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Wednesday, February 25

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2/25
34°Hi
RealFeel® 38°
Cold
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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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Some sun, then increasing clouds with a little accumulation of snow late in the afternoon

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™7 (Bright)

WindNNE 6 mph

Wind Gusts10 mph

Probability of Precipitation65%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Snow0.06 in

Hours of Precipitation2

Cloud Cover53%

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2/25
23°Lo
RealFeel® 17°
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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A little evening snow; otherwise, rather cloudy

WindE 7 mph

Wind Gusts10 mph

Probability of Precipitation62%

Probability of Thunderstorms1%

Precipitation0.01 in

Snow0.18 in

Hours of Precipitation2

Cloud Cover93%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

11 hrs 04 mins
Rise 6:56 AM
Set 6:00 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 11:25 AM
Set 3:57 AM

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2/25
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Low
Forecast
34°
23°
Average
37°
20°
Last Year
58°
30°
Record
67°
2024
-12°
1967

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