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A few showers here and there for Tuesday. Dry air moves in overnight, and clear skies expected for the rest of the week.

As of shortly before 6 p.m., Hurricane Calvin looked like it was on the cusp of entering the Central Pacific region. The now-Category 2 storm is on a track that could bring it to Hawai‘i, albeit likely not as a hurricane.

Residents of New Zealand's biggest city were urged on Sunday to prepare for the impact of a storm that buffeted Australia's Norfolk Island overnight. Gabrielle, downgraded to a sub-tropical low pressure system from a Category 2 cyclone, passed over Norfolk Island, its "most destructive winds" missing the island, the Australian outpost's emergency management authority said.

Auckland Emergency Management said the city was likely to be hit by Gabrielle's strong winds on Sunday night, with the worst of the cyclone's impact forecast for Monday and Tuesday. Winds of up to 140 kph (90 mph), or possibly higher, were predicted from Monday, the agency said.

NBC meteorologist Darren Sweeney says every storm needs to be watched carefully.

The death toll caused by Hurricane Agatha in Mexico fell to nine after initial reports of 11 dead, state authorities said on Wednesday.

The route between AIFA and Los Angeles International Airport will be an addition to the airline's current flights from Mexico City International Airport, the company said on Thursday. Volaris said it requested for the flight authorization on April 7 and expects to start operations in December this year.

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