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Today's Weather

Fri, Dec 5

Very cold with snow and flurries this morning, accumulating a coating to an inch; areas of freezing drizzle this afternoon; untreated surfaces will be slippery Hi: 31°

Tonight: Areas of freezing drizzle; some freezing fog late; watch for icy spots Lo: 26°

Current Weather

5:25 AM

29°F
RealFeel® 30°
Light snow More Details
Wind E 2 mph
Wind Gusts 5 mph
Air Quality Excellent

MINUTECAST™

Snow starting in 11 min

Now
6:25 AM

Looking Ahead

Snow continuing through this morning then changing to ice and ending late tonight with a storm total of a coating to an inch; roads and sidewalks will be slippery

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Clouds
Temperature

Hourly Weather

6 AM 28°
rain drop 58%
7 AM 27°
rain drop 49%
8 AM 26°
rain drop 53%
9 AM 27°
rain drop 54%
10 AM 27°
rain drop 49%
11 AM 28°
rain drop 49%
12 PM 29°
rain drop 54%
1 PM 30°
rain drop 38%
2 PM 30°
rain drop 32%
3 PM 31°
rain drop 33%
4 PM 31°
rain drop 40%
5 PM 30°
rain drop 45%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

12/5

31° 26°

Afternoon freezing drizzle

Night: Areas of freezing drizzle
71%

Sat

12/6

43° 28°

Freezing fog in the morning

Partly cloudy
2%

Sun

12/7

42° 29°

Some sun, then turning cloudy

Mostly cloudy
16%

Mon

12/8

33° 21°

Colder; breezy in the morning

Clear and cold
4%

Tue

12/9

37° 30°

Cold with periods of sun

Mostly cloudy
4%

Wed

12/10

44° 39°

Cloudy

Cloudy with occasional rain
24%

Thu

12/11

42° 26°

Cloudy with occasional rain

Mainly clear and colder
57%

Fri

12/12

34° 23°

Snow showers in the afternoon

Partly cloudy
64%

Sat

12/13

37° 29°

Mostly sunny

Becoming cloudy
1%

Sun

12/14

43° 33°

Rain and sleet in the morning

Partly cloudy
58%

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 34 mins
Rise 7:12 AM
Set 4:46 PM
Waning Gibbous
Rise 5:16 PM
Set 9:21 AM

Air Quality

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Air Quality Excellent

The air quality is ideal for most individuals; enjoy your normal outdoor activities.

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