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Thursday, January 1

Current Weather

11:49 PM

21°F
Mostly clear
RealFeel® 24°
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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24°
Wind
WNW 2 mph
Wind Gusts
5 mph
Humidity
78%
Indoor Humidity
27% (Very Dry)
Dew Point
15° F
Pressure
↔ 29.92 in
Cloud Cover
20%
Visibility
12 mi
Cloud Ceiling
40000 ft

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1/1
16°Lo
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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Breezy this evening; otherwise, partly cloudy

WindWNW 9 mph

Wind Gusts21 mph

Probability of Precipitation1%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover28%

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Overnight

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9 hrs 12 mins
Rise 7:18 AM
Set 4:30 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 2:24 PM
Set 6:55 AM

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34°
21°
Last Year
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52°
2000
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