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November 5 - December 19

Wed 11/5

58° /29°
1%
Windy this morning; sunshine

RealFeel®55°

RealFeel Shade™52°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindNNW 15 mph

Thu 11/6

58° /42°
19%
Breezy with times of clouds and sun

RealFeel®53°

RealFeel Shade™53°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSSE 14 mph

Fri 11/7

63° /35°
4%
Breezy and pleasant with times of clouds and sun

RealFeel®60°

RealFeel Shade™57°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindWNW 14 mph

Sat 11/8

42° /24°
91%
Mostly cloudy and cooler with a couple of showers

RealFeel®37°

RealFeel Shade™37°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindN 9 mph

Sun 11/9

33° /22°
6%
Breezy and colder with clouds and sunshine

RealFeel®19°

RealFeel Shade™19°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNW 16 mph

Mon 11/10

39° /24°
0%
Mostly sunny and cold

RealFeel®32°

RealFeel Shade™30°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindWNW 10 mph

Tue 11/11

51° /36°
1%
Sun through high clouds

RealFeel®45°

RealFeel Shade™45°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSW 12 mph

Wed 11/12

56° /32°
1%
Partial sunshine

RealFeel®52°

RealFeel Shade™50°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNW 13 mph

Thu 11/13

53° /34°
0%
Turning out cloudy

RealFeel®52°

RealFeel Shade™52°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindS 6 mph

Fri 11/14

58° /42°
17%
Low clouds in the morning; clouds yielding to sun in the afternoon

RealFeel®56°

RealFeel Shade™54°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSSE 7 mph

Sat 11/15

56° /40°
0%
Sun giving way to increasing clouds

RealFeel®55°

RealFeel Shade™52°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindS 6 mph

Sun 11/16

52° /37°
55%
Cloudy with a little rain

RealFeel®47°

RealFeel Shade™47°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWNW 9 mph

Mon 11/17

51° /38°
58%
A little rain in the morning; otherwise, cloudy

RealFeel®49°

RealFeel Shade™49°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSSE 5 mph

Tue 11/18

38° /16°
73%
Colder with rain and snow at times becoming all rain

RealFeel®29°

RealFeel Shade™29°

Max UV Index0.0 (Low)

WindENE 13 mph

Wed 11/19

47° /31°
20%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®48°

RealFeel Shade™43°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 6 mph

Thu 11/20

42° /28°
20%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®38°

RealFeel Shade™34°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindW 10 mph

Fri 11/21

41° /32°
25%
Mostly cloudy

RealFeel®30°

RealFeel Shade™30°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindW 14 mph

Sat 11/22

43° /32°
63%
Cloudy; periods of snow and rain in the morning followed by a shower in spots in the afternoon

RealFeel®40°

RealFeel Shade™40°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindESE 6 mph

Sun 11/23

40° /22°
64%
On-and-off snow and rain

RealFeel®30°

RealFeel Shade™30°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindN 14 mph

Mon 11/24

34° /17°
55%
Very windy; still cloudy with a bit of snow

RealFeel®12°

RealFeel Shade™12°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNNW 35 mph

Tue 11/25

32° /16°
25%
Cold with clouds breaking at times for some sunshine

RealFeel®19°

RealFeel Shade™19°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWNW 16 mph

Wed 11/26

31° /15°
20%
Cold with plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®24°

RealFeel Shade™22°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindW 12 mph

Thu 11/27

32° /14°
20%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®31°

RealFeel Shade™28°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 6 mph

Fri 11/28

31° /14°
25%
Times of clouds and sun

RealFeel®29°

RealFeel Shade™29°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSSW 6 mph

Sat 11/29

32° /20°
25%
Turning cloudy

RealFeel®23°

RealFeel Shade™23°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNW 10 mph

Sun 11/30

32° /14°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®35°

RealFeel Shade™35°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWSW 4 mph

Mon 12/1

33° /24°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®21°

RealFeel Shade™21°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindS 14 mph

Tue 12/2

37° /29°
25%
Mostly cloudy

RealFeel®26°

RealFeel Shade™26°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindW 14 mph

Wed 12/3

39° /22°
25%
Mostly cloudy

RealFeel®39°

RealFeel Shade™39°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSW 6 mph

Thu 12/4

35° /25°
20%
Sun and some clouds

RealFeel®31°

RealFeel Shade™29°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNNE 8 mph

Fri 12/5

35° /21°
25%
After a cloudy start, sunshine returns

RealFeel®33°

RealFeel Shade™30°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 9 mph

Sat 12/6

32° /14°
20%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®37°

RealFeel Shade™32°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSSW 5 mph

Sun 12/7

35° /27°
68%
Cloudy; a bit of snow in the morning followed by periods of snow and rain in the afternoon

RealFeel®23°

RealFeel Shade™23°

Max UV Index0.0 (Low)

WindSE 15 mph

Mon 12/8

34° /12°
75%
Cloudy; a flurry in the morning followed by a mix of snow and rain in the afternoon

RealFeel®17°

RealFeel Shade™17°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWNW 16 mph

Tue 12/9

28° /16°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®13°

RealFeel Shade™13°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSSE 14 mph

Wed 12/10

34° /11°
55%
Cloudy with a little snow

RealFeel®22°

RealFeel Shade™22°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindW 12 mph

Thu 12/11

27° /9°
25%
Times of sun and clouds

RealFeel®21°

RealFeel Shade™21°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSSE 7 mph

Fri 12/12

29° /10°
20%
After a cloudy start, sunshine returns

RealFeel®23°

RealFeel Shade™21°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNW 13 mph

Sat 12/13

27° /16°
58%
Periods of snow in the morning; otherwise, mostly cloudy and windy

RealFeel®10°

RealFeel Shade™8°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindS 16 mph

Sun 12/14

35° /10°
20%
Mostly sunny and not as cold

RealFeel®23°

RealFeel Shade™21°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 16 mph

Mon 12/15

24° /8°
5%
Colder with plenty of sun

RealFeel®12°

RealFeel Shade™9°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 14 mph

Tue 12/16

23° /8°
25%
Cloudy and cold

RealFeel®6°

RealFeel Shade™6°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNW 14 mph

Wed 12/17

22° /7°
25%
Partly sunny and cold

RealFeel®11°

RealFeel Shade™9°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNW 13 mph

Thu 12/18

23° /8°
57%
Cold with periods of snow

RealFeel®8°

RealFeel Shade™8°

Max UV Index0.0 (Low)

WindSSE 13 mph

Fri 12/19

39° /23°
64%
Cloudy; rain freezing on some surfaces in the morning, then a shower in spots in the afternoon

RealFeel®32°

RealFeel Shade™32°

Max UV Index0.0 (Low)

WindSSE 10 mph

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