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Today Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Friday, November 21

Current Weather

12:33 PM

42°F
Cloudy
RealFeel® 37°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 36°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel®
37°
RealFeel Shade™
36°
Max UV Index
0.6 (Low)
Wind
NNE 8 mph
Wind Gusts
8 mph
Humidity
64%
Indoor Humidity
40% (Slightly Dry)
Dew Point
31° F
Pressure
↓ 30.03 in
Cloud Cover
100%
Visibility
10 mi
Cloud Ceiling
10000 ft

Day

11/21
44°Hi
RealFeel® 39°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 39°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Cloudy; brief showers this morning followed by a passing shower this afternoon

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

WindNE 9 mph

Wind Gusts16 mph

Probability of Precipitation82%

Probability of Thunderstorms16%

Precipitation0.02 in

Rain0.02 in

Hours of Precipitation2.5

Hours of Rain2.5

Cloud Cover99%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

11/21
30°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

WindNW 5 mph

Wind Gusts7 mph

Probability of Precipitation10%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover51%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 40 mins
Rise 7:10 AM
Set 4:50 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 8:50 AM
Set 5:24 PM

Temperature History

11/21
High
Low
Forecast
44°
30°
Average
46°
28°
Last Year
41°
30°
Record
74°
1990
-1°
1937

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