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Sunday, December 28

Day

12/28
39°Hi
RealFeel® 27°
Cold
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Winds becoming strong; colder with rain and snow showers in the morning followed by a bit of snow in the afternoon, accumulating a coating to an inch
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Dense Fog Advisory

7:10 PM Friday - 12:00 PM Sunday

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™2 (Dark)

WindNW 23 mph

Wind Gusts53 mph

Probability of Precipitation93%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.10 in

Rain0.08 in

Snow0.3

Hours of Precipitation5

Hours of Rain1.5

Cloud Cover94%

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Afternoon

Night

12/28
9°Lo
RealFeel® -19°
Frigid
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Frigid
-24° to -11°
Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 8 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.
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Mostly cloudy and windy with a couple of flurries

WindNW 24 mph

Wind Gusts47 mph

Probability of Precipitation65%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Snow0.1

Hours of Precipitation4

Cloud Cover92%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 08 mins
Rise 7:42 AM
Set 4:50 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 12:14 PM
Set 2:11 AM

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12/28
High
Low
Forecast
39°
9°
Average
30°
14°
Last Year
52°
33°
Record
66°
1984
-9°
1993

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