Weekend Weather: Head to Some of Country's Cleanest Beaches

Two nearby beaches received high honors in a nationwide ranking of cleanliness.

There’s a slight chance of rain on the coasts today, but Saturday should be great time to head to the beach. And, not just any beach. Two of the country’s cleanest beaches are just a day trip away. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, Ocean City's Beach 6 and Dewey Beach in Delaware are both “5-Star Beaches,” a designation shared with just 12 of the 200 most popular beaches in the country. That means that since 2009, less than 5 percent of water samples from those beaches exceeded national standards of cleanliness, and that water is sampled more than once a week. There is no rain in the forecast at the beaches tonight, and temperatures should be a pleasant 74 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. On Saturday at…

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