some time, some patience, some practice and a whole lot of sand, i guess you can say. now for a look at the national weather, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. it was a nice day at the beach over the weekend. sunday was gorgeous. yeah, new england was not quite as warm but it was sunny and nice. florida, trouble down there with a lot of thunderstorms for a lot of people to deal with and a little tropical moisture rolled through. here s the weather pattern as we start our week. the middle of the country still struggling with the incredibly hot summer conditions and the drought. this week as we go throughout the week we ll see two cold fronts coming down to cool us off and kind of knock the heat dome down. we ll see one cold front today with thunderstorms, numerous thunderstorms. minneapolis, chicago, right through the lower great lakes, inyou would including buffalo and pittsburgh and through new england throughout the afternoon. there will be stormy afternoon. the excessive h