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Weather in northwest Orange County for Monday, July 18, 2022:
Today:
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight:
Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Highs temperatures are expected to remain in the low through next week.
Courtesy of HistoryNet:
- 1861 Union and Confederate troops skirmish at Blackburn’s Ford, Virginia, in a prelude to the Battle of Bull Run.
- 1877 Inventor Thomas Edison records the human voice for the first time.
- 1902 Birth of Jessamyn West, American author (The Friendly Persuasion).
- 1913 Birth of “Red” Skelton, American comedian and actor.
- 1921 Birth of John Glenn, Jr., American pilot, astronaut and politician.
- 1929 Birth of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, American blues singer.