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December 5 - January 18

Fri 12/5

29° /26°
7%
Cold with times of sun and clouds; breezy this afternoon

RealFeel®25°

RealFeel Shade™24°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSSW 12 mph

Sat 12/6

31° /24°
2%

WinterCast

1 - 3 in

Sun, 12/7, 2:00 AM - Sun, 12/7, 1:00 PM

Snow
Cloudy and chilly; snow and deteriorating travel conditions at night

RealFeel®26°

RealFeel Shade™26°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindW 8 mph

Sun 12/7

28° /19°
92%

WinterCast

1 - 3 in

Sun, 12/7, 2:00 AM - Sun, 12/7, 1:00 PM

Snow
Cloudy, becoming windier and cold; morning snow, 1-3", then a snow shower; slow and slippery travel in the morning; improving road conditions in the afternoon

RealFeel®14°

RealFeel Shade™14°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindN 18 mph

Mon 12/8

24° /18°
55%
A couple of morning flurries; otherwise, mainly cloudy and very cold

RealFeel®20°

RealFeel Shade™19°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSSW 7 mph

Tue 12/9

35° /32°
14%
Breezy in the morning; otherwise, rather cloudy

RealFeel®24°

RealFeel Shade™24°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWSW 14 mph

Wed 12/10

36° /22°
63%
Cloudy and breezy; a little snow and sleet in the morning followed by periods of sleet and freezing rain changing to snow in the afternoon

RealFeel®22°

RealFeel Shade™22°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNW 17 mph

Thu 12/11

26° /20°
55%
Cloudy and cold; a bit of afternoon snow

RealFeel®25°

RealFeel Shade™25°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSW 7 mph

Fri 12/12

22° /9°
65%
Very cold with periods of snow

RealFeel®10°

RealFeel Shade™10°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNNE 14 mph

Sat 12/13

20° /10°
6%
Frigid with sun followed by increasing clouds

RealFeel®10°

RealFeel Shade™10°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindW 9 mph

Sun 12/14

20° /12°
4%
Very cold with plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®10°

RealFeel Shade™7°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 12 mph

Mon 12/15

31° /24°
1%
Clouds followed by a brightening sky

RealFeel®32°

RealFeel Shade™32°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNNW 6 mph

Tue 12/16

29° /22°
13%
Low clouds

RealFeel®31°

RealFeel Shade™31°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSSW 7 mph

Wed 12/17

28° /25°
16%
Low clouds

RealFeel®18°

RealFeel Shade™18°

Max UV Index0.0 (Low)

WindNE 10 mph

Thu 12/18

36° /23°
25%
Not as cold with a thick cloud cover

RealFeel®35°

RealFeel Shade™35°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSE 6 mph

Fri 12/19

33° /17°
25%
Continued cloudy

RealFeel®21°

RealFeel Shade™21°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindW 14 mph

Sat 12/20

27° /20°
25%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®13°

RealFeel Shade™13°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWSW 15 mph

Sun 12/21

34° /27°
25%
Mostly cloudy and not as cold

RealFeel®30°

RealFeel Shade™30°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSW 7 mph

Mon 12/22

37° /24°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®27°

RealFeel Shade™27°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSW 13 mph

Tue 12/23

38° /23°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®32°

RealFeel Shade™32°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindENE 10 mph

Wed 12/24

29° /25°
10%
Increasing amounts of sun

RealFeel®23°

RealFeel Shade™20°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWSW 9 mph

Thu 12/25

34° /28°
25%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®29°

RealFeel Shade™26°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNNE 9 mph

Fri 12/26

30° /29°
55%
Cloudy with occasional snow and flurries, mainly early, a stray flurry late in the day

RealFeel®23°

RealFeel Shade™23°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindE 8 mph

Sat 12/27

33° /21°
62%
Snow at times

RealFeel®23°

RealFeel Shade™23°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSW 12 mph

Sun 12/28

31° /13°
20%
Partial sunshine

RealFeel®17°

RealFeel Shade™16°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 18 mph

Mon 12/29

22° /13°
25%
Very cold with considerable cloudiness

RealFeel®20°

RealFeel Shade™20°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWSW 7 mph

Tue 12/30

24° /12°
57%
Windy and cold with periods of snow

RealFeel®4°

RealFeel Shade™4°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindN 18 mph

Wed 12/31

22° /10°
25%
Remaining cloudy and very cold

RealFeel®9°

RealFeel Shade™9°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWNW 13 mph

Thu 1/1

19° /9°
55%
Frigid with sun followed by increasing clouds; a little afternoon snow

RealFeel®2°

RealFeel Shade™0°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindW 17 mph

Fri 1/2

20° /10°
20%
Bitterly cold with times of clouds and sun

RealFeel®8°

RealFeel Shade™8°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindW 12 mph

Sat 1/3

21° /11°
25%
Mostly cloudy and very cold

RealFeel®24°

RealFeel Shade™24°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindW 4 mph

Sun 1/4

23° /17°
25%
Cloudy and cold

RealFeel®6°

RealFeel Shade™6°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindE 16 mph

Mon 1/5

25° /23°
58%
Cloudy and cold with occasional snow and flurries, mainly early, a stray flurry late in the day

RealFeel®18°

RealFeel Shade™18°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNNE 10 mph

Tue 1/6

27° /24°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®17°

RealFeel Shade™17°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSW 12 mph

Wed 1/7

25° /20°
25%
Cold with considerable cloudiness

RealFeel®26°

RealFeel Shade™26°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWNW 6 mph

Thu 1/8

25° /18°
25%
A thick cloud cover and cold

RealFeel®17°

RealFeel Shade™17°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWNW 8 mph

Fri 1/9

26° /24°
60%
Cold with intermittent snow

RealFeel®26°

RealFeel Shade™26°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSE 6 mph

Sat 1/10

29° /23°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®20°

RealFeel Shade™20°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSW 10 mph

Sun 1/11

30° /27°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®15°

RealFeel Shade™15°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNW 13 mph

Mon 1/12

29° /27°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®25°

RealFeel Shade™25°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWNW 8 mph

Tue 1/13

34° /28°
25%
Remaining cloudy

RealFeel®30°

RealFeel Shade™30°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWSW 8 mph

Wed 1/14

35° /27°
25%
Clouds limiting sunshine

RealFeel®27°

RealFeel Shade™27°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSW 10 mph

Thu 1/15

37° /15°
57%
Plenty of clouds with a little snow in the afternoon

RealFeel®22°

RealFeel Shade™22°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 18 mph

Fri 1/16

29° /24°
55%
Mostly cloudy with a little snow in the afternoon

RealFeel®18°

RealFeel Shade™18°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSE 14 mph

Sat 1/17

31° /21°
67%
Considerable cloudiness with snow tapering to flurries

RealFeel®24°

RealFeel Shade™24°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNE 9 mph

Sun 1/18

30° /19°
25%
Mainly cloudy

RealFeel®27°

RealFeel Shade™26°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNW 7 mph

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