombia last month, even as
other products and services saw slower price increases or even became cheaper.
In Brazil, food represented the largest source of price pres-sure in April, when the overall inflation rate dropped the most in 22 years. In Mexico, food prices rose the most even as the full index plunged at its
fastest pace since at least 1969.“The increase in food prices
worries me a lot,” Mexico cen-tral bank board member Jona-than Heath wrote on Twitter on Thursday. “It’s the compo-nent of inflation that hits the less fortunate segments of so-ciety the most, as well as those who have lost their jobs.”
Lockdowns to curb the virus have strained food supply chains while also prompting some panic-buying from wor-ried consumers. Food supplies in Colombian distribution cen-ters fell 16% in the first half of April, which probably accounts for the higher prices, said Luis Fernando Mejia, head of Fede-
sarrollo, a Bogota-based think tank, in a written reply to questions.
In poor neighborhoods of Bogota, families have tied strips of red cloth in their windows to indicate they are hungry, while neighboring Venezuela has been hit by food riots in recent weeks.
— BLOOMBERG
Costlier food hits Latin America’s poor and adds to unrest risk
