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December 22 - February 4

Mon 12/22

54° /34°
1%
Breezy this morning; otherwise, clouds breaking for some sun

RealFeel®51°

RealFeel Shade™48°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindS 12 mph

Tue 12/23

47° /32°
3%
Sun and areas of high clouds

RealFeel®45°

RealFeel Shade™42°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindN 8 mph

Wed 12/24

45° /38°
25%
Sun and areas of low clouds

RealFeel®44°

RealFeel Shade™44°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindESE 7 mph

Thu 12/25

49° /41°
3%
Intervals of clouds and sun; feeling more like spring than Christmas

RealFeel®45°

RealFeel Shade™45°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindESE 8 mph

Fri 12/26

50° /36°
7%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®49°

RealFeel Shade™46°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindW 8 mph

Sat 12/27

55° /20°
12%
Sun and areas of high clouds in the morning, then mostly cloudy in the afternoon

RealFeel®53°

RealFeel Shade™53°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindS 8 mph

Sun 12/28

31° /17°
10%
Much colder with brilliant sunshine

RealFeel®25°

RealFeel Shade™22°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 12 mph

Mon 12/29

33° /22°
0%
Plenty of sun

RealFeel®25°

RealFeel Shade™24°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNW 12 mph

Tue 12/30

40° /24°
1%
Sunny to partly cloudy

RealFeel®33°

RealFeel Shade™32°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindS 9 mph

Wed 12/31

37° /32°
0%
Sunny

RealFeel®27°

RealFeel Shade™26°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSSW 15 mph

Thu 1/1

43° /25°
16%
Mostly cloudy

RealFeel®41°

RealFeel Shade™41°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSE 6 mph

Fri 1/2

33° /19°
55%
Cloudy and colder; a little rain in the afternoon

RealFeel®36°

RealFeel Shade™36°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSW 6 mph

Sat 1/3

30° /19°
1%
Clouds and sunshine

RealFeel®32°

RealFeel Shade™29°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNNE 6 mph

Sun 1/4

31° /15°
65%
Periods of snow

RealFeel®19°

RealFeel Shade™19°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindS 13 mph

Mon 1/5

37° /22°
20%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®34°

RealFeel Shade™31°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 9 mph

Tue 1/6

32° /6°
59%
Snow at times

RealFeel®22°

RealFeel Shade™22°

Max UV Index0.0 (Low)

WindENE 10 mph

Wed 1/7

22° /7°
25%
Sun followed by increasing clouds

RealFeel®25°

RealFeel Shade™25°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSW 4 mph

Thu 1/8

20° /5°
57%
Periods of snow in the morning; otherwise, cold with considerable cloudiness

RealFeel®16°

RealFeel Shade™16°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNNW 7 mph

Fri 1/9

19° /4°
5%
Cold with plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®13°

RealFeel Shade™10°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 9 mph

Sat 1/10

19° /3°
20%
Cold with plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®27°

RealFeel Shade™23°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 2 mph

Sun 1/11

20° /6°
25%
Cloudy and cold

RealFeel®9°

RealFeel Shade™9°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindS 9 mph

Mon 1/12

34° /20°
5%
Sunshine and not as cold

RealFeel®30°

RealFeel Shade™28°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWSW 10 mph

Tue 1/13

37° /24°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®39°

RealFeel Shade™39°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindE 4 mph

Wed 1/14

35° /23°
25%
Sun followed by increasing clouds

RealFeel®29°

RealFeel Shade™29°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 9 mph

Thu 1/15

37° /24°
25%
Mostly cloudy

RealFeel®24°

RealFeel Shade™24°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindS 14 mph

Fri 1/16

39° /18°
75%
Cloudy; a bit of morning snow followed by a mix of snow and rain in the afternoon

RealFeel®33°

RealFeel Shade™33°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWNW 8 mph

Sat 1/17

35° /10°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®21°

RealFeel Shade™21°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNW 18 mph

Sun 1/18

21° /9°
25%
Colder with sun followed by increasing clouds

RealFeel®16°

RealFeel Shade™14°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSSW 8 mph

Mon 1/19

35° /22°
25%
Cloudy and not as cold

RealFeel®19°

RealFeel Shade™19°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindW 18 mph

Tue 1/20

33° /20°
20%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®31°

RealFeel Shade™31°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWNW 7 mph

Wed 1/21

33° /23°
20%
Times of clouds and sun

RealFeel®24°

RealFeel Shade™24°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWSW 10 mph

Thu 1/22

40° /24°
20%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®36°

RealFeel Shade™33°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindW 8 mph

Fri 1/23

41° /23°
20%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®41°

RealFeel Shade™38°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSSW 6 mph

Sat 1/24

41° /24°
20%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®33°

RealFeel Shade™33°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSSW 13 mph

Sun 1/25

42° /23°
20%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®33°

RealFeel Shade™31°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNW 12 mph

Mon 1/26

39° /22°
20%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®38°

RealFeel Shade™34°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSW 7 mph

Tue 1/27

40° /23°
20%
Sun and some clouds

RealFeel®36°

RealFeel Shade™36°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSSW 9 mph

Wed 1/28

40° /24°
25%
A thick cloud cover

RealFeel®33°

RealFeel Shade™33°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSSW 12 mph

Thu 1/29

39° /23°
5%
Plenty of sun

RealFeel®31°

RealFeel Shade™28°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindWNW 13 mph

Fri 1/30

39° /16°
20%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®27°

RealFeel Shade™25°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindNW 20 mph

Sat 1/31

23° /15°
25%
Mostly cloudy

RealFeel®30°

RealFeel Shade™30°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 4 mph

Sun 2/1

38° /23°
20%
Not as cold with plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®38°

RealFeel Shade™35°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindW 7 mph

Mon 2/2

37° /19°
68%
Cloudy; a bit of ice in the morning followed by a mix of snow and rain in the afternoon

RealFeel®20°

RealFeel Shade™20°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNNW 17 mph

Tue 2/3

36° /20°
0%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®44°

RealFeel Shade™40°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindW 6 mph

Wed 2/4

37° /20°
1%
Mostly sunny and windy

RealFeel®25°

RealFeel Shade™23°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSSE 20 mph

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