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Today Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Monday, March 30

Current Weather

1:34 AM

56°F
Clear
RealFeel® 53°
Cool
RealFeel Guide
Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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RealFeel®
53°
Wind
SSE 8 mph
Wind Gusts
8 mph
Humidity
61%
Indoor Humidity
40% (Ideal Humidity)
Dew Point
43° F
Pressure
↓ 29.86 in
Cloud Cover
10%
Visibility
10 mi
Cloud Ceiling
40000 ft

Day

3/30
84°Hi
RealFeel® 82°
Very Warm
RealFeel Guide
Very Warm
82° to 89°
Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions should minimize outdoor activity, especially in the sunshine.
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RealFeel Shade™ 80°
Pleasant
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Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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Partly sunny and very warm with the temperature breaking the record high of 83 set in 1968; breezy in the afternoon

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™8 (Bright)

WindS 13 mph

Wind Gusts29 mph

Probability of Precipitation5%

Probability of Thunderstorms1%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover41%

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Afternoon

Night

3/30
62°Lo
RealFeel® 58°
Cool
RealFeel Guide
Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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Partly cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots in the evening, becoming breezy late

WindS 14 mph

Wind Gusts27 mph

Probability of Precipitation55%

Probability of Thunderstorms50%

Precipitation0.06 in

Rain0.06 in

Hours of Precipitation1

Hours of Rain1

Cloud Cover36%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

12 hrs 37 mins
Rise 7:01 AM
Set 7:38 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 5:25 PM
Set 6:14 AM

Temperature History

3/30
High
Low
Forecast
84°
62°
Average
56°
35°
Last Year
56°
33°
Record
83°
1968
6°
1964

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