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Today Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Tuesday, May 26

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5/26
79°Hi
RealFeel® 79°
Pleasant
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Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 79°
Pleasant
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Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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Turning cloudy and humid

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindS 14 mph

Wind Gusts28 mph

Probability of Precipitation25%

Probability of Thunderstorms4%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover71%

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5/26
60°Lo
RealFeel® 52°
Chilly
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40° to 52°
Jacket or sweater is recommended.
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Cloudy and humid; an evening thundershower followed by rain late

WindS 15 mph

Wind Gusts27 mph

Probability of Precipitation77%

Probability of Thunderstorms30%

Precipitation0.28 in

Rain0.28 in

Hours of Precipitation3.5

Hours of Rain3.5

Cloud Cover96%

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Overnight

Sun & Moon

14 hrs 53 mins
Rise 5:45 AM
Set 8:38 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 4:25 PM
Set 3:25 AM

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5/26
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79°
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76°
55°
Last Year
70°
44°
Record
98°
1967
37°
1971

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