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September 29 - October 13

Tue 9/29

76° /66°
100%
Rain and a thunderstorm
alerts

Flood Watch

7:00 PM Tuesday - 1:00 AM Friday

RealFeel®63°

Cloud Cover99%

WindS 8 mph

Wind Gusts12 mph

Total Hours of Precipitation7.5

Total Hours of Rain7.5

Wed 9/30

72° /65°
99%
Humid with periods of rain, some heavy; watch for flooding
alerts

Flood Watch

7:00 PM Tuesday - 1:00 AM Friday

RealFeel®72°

RealFeel Shade™72°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSSW 8 mph

Total Hours of Precipitation8

Total Hours of Rain8

Thu 10/1

67° /49°
96%
Periods of rain and a thunderstorm
alerts

Flood Watch

7:00 PM Tuesday - 1:00 AM Friday

RealFeel®65°

RealFeel Shade™64°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNNE 9 mph

Total Hours of Precipitation8

Total Hours of Rain8

Fri 10/2

66° /49°
9%
Less humid with clouds giving way to sun

RealFeel®68°

RealFeel Shade™64°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindNE 8 mph

Sat 10/3

69° /52°
12%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®70°

RealFeel Shade™66°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindSE 6 mph

Sun 10/4

68° /47°
7%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®69°

RealFeel Shade™65°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindNNW 8 mph

Mon 10/5

65° /49°
16%
Plenty of sun

RealFeel®67°

RealFeel Shade™62°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindESE 6 mph

Tue 10/6

67° /51°
2%
Sunny

RealFeel®67°

RealFeel Shade™63°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindS 9 mph

Wed 10/7

74° /57°
1%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®74°

RealFeel Shade™71°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindWSW 7 mph

Thu 10/8

73° /53°
55%
Cloudy with a thunderstorm in the afternoon

RealFeel®73°

RealFeel Shade™72°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNW 5 mph

Total Hours of Precipitation1

Total Hours of Rain1

Fri 10/9

68° /48°
1%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®70°

RealFeel Shade™65°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindWNW 6 mph

Sat 10/10

67° /52°
1%
A blend of sun and clouds

RealFeel®68°

RealFeel Shade™64°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSW 6 mph

Sun 10/11

68° /50°
1%
Partial sunshine

RealFeel®70°

RealFeel Shade™65°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindWNW 7 mph

Mon 10/12

65° /43°
5%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®72°

RealFeel Shade™64°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindN 5 mph

Tue 10/13

64° /48°
20%
Sun and some clouds

RealFeel®66°

RealFeel Shade™62°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindE 7 mph

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