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Today's Weather

Fri, May 15

Very warm with intervals of clouds and sunshine Hi: 88°

Tonight: A strong evening thunderstorm; otherwise, mainly clear; thunderstorms can bring hail and damaging winds Lo: 59°

Current Weather

5:14 AM

57°F
RealFeel® 57°
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Wind SE 5 mph
Wind Gusts 5 mph
Air Quality Poor

Looking Ahead

A few rounds of thunderstorms through Monday, some severe; check AccuWeather often

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Temperature

Hourly Weather

6 AM 55°
rain drop 6%
7 AM 58°
rain drop 4%
8 AM 62°
rain drop 0%
9 AM 67°
rain drop 0%
10 AM 72°
rain drop 0%
11 AM 76°
rain drop 0%
12 PM 79°
rain drop 0%
1 PM 82°
rain drop 0%
2 PM 84°
rain drop 1%
3 PM 86°
rain drop 1%
4 PM 87°
rain drop 1%
5 PM 88°
rain drop 0%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

5/15

88° 59°

Partly sunny and very warm

Night: A strong evening thunderstorm
10%

Sat

5/16

84° 63°

Periods of sun with a t-storm

Becoming cloudy, a t-storm
57%

Sun

5/17

84° 66°

A shower and thunderstorm

A shower and t-storm; breezy
67%

Mon

5/18

86° 54°

Thunderstorms, some severe

Strong t-storms; breezy early
70%

Tue

5/19

64° 44°

Cooler; a few morning showers

Mainly clear
90%

Wed

5/20

68° 45°

Clouds and sun

Partly cloudy
17%

Thu

5/21

67° 49°

Turning cloudy

Mostly cloudy, a shower late
19%

Fri

5/22

77° 55°

Warmer with a stray shower

A strong thunderstorm early
55%

Sat

5/23

78° 54°

A couple of showers possible

Partly cloudy
30%

Sun

5/24

76° 58°

Mainly cloudy

Clear
1%

Sun & Moon

14 hrs 34 mins
Rise 5:54 AM
Set 8:28 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 4:41 AM
Set 7:36 PM

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Air Quality Poor

The air has reached a high level of pollution and is unhealthy for sensitive groups. Reduce time spent outside if you are feeling symptoms such as difficulty breathing or throat irritation.

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