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July 28 - August 11

Tue 7/28

86° /66°
55%
A stray evening thunderstorm; otherwise, mainly clear and humid

RealFeel®65°

Cloud Cover22%

WindWNW 5 mph

Wind Gusts7 mph

Hours of Precipitation1

Hours of Rain1

Wed 7/29

88° /61°
0%
Partly sunny and less humid

RealFeel®94°

RealFeel Shade™86°

Max UV Index10.0 (Very High)

WindNW 7 mph

Thu 7/30

86° /63°
1%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®93°

RealFeel Shade™84°

Max UV Index10.0 (Very High)

WindNNW 5 mph

Fri 7/31

85° /65°
8%
Sunshine and a few clouds

RealFeel®96°

RealFeel Shade™83°

Max UV Index10.0 (Very High)

WindWSW 2 mph

Sat 8/1

85° /66°
25%
Sun breaking through clouds at times

RealFeel®89°

RealFeel Shade™84°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindS 7 mph

Sun 8/2

81° /69°
59%
Humid with times of clouds and sun; a thunderstorm in the afternoon

RealFeel®90°

RealFeel Shade™83°

Max UV Index7.0 (High)

WindS 6 mph

Hours of Precipitation1

Hours of Rain1

Mon 8/3

80° /69°
55%
Cloudy and humid with a thunderstorm in spots

RealFeel®87°

RealFeel Shade™86°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindS 5 mph

Hours of Precipitation1.5

Hours of Rain1.5

Tue 8/4

85° /68°
72%
Partly sunny and humid with a couple of thunderstorms, especially late in the day

RealFeel®97°

RealFeel Shade™91°

Max UV Index9.0 (Very High)

WindWSW 1 mph

Hours of Precipitation3

Hours of Rain3

Wed 8/5

88° /67°
75%
Some sun, then turning cloudy; a thunderstorm in spots in the morning followed by periods of rain and a thunderstorm in the afternoon

RealFeel®95°

RealFeel Shade™92°

Max UV Index10.0 (Very High)

WindSSE 2 mph

Hours of Precipitation3

Hours of Rain3

Thu 8/6

87° /68°
67%
Humid with a blend of sun and clouds; a couple of afternoon thunderstorms

RealFeel®98°

RealFeel Shade™93°

Max UV Index10.0 (Very High)

WindSW 5 mph

Hours of Precipitation2

Hours of Rain2

Fri 8/7

89° /66°
65%
Periods of rain and a thunderstorm

RealFeel®100°

RealFeel Shade™96°

Max UV Index10.0 (Very High)

WindSSW 2 mph

Hours of Precipitation4.5

Hours of Rain4.5

Sat 8/8

86° /67°
55%
Mostly cloudy with a little rain in the afternoon

RealFeel®92°

RealFeel Shade™85°

Max UV Index10.0 (Very High)

WindNNE 2 mph

Hours of Precipitation1

Hours of Rain1

Sun 8/9

86° /68°
55%
Clouds giving way to some sun; a little morning rain followed by a shower in spots in the afternoon

RealFeel®93°

RealFeel Shade™84°

Max UV Index10.0 (Very High)

WindSSW 2 mph

Hours of Precipitation2

Hours of Rain2

Mon 8/10

88° /64°
25%
Mainly cloudy

RealFeel®91°

RealFeel Shade™90°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindWSW 2 mph

Tue 8/11

87° /68°
25%
Rather cloudy and humid

RealFeel®95°

RealFeel Shade™93°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindW 2 mph

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