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March 26 - April 24

Thu 3/26

73° /33°
25%
Breezy this evening; otherwise, mostly cloudy and colder

RealFeel®25°

Cloud Cover87%

WindNNE 13 mph

Wind Gusts31 mph

Fri 3/27

50° /26°
2%
Cooler with some clouds, then sunshine; breezy in the afternoon
alerts

Red Flag Warning

12:00 PM Friday - 9:00 PM Friday

RealFeel®44°

RealFeel Shade™42°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindNNW 15 mph

Sat 3/28

58° /42°
0%
Mostly sunny and breezy; low humidity and dry brush will result in an elevated fire threat
alerts

Fire Weather Watch

10:00 AM Saturday - 9:00 PM Saturday

RealFeel®53°

RealFeel Shade™51°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindS 17 mph

Sun 3/29

72° /47°
2%
Breezy and warmer with clouds and sunshine

RealFeel®69°

RealFeel Shade™68°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindS 16 mph

Mon 3/30

80° /64°
22%
Warm with the temperature approaching the record high of 83 set in 1968 with times of sun and clouds

RealFeel®80°

RealFeel Shade™77°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSE 9 mph

Tue 3/31

74° /49°
35%
Breezy and very warm with intervals of clouds and sunshine; chance for a heavy thunderstorm in the afternoon; thunderstorms can bring hail and damaging winds

RealFeel®72°

RealFeel Shade™70°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindWSW 15 mph

Wed 4/1

69° /40°
25%
Partial sunshine

RealFeel®70°

RealFeel Shade™66°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindNNE 10 mph

Thu 4/2

53° /38°
9%
Cloudy and cooler

RealFeel®48°

RealFeel Shade™48°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNE 12 mph

Fri 4/3

62° /45°
67%
Cloudy with a couple of showers around, mainly late in the day

RealFeel®56°

RealFeel Shade™56°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindENE 12 mph

Sat 4/4

62° /39°
80%
Still cloudy; showers in the morning followed by a shower in spots in the afternoon

RealFeel®61°

RealFeel Shade™61°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSW 6 mph

Sun 4/5

60° /41°
74%
Watch for strong thunderstorms in the afternoon; otherwise, watch for a strong morning thunderstorm, considerable cloudiness

RealFeel®59°

RealFeel Shade™59°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindENE 6 mph

Mon 4/6

60° /41°
1%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®60°

RealFeel Shade™55°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindSSW 9 mph

Tue 4/7

63° /42°
49%
Variable cloudiness with a shower in the area in the afternoon

RealFeel®63°

RealFeel Shade™60°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindNNE 7 mph

Wed 4/8

62° /34°
25%
Mostly cloudy

RealFeel®64°

RealFeel Shade™63°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindSSE 6 mph

Thu 4/9

67° /46°
20%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®68°

RealFeel Shade™64°

Max UV Index7.0 (High)

WindW 9 mph

Fri 4/10

66° /46°
55%
Cloudy; a shower in spots in the morning followed by a little rain in the afternoon

RealFeel®62°

RealFeel Shade™62°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindE 12 mph

Sat 4/11

62° /45°
25%
Sun followed by increasing clouds

RealFeel®59°

RealFeel Shade™59°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindSSE 10 mph

Sun 4/12

67° /48°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®63°

RealFeel Shade™63°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindS 16 mph

Mon 4/13

67° /46°
56%
A couple of morning showers; otherwise, sun and some clouds

RealFeel®67°

RealFeel Shade™63°

Max UV Index7.0 (High)

WindSSW 15 mph

Tue 4/14

63° /46°
10%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®63°

RealFeel Shade™57°

Max UV Index7.0 (High)

WindSW 12 mph

Wed 4/15

66° /45°
20%
Sunshine and a few clouds

RealFeel®69°

RealFeel Shade™63°

Max UV Index7.0 (High)

WindWSW 8 mph

Thu 4/16

67° /46°
25%
Times of clouds and sun

RealFeel®75°

RealFeel Shade™65°

Max UV Index7.0 (High)

WindWSW 5 mph

Fri 4/17

68° /46°
20%
Sunny to partly cloudy

RealFeel®76°

RealFeel Shade™66°

Max UV Index7.0 (High)

WindNE 5 mph

Sat 4/18

66° /48°
59%
Periods of rain

RealFeel®63°

RealFeel Shade™62°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSSE 8 mph

Sun 4/19

63° /48°
20%
Clouds and sunshine

RealFeel®68°

RealFeel Shade™60°

Max UV Index8.0 (Very High)

WindE 8 mph

Mon 4/20

66° /47°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®64°

RealFeel Shade™64°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindE 12 mph

Tue 4/21

64° /45°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®62°

RealFeel Shade™62°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindE 10 mph

Wed 4/22

60° /48°
25%
Considerable clouds

RealFeel®58°

RealFeel Shade™58°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindESE 8 mph

Thu 4/23

64° /47°
25%
Mostly cloudy

RealFeel®61°

RealFeel Shade™61°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindESE 10 mph

Fri 4/24

63° /50°
55%
A thick cloud cover with a shower in spots

RealFeel®59°

RealFeel Shade™59°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSSE 13 mph

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