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Today's Weather

Thu, Jan 15

Windy with intervals of clouds and sunshine; a stray flurry this afternoon Hi: 48°

Tonight: Winds gusting past 40 mph; mainly cloudy and colder Lo: 17°

Current Weather

4:35 AM

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Wind WNW 12 mph
Wind Gusts 25 mph
Air Quality Poor

Looking Ahead

High winds, with gusts past 50 mph, from this morning into late tomorrow night; winds will be locally damaging

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Clouds
Temperature

Hourly Weather

5 AM 44°
rain drop 0%
6 AM 43°
rain drop 0%
7 AM 43°
rain drop 0%
8 AM 43°
rain drop 0%
9 AM 44°
rain drop 0%
10 AM 45°
rain drop 0%
11 AM 47°
rain drop 0%
12 PM 48°
rain drop 0%
1 PM 47°
rain drop 15%
2 PM 45°
rain drop 15%
3 PM 43°
rain drop 19%
4 PM 36°
rain drop 38%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

1/15

48° 17°

Windy; an afternoon flurry

Night: Very windy; colder
43%

Fri

1/16

21° 0°

Very windy; p.m. flurries

Mostly cloudy; windy, colder
55%

Sat

1/17

34° 22°

Not as cold

Partly cloudy; windy late
2%

Sun

1/18

32° 5°

Low clouds and windy

Partly cloudy and colder
25%

Mon

1/19

31° 19°

Mostly cloudy

Mostly cloudy
3%

Tue

1/20

43° 21°

Times of clouds and sun

A little snow late
25%

Wed

1/21

42° 19°

Mostly cloudy

Mainly clear
0%

Thu

1/22

40° 16°

A.M. snow; otherwise, cloudy

Mostly cloudy
60%

Fri

1/23

25° 4°

Colder with snow at times

Cloudy with a little snow
62%

Sat

1/24

23° 11°

Low clouds and cold

Mostly cloudy
25%

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 16 mins
Rise 7:26 AM
Set 4:42 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 5:26 AM
Set 1:32 PM

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Air Quality Poor

The air has reached a high level of pollution and is unhealthy for sensitive groups. Reduce time spent outside if you are feeling symptoms such as difficulty breathing or throat irritation.

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