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Wednesday, December 31

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12/31
35°Hi
RealFeel® 23°
Very Cold
RealFeel Guide
Very Cold
10° to 24°
Caution advised. Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions, should be well dressed to protect from hypothermia and frostbite. Coat, hat, gloves and a scarf are appropriate.
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RealFeel Shade™ 23°
Very Cold
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10° to 24°
Caution advised. Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions, should be well dressed to protect from hypothermia and frostbite. Coat, hat, gloves and a scarf are appropriate.
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Cloudy with intermittent snow and flurries in the afternoon, accumulating a coating to an inch; roads could be slippery

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

WindW 13 mph

Wind Gusts25 mph

Probability of Precipitation74%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.06 in

Snow0.5

Hours of Precipitation3

Cloud Cover99%

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12/31
11°Lo
RealFeel® 5°
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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A little snow in the evening, accumulating a coating to an inch; otherwise, cloudy and cold; storm total 1-2"; bundle up for New Year's Eve festivities

WindNNW 9 mph

Wind Gusts20 mph

Probability of Precipitation80%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.05 in

Snow0.6

Hours of Precipitation2

Cloud Cover96%

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Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 14 mins
Rise 7:19 AM
Set 4:33 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 1:35 PM
Set 5:45 AM

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12/31
High
Low
Forecast
35°
11°
Average
32°
19°
Last Year
43°
35°
Record
61°
2002
-14°
1976

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