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Saturday, February 21

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2/21
34°Hi
RealFeel® 30°
Cold
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 28°
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25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Intervals of clouds and sunshine

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™2 (Dark)

WindWNW 8 mph

Wind Gusts17 mph

Probability of Precipitation1%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover85%

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2/21
23°Lo
RealFeel® 5°
Bitterly Cold
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-10° to 9°
Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 15 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.
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Snow and flurries at times beginning late evening, accumulating a coating to an inch; breezy late; watch for slippery spots

WindNW 15 mph

Wind Gusts21 mph

Probability of Precipitation88%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.02 in

Snow0.30 in

Hours of Precipitation5

Cloud Cover100%

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10 hrs 53 mins
Rise 6:38 AM
Set 5:31 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 8:23 AM
Set 10:40 PM

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2/21
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34°
23°
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39°
24°
Last Year
29°
11°
Record
68°
2024
-6°
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