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September 12 - September 26

Sat 9/12

80° /69°
58%
Mostly cloudy and not as warm but humid; an afternoon thunderstorm; thunderstorms can bring gusty winds and ponding on roadways

RealFeel®87°

RealFeel Shade™85°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindENE 5 mph

Total Hours of Precipitation1

Total Hours of Rain1

Sun 9/13

88° /67°
55%
Mostly cloudy and humid; a thunderstorm around in the afternoon

RealFeel®96°

RealFeel Shade™90°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindW 5 mph

Total Hours of Precipitation0.5

Total Hours of Rain0.5

Mon 9/14

86° /58°
25%
Sunshine mixing with clouds

RealFeel®91°

RealFeel Shade™84°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindNNE 6 mph

Tue 9/15

81° /56°
0%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®84°

RealFeel Shade™78°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindE 5 mph

Wed 9/16

85° /58°
15%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®89°

RealFeel Shade™83°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindSSE 5 mph

Thu 9/17

87° /62°
14%
Mostly sunny and very warm

RealFeel®91°

RealFeel Shade™86°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindSSE 5 mph

Fri 9/18

86° /63°
55%
Humid with intervals of clouds and sun; a stray shower in the afternoon

RealFeel®90°

RealFeel Shade™85°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindSW 6 mph

Total Hours of Precipitation0.5

Total Hours of Rain0.5

Sat 9/19

80° /63°
1%
Plenty of sun

RealFeel®83°

RealFeel Shade™78°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindSW 6 mph

Sun 9/20

76° /58°
60%
Sun followed by clouds and humid; a couple of afternoon showers

RealFeel®81°

RealFeel Shade™79°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindW 6 mph

Total Hours of Precipitation1

Total Hours of Rain1

Mon 9/21

74° /56°
9%
Less humid with considerable cloudiness

RealFeel®73°

RealFeel Shade™73°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindENE 7 mph

Tue 9/22

73° /54°
0%
Mostly cloudy

RealFeel®74°

RealFeel Shade™73°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindNE 5 mph

Wed 9/23

77° /54°
0%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®79°

RealFeel Shade™75°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindE 5 mph

Thu 9/24

76° /50°
1%
Mostly cloudy

RealFeel®77°

RealFeel Shade™74°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindE 4 mph

Fri 9/25

76° /54°
10%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®78°

RealFeel Shade™74°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindNE 6 mph

Sat 9/26

76° /55°
20%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®79°

RealFeel Shade™74°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindW 2 mph

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