Forecast for Today
24 Jun 2006 at 2:19am
Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Isolated
thunderstorms possible this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Forecast for Tonight
24 Jun 2006 at 2:19am
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Mainly late. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Forecast for Sunday
24 Jun 2006 at 2:19am
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
Forecast for Sunday Night
24 Jun 2006 at 2:19am
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Construction of new homes and apartments, after three months of declines, increased in May, helped by dry weather.
The Commerce Department said builders started construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.957 million units last month, up 5% from April's pace. The better-than-expected increase came after declines of 5.5% in April, 7.5% in March and 5.9% in February.
Analysts attributed the rise to an unusually dry spring in many parts of the country, which allowed builders to start work on more homes. But they cautioned that construction activity is likely to slide in coming months as the housing industry slows under the impact of rising mortgage rates.
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