The Seattle area is in for a cloudy July 4 weekend, possibly with some rain. Above, cloudy skies cover Gene Coulon Park in Renton as 11-month-old Harrison and his mom, Bonney Chaney of Maple Valley, pose with Lenora, 2 1/2, for photographer Erin Hedin in June. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle TImes)
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What to expect from Seattle-area weather for the long July 4 weekend

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FILE – Lights illuminate a coal mine at twilight, Jan. 13, 2022, in Kemmerer, Wyo. With the nearby coal-fired Naughton Powerplant being decommissioned in 2025, the fate of the coal mine and its workers is uncertain. More than 500 days into his presidency, Joe Biden’s hope for saving the Earth from the most devastating effects of climate change may not be dead. But it’s not far from it after a Supreme Court ruling not only limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate pollution by power plants, but also suggests the court is poised to block other efforts to limit the climate-wrecking fumes emitted by oil, gas and coal. (AP Photo/Natalie Behring, File) wx207 wx207

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Tourists take a selfie in front of the Trevi Fountain, in Rome, Monday, June 20, 2022. Summer travel is underway across the globe, but a full recovery from two years of coronavirus could last as long as the pandemic itself. In Italy, tourists — especially from the U.S. — returned this year in droves. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) CER901 CER901

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Two children throw works in the water at North Beach with a view of Deception Pass Bridge in the background.

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Photography

Downtown Seattle – Seattle Pride Parade – 062622 A performer with Entre Hermanos looks up into the sun with rose shaped sunglasses during the Pride Parade Sunday, June 26, 2022 in Seattle, Wash. 220748
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Photos: 2022 Seattle Pride Parade VIEW

Women’s rights supporters, from left, Lacy Nadeau, Carolyn Nadeau, Rebecca Rutzick and Joe Ward, all of Olympia, Wash., rally on the Capitol Campus in Olympia, Wash., Friday, June 24, 2022, following the morning’s announcement of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade. (Tony Overman/The News Tribune via AP) WATAC103 WATAC103
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Warren G. Magnuson Park – model airplanes LO – Lines Only – 062022 Taking advantage of calm winds and nice weather, Gene Stubbs launches his Moth model airplane into the sky at Warren G. Magnuson Park Monday, June 20, 2022 in Seattle, Wash. The Moth was developed in the 1930s by de Havilland and Stubbs version is a “free flight” model airplane meaning it is powered only by a rubber band propeller. 220753
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Great day to take to the air at Seattle’s Magnuson Park

Merrie Lee Soules and Lonn Holiday tango their way down NW 36th Street at the head of the Fremont Solstice Parade. Ref to more photos online LO Fremont Solstice Parade Saturday June 18, 2022 220743
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Naked cyclists are back as Fremont’s Solstice Parade makes a freaky, funky, festive return VIEW