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Today's Weather

Sat, Jan 17

Breezy this morning; colder with some sun, then turning cloudy with snow and flurries this afternoon with little or no accumulation Hi: 18°

Tonight: Intermittent snow and flurries this evening with little or no accumulation; otherwise, rather cloudy, breezy and cold Lo: 5°

Current Weather

6:23 PM

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Light snow More Details
Wind WSW 11 mph
Wind Gusts 21 mph
Air Quality Fair

MINUTECAST™

Snow for at least 60 min

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7:23 PM

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One of the coldest nights of the winter so far; bundle up Monday night

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Clouds
Temperature

Hourly Weather

7 PM 18°
rain drop 61%
8 PM 18°
rain drop 61%
9 PM 18°
rain drop 46%
10 PM 17°
rain drop 61%
11 PM 16°
rain drop 46%
12 AM 16°
rain drop 61%
1 AM 14°
rain drop 15%
2 AM 13°
rain drop 11%
3 AM 11°
rain drop 11%
4 AM 10°
rain drop 11%
5 AM 9°
rain drop 11%
6 AM 8°
rain drop 10%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

1/17

18° 5°

Snow and flurries in the p.m.

Night: Cold; a little snow early
65%

Sun

1/18

19° -1°

A little snow, up to 1"

Evening flurries
70%

Mon

1/19

5° -1°

Windy and frigid

Partly cloudy and cold
9%

Tue

1/20

20° 15°

Turning cloudy; not as cold

A little snow late
8%

Wed

1/21

25° 6°

Cloudy, a snow shower; breezy

Partly cloudy
55%

Thu

1/22

16° 9°

Some sun, then clouds; frigid

Partly cloudy
16%

Fri

1/23

21° 1°

Partly sunny and cold

Colder; some snow late
25%

Sat

1/24

7° 0°

Snow, mainly later; very cold

Cold with snow, mainly early
61%

Sun

1/25

13° 3°

Cloudy and frigid

Cold with snow and ice
25%

Mon

1/26

11° -2°

Low clouds and bitterly cold

Mainly clear and frigid
25%

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 30 mins
Rise 7:18 AM
Set 4:48 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 6:53 AM
Set 3:32 PM

Air Quality

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Air Quality Fair

The air quality is generally acceptable for most individuals. However, sensitive groups may experience minor to moderate symptoms from long-term exposure.

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