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Saturday, January 17

Current Weather

5:07 PM

18°F
Cloudy
RealFeel® 4°
Bitterly Cold
RealFeel Guide
Bitterly Cold
-10° to 9°
Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 15 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.
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RealFeel®
4°
Wind
WSW 11 mph
Wind Gusts
19 mph
Humidity
48%
Indoor Humidity
17% (Extremely Dry)
Dew Point
1° F
Pressure
↑ 30.08 in
Cloud Cover
100%
Visibility
23 mi
Cloud Ceiling
10000 ft

Day

1/17
19°Hi
RealFeel® 4°
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™ 4°
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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Breezy and colder with some sun, then turning cloudy; a little accumulation of snow late this afternoon

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™7 (Bright)

WindWSW 16 mph

Wind Gusts32 mph

Probability of Precipitation65%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Snow0.10 in

Hours of Precipitation2

Cloud Cover54%

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Afternoon

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1/17
9°Lo
RealFeel® -8°
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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Intermittent snow and flurries this evening with little or no accumulation; otherwise, mostly cloudy, brisk and bitterly cold

WindWSW 16 mph

Wind Gusts22 mph

Probability of Precipitation65%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Snow0.10 in

Hours of Precipitation3

Cloud Cover94%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 32 mins
Rise 7:15 AM
Set 4:47 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 6:50 AM
Set 3:32 PM

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1/17
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Forecast
19°
9°
Average
32°
19°
Last Year
46°
27°
Record
58°
1952
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1982

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