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Today Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Monday, April 6

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4/6
47°Hi
RealFeel® 39°
Cold
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 36°
Cold
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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A shower in spots late this morning; otherwise, breezy with times of clouds and sun

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™6 (Medium)

WindNNW 16 mph

Wind Gusts32 mph

Probability of Precipitation49%

Probability of Thunderstorms10%

Precipitation0.01 in

Rain0.01 in

Hours of Precipitation0.5

Hours of Rain0.5

Cloud Cover62%

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4/6
28°Lo
RealFeel® 19°
Very Cold
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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.
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Some clouds

WindNE 9 mph

Wind Gusts16 mph

Probability of Precipitation25%

Probability of Thunderstorms1%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover69%

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Overnight

Sun & Moon

12 hrs 56 mins
Rise 6:49 AM
Set 7:45 PM
Waning Gibbous
Rise --
Set 8:44 AM

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4/6
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47°
28°
Average
58°
35°
Last Year
59°
22°
Record
85°
2000
18°
2007

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