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11 AM

30°

RealFeel® 17°

Very Cold

RealFeel Guide

Very Cold

10° to 24°

Caution advised. Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions, should be well dressed to protect from hypothermia and frostbite. Coat, hat, gloves and a scarf are appropriate.

58%

Flurries

RealFeel Shade™17°

WindWNW 14 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index0.5 (Low)

Wind Gusts18 mph

Humidity80%

Indoor Humidity34% (Dry)

Dew Point24° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

Cloud Cover100%

Snowtrace

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling3300 ft

12 PM

31°

RealFeel® 14°

Very Cold

RealFeel Guide

Very Cold

10° to 24°

Caution advised. Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions, should be well dressed to protect from hypothermia and frostbite. Coat, hat, gloves and a scarf are appropriate.

58%

Flurries

RealFeel Shade™14°

WindWNW 20 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index0.5 (Low)

Wind Gusts24 mph

Humidity75%

Indoor Humidity33% (Dry)

Dew Point24° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

Cloud Cover100%

Snowtrace

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling3700 ft

1 PM

32°

RealFeel® 18°

Very Cold

RealFeel Guide

Very Cold

10° to 24°

Caution advised. Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions, should be well dressed to protect from hypothermia and frostbite. Coat, hat, gloves and a scarf are appropriate.

55%

Flurries

RealFeel Shade™18°

WindWNW 15 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index0.5 (Low)

Wind Gusts20 mph

Humidity65%

Indoor Humidity31% (Dry)

Dew Point21° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

Cloud Cover100%

Snowtrace

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling4800 ft

2 PM

32°

RealFeel® 17°

Very Cold

RealFeel Guide

Very Cold

10° to 24°

Caution advised. Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions, should be well dressed to protect from hypothermia and frostbite. Coat, hat, gloves and a scarf are appropriate.

55%

Flurries

RealFeel Shade™17°

WindNW 17 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index0.4 (Low)

Wind Gusts24 mph

Humidity60%

Indoor Humidity30% (Dry)

Dew Point20° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

Cloud Cover100%

Snowtrace

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling5900 ft

3 PM

33°

RealFeel® 17°

Very Cold

RealFeel Guide

Very Cold

10° to 24°

Caution advised. Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions, should be well dressed to protect from hypothermia and frostbite. Coat, hat, gloves and a scarf are appropriate.

47%

Cloudy

RealFeel Shade™17°

WindNW 20 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index0.4 (Low)

Wind Gusts29 mph

Humidity55%

Indoor Humidity29% (Very Dry)

Dew Point18° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

Cloud Cover95%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling7100 ft

4 PM

32°

RealFeel® 16°

Very Cold

RealFeel Guide

Very Cold

10° to 24°

Caution advised. Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions, should be well dressed to protect from hypothermia and frostbite. Coat, hat, gloves and a scarf are appropriate.

34%

Cloudy

RealFeel Shade™16°

WindNW 20 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index0.2 (Low)

Wind Gusts30 mph

Humidity55%

Indoor Humidity29% (Very Dry)

Dew Point18° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™0 (Dark)

Cloud Cover95%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling14700 ft

5 PM

31°

RealFeel® 15°

Very Cold

RealFeel Guide

Very Cold

10° to 24°

Caution advised. Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions, should be well dressed to protect from hypothermia and frostbite. Coat, hat, gloves and a scarf are appropriate.

34%

Cloudy

RealFeel Shade™15°

WindNW 17 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index0.0 (Low)

Wind Gusts32 mph

Humidity55%

Indoor Humidity28% (Very Dry)

Dew Point16° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™0 (Dark)

Cloud Cover95%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling30000 ft

6 PM

29°

RealFeel® 14°

Very Cold

RealFeel Guide

Very Cold

10° to 24°

Caution advised. Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions, should be well dressed to protect from hypothermia and frostbite. Coat, hat, gloves and a scarf are appropriate.

22%

Cloudy

WindNW 16 mph

Air QualityFair

Wind Gusts32 mph

Humidity54%

Indoor Humidity27% (Very Dry)

Dew Point15° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™0 (Dark)

Cloud Cover95%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling30000 ft

7 PM

28°

RealFeel® 12°

Very Cold

RealFeel Guide

Very Cold

10° to 24°

Caution advised. Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions, should be well dressed to protect from hypothermia and frostbite. Coat, hat, gloves and a scarf are appropriate.

0%

Mostly clear

WindNW 17 mph

Air QualityFair

Wind Gusts31 mph

Humidity53%

Indoor Humidity26% (Very Dry)

Dew Point13° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™0 (Dark)

Cloud Cover21%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling30000 ft

8 PM

27°

RealFeel® 9°

Bitterly Cold

RealFeel Guide

Bitterly Cold

-10° to 9°

Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 15 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.

0%

Partly cloudy

WindNW 18 mph

Air QualityExcellent

Wind Gusts30 mph

Humidity54%

Indoor Humidity25% (Very Dry)

Dew Point12° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™0 (Dark)

Cloud Cover46%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling30000 ft

9 PM

26°

RealFeel® 7°

Bitterly Cold

RealFeel Guide

Bitterly Cold

-10° to 9°

Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 15 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.

0%

Intermittent clouds

WindNW 20 mph

Air QualityExcellent

Wind Gusts28 mph

Humidity56%

Indoor Humidity25% (Very Dry)

Dew Point12° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™0 (Dark)

Cloud Cover65%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling14700 ft

10 PM

25°

RealFeel® 6°

Bitterly Cold

RealFeel Guide

Bitterly Cold

-10° to 9°

Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 15 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.

0%

Intermittent clouds

WindNW 20 mph

Air QualityExcellent

Wind Gusts27 mph

Humidity58%

Indoor Humidity25% (Very Dry)

Dew Point12° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™0 (Dark)

Cloud Cover61%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling14700 ft

11 PM

24°

RealFeel® 4°

Bitterly Cold

RealFeel Guide

Bitterly Cold

-10° to 9°

Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 15 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.

0%

Partly cloudy

WindNW 21 mph

Air QualityExcellent

Wind Gusts28 mph

Humidity62%

Indoor Humidity26% (Very Dry)

Dew Point13° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™0 (Dark)

Cloud Cover44%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling30000 ft

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