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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; watch for slippery spots early Hi: 31°

Tonight: Areas of freezing drizzle; some freezing fog late Lo: 25°

Current Weather

3:07 AM

29°F
RealFeel® 31°
Cloudy More Details
Wind NE 2 mph
Wind Gusts 6 mph
Air Quality Excellent

Looking Ahead

Snow late Thursday night through this morning, accumulating a coating to an inch, then changing to ice and continuing into this afternoon

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Clouds
Temperature

Hourly Weather

4 AM 26°
rain drop 44%
5 AM 26°
rain drop 44%
6 AM 25°
rain drop 44%
7 AM 25°
rain drop 49%
8 AM 24°
rain drop 47%
9 AM 25°
rain drop 42%
10 AM 26°
rain drop 52%
11 AM 27°
rain drop 52%
12 PM 28°
rain drop 48%
1 PM 29°
rain drop 34%
2 PM 30°
rain drop 34%
3 PM 31°
rain drop 34%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

12/5

31° 25°

Afternoon freezing drizzle

Night: Areas of freezing drizzle
67%

Sat

12/6

42° 28°

Freezing fog in the morning

Partly cloudy
3%

Sun

12/7

43° 27°

Some sun, then turning cloudy

Mostly cloudy
17%

Mon

12/8

35° 19°

Colder; breezy in the morning

Clear and cold
4%

Tue

12/9

38° 30°

Cold with clouds and sun

Mostly cloudy
25%

Wed

12/10

43° 37°

A thick cloud cover

Overcast with occasional rain
25%

Thu

12/11

43° 25°

Cloudy with occasional rain

Mainly clear and colder
55%

Fri

12/12

34° 22°

Cold; a bit of morning snow

Partly cloudy
55%

Sat

12/13

38° 26°

Mostly sunny

Increasing cloudiness
1%

Sun

12/14

44° 32°

Rain and sleet in the morning

Mostly cloudy
58%

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 34 mins
Rise 7:13 AM
Set 4:47 PM
Waning Gibbous
Rise 5:17 PM
Set 9:22 AM

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Air Quality Excellent

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

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