July began as June ended — cloudy skies and more rain.

Ellis County reports from Saturday showed between 0.2 and 1.55 inches of rain in the gauge, with the heaviest rain falling southeast of Hays.

Most of Hays received just more than a half-inch of rain, with areas around Ellis reported rainfall ranging from 0.2 to 1.02 inches.

A report near WaKeeney showed 2.8 inches, while Ness County also had a report in excess of 2 inches.

The skies are expected to clear Sunday and Monday, with a heat wave beginning to kick in Tuesday across northwest Kansas.

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