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Friday, March 20

Current Weather

5:14 PM

78°F
Mostly cloudy
RealFeel® 76°
Pleasant
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Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 75°
Pleasant
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Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel®
76°
RealFeel Shade™
75°
Max UV Index
0.4 (Low)
Wind
N 8 mph
Wind Gusts
9 mph
Humidity
28%
Indoor Humidity
28% (Ideal Humidity)
Dew Point
43° F
Pressure
↔ 29.88 in
Cloud Cover
90%
Visibility
10 mi
Cloud Ceiling
25000 ft

Day

3/20
79°Hi
RealFeel® 78°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 76°
Pleasant
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Pleasant
63° to 81°
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Increasing cloudiness and warm with the temperature tying the record high from 1938

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™7 (Bright)

WindNNW 8 mph

Wind Gusts24 mph

Probability of Precipitation2%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover58%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

3/20
48°Lo
RealFeel® 46°
Chilly
RealFeel Guide
Chilly
40° to 52°
Jacket or sweater is recommended.
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Partly cloudy

WindSSE 5 mph

Wind Gusts8 mph

Probability of Precipitation2%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover27%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

12 hrs 09 mins
Rise 7:18 AM
Set 7:27 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 7:51 AM
Set 9:49 PM

Temperature History

3/20
High
Low
Forecast
79°
48°
Average
51°
31°
Last Year
49°
27°
Record
79°
1938
4°
1906

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