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Today Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Friday, January 16

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1/16
21°Hi
RealFeel® -3°
Bitterly Cold
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Bitterly Cold
-10° to 9°
Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 15 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.
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RealFeel Shade™ -3°
Bitterly Cold
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Bitterly Cold
-10° to 9°
Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 15 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.
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Winds gusting past 40 mph; low clouds and much colder with a couple of flurries in the afternoon; winds will be locally damaging
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High Wind Watch

8:00 PM Thursday - 5:00 PM Friday

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

WindNW 27 mph

Wind Gusts53 mph

Probability of Precipitation55%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Snow

Hours of Precipitation2

Cloud Cover96%

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1/16
0°Lo
RealFeel® -26°
Dangerous Cold
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Dangerous Cold
-43° to -25°
Significant caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 2 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.
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Cloudy most of the time, windy and colder

WindNW 21 mph

Wind Gusts41 mph

Probability of Precipitation25%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover81%

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Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 18 mins
Rise 7:25 AM
Set 4:43 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 6:20 AM
Set 2:26 PM

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19°
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