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Today's Weather

Thu, Feb 19

Mostly cloudy, breezy and much colder with a mix of snow, sleet and rain this afternoon with little or no accumulation Hi: 39°

Tonight: Windy with periods of snow, accumulating 2-4 inches; slippery travel and low visibility; heavier snow north of the city Lo: 19°

Current Weather

5:00 PM

31°F
RealFeel® 20°
Freezing rain More Details
RealFeel Shade™ 20°
Wind N 9 mph
Wind Gusts 14 mph
Air Quality Fair

MINUTECAST®

Periods of heavy snow for at least 60 min

Now
6:00 PM

Looking Ahead

Snow, mixed with rain at times from this afternoon into late tonight will total 2-4 inches

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Ending in 13 hours

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Ending 59 minutes

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Clouds
Temperature

Hourly Weather

6 PM 32°
rain drop 59%
7 PM 32°
rain drop 49%
8 PM 31°
rain drop 75%
9 PM 30°
rain drop 75%
10 PM 28°
rain drop 71%
11 PM 27°
rain drop 70%
12 AM 26°
rain drop 49%
1 AM 24°
rain drop 69%
2 AM 23°
rain drop 68%
3 AM 22°
rain drop 49%
4 AM 22°
rain drop 49%
5 AM 21°
rain drop 68%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

2/19

39° 19°

A wintry mix this afternoon

Night: Windy with snow, 2-4"
80%

Fri

2/20

27° 15°

Cloudy, breezy and colder

Mostly cloudy
1%

Sat

2/21

28° 11°

Cold; breezy in the afternoon

Mainly clear; breezy late
2%

Sun

2/22

23° 4°

Mostly sunny, windy and cold

Clear and frigid
2%

Mon

2/23

23° 14°

Plenty of sun, but cold

Mostly clear
1%

Tue

2/24

48° 31°

Turning cloudy and breezy

A couple of showers late
5%

Wed

2/25

44° 28°

Mostly sunny

Partly cloudy
12%

Thu

2/26

55° 36°

Mostly sunny

Clear
2%

Fri

2/27

63° 33°

More sun than clouds

Mainly clear
0%

Sat

2/28

46° 24°

Mostly sunny and cooler

Increasing clouds
4%

Sun & Moon

10 hrs 48 mins
Rise 7:05 AM
Set 5:53 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 8:02 AM
Set 8:38 PM

Air Quality

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Air Quality Fair

The air quality is generally acceptable for most individuals. However, sensitive groups may experience minor to moderate symptoms from long-term exposure.

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