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Saturday, December 27

Current Weather

5:32 PM

48°F
Drizzle
RealFeel® 42°
Chilly
RealFeel Guide
Chilly
40° to 52°
Jacket or sweater is recommended.
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RealFeel®
42°
Wind
SE 9 mph
Wind Gusts
9 mph
Humidity
96%
Indoor Humidity
47% (Ideal Humidity)
Dew Point
47° F
Pressure
↔ 29.71 in
Cloud Cover
100%
Visibility
2 mi
Cloud Ceiling
300 ft

Day

12/27
50°Hi
RealFeel® 45°
Chilly
RealFeel Guide
Chilly
40° to 52°
Jacket or sweater is recommended.
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RealFeel Shade™ 45°
Chilly
RealFeel Guide
Chilly
40° to 52°
Jacket or sweater is recommended.
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Mostly cloudy with fog; breezy this morning, then a shower in the area this afternoon
alerts

Dense Fog Advisory

7:10 PM Friday - 6:00 AM Sunday

Max UV Index0.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

WindSSE 13 mph

Wind Gusts20 mph

Probability of Precipitation40%

Probability of Thunderstorms8%

Precipitation0.00 in

Hours of Precipitation0.5

Hours of Rain0.5

Cloud Cover91%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

12/27
36°Lo
RealFeel® 27°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Partly cloudy with fog this evening; rain and drizzle, clouds and fog, breezy late
alerts

Dense Fog Advisory

7:10 PM Friday - 6:00 AM Sunday

WindSW 10 mph

Wind Gusts23 mph

Probability of Precipitation77%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.13 in

Rain0.13 in

Hours of Precipitation2

Hours of Rain2

Cloud Cover73%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 11 mins
Rise 7:40 AM
Set 4:51 PM
First Quarter
Rise 11:52 AM
Set 12:57 AM

Temperature History

12/27
High
Low
Forecast
50°
36°
Average
33°
16°
Last Year
47°
43°
Record
64°
1946
-20°
1886

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