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Today's Weather

Tue, May 19

A couple of morning showers; otherwise, mostly cloudy, windy and cooler Hi: 62°

Tonight: Mostly cloudy Lo: 42°

Current Weather

12:51 AM

64°F
RealFeel® 56°
Cloudy More Details
Wind SSE 17 mph
Wind Gusts 36 mph
Air Quality Fair

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Clouds
Temperature

Hourly Weather

1 AM 64°
rain drop 63%
2 AM 63°
rain drop 40%
3 AM 60°
rain drop 37%
4 AM 57°
rain drop 32%
5 AM 55°
rain drop 30%
6 AM 51°
rain drop 30%
7 AM 52°
rain drop 34%
8 AM 54°
rain drop 43%
9 AM 55°
rain drop 47%
10 AM 56°
rain drop 51%
11 AM 56°
rain drop 47%
12 PM 57°
rain drop 55%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

5/19

62° 42°

Windy; a few morning showers

Night: Mostly cloudy
67%

Wed

5/20

62° 50°

Some sun, then clouds; cool

Cloudy
6%

Thu

5/21

57° 51°

A shower in the afternoon

Cloudy with showers around
62%

Fri

5/22

61° 52°

Cloudy, showers around; cool

Cloudy with showers around
87%

Sat

5/23

73° 54°

A couple of showers possible

Mostly clear
30%

Sun

5/24

81° 60°

Mostly sunny and warmer

Clear to partly cloudy
17%

Mon

5/25

83° 59°

Periods of sun

Partly cloudy
2%

Tue

5/26

85° 60°

Very warm with high clouds

Occasional rain late
1%

Wed

5/27

79° 61°

Rain and a thunderstorm

Cloudy with a bit of rain
72%

Thu

5/28

81° 60°

Periods of rain

A little rain late
66%

Sun & Moon

14 hrs 42 mins
Rise 5:50 AM
Set 8:32 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 8:06 AM
Set 12:22 AM

Air Quality

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Air Quality Fair

The air quality is generally acceptable for most individuals. However, sensitive groups may experience minor to moderate symptoms from long-term exposure.

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