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Today's Weather

Fri, Jul 18

Cloudy and humid Hi: 83°

Tonight: Cloudy and humid; a strong thunderstorm in spots late; storms can bring flash flooding, hail, damaging winds, and even a tornado Lo: 71°

Current Weather

11:27 AM

71°F
RealFeel® 75°
Cloudy More Details
RealFeel Shade™ 71°
Wind SSE 5 mph
Wind Gusts 5 mph
Air Quality Fair

Looking Ahead

Thunderstorms, some heavy, tomorrow night

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Clouds
Temperature

Hourly Weather

12 PM 73°
rain drop 7%
1 PM 75°
rain drop 6%
2 PM 77°
rain drop 2%
3 PM 78°
rain drop 2%
4 PM 79°
rain drop 2%
5 PM 81°
rain drop 2%
6 PM 83°
rain drop 2%
7 PM 81°
rain drop 3%
8 PM 81°
rain drop 5%
9 PM 79°
rain drop 5%
10 PM 78°
rain drop 6%
11 PM 76°
rain drop 7%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

7/18

83° 71°

Cloudy and humid

Night: Humid; a strong t-storm late
25%

Sat

7/19

88° 70°

Humid; a morning thunderstorm

Humid with drenching t-storms
55%

Sun

7/20

84° 71°

Humid with a stray t-storm

A shower and t-storm; humid
40%

Mon

7/21

88° 74°

Clearing, a t-storm; humid

A strong thunderstorm early
80%

Tue

7/22

94° 75°

A morning t-storm in spots

Humid; a thunderstorm late
55%

Wed

7/23

92° 76°

A t-storm or two; very warm

Clear and humid
88%

Thu

7/24

90° 71°

Mainly cloudy and humid

Partly cloudy and humid
6%

Fri

7/25

87° 72°

A couple of t-storms; humid

Humid with a t-storm or two
63%

Sat

7/26

91° 72°

Rain and a thunderstorm

Mostly cloudy and humid
75%

Sun

7/27

91° 72°

Humid with some sun

Clouds breaking; humid
3%

Sun & Moon

14 hrs 49 mins
Rise 5:56 AM
Set 8:45 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 12:20 AM
Set 2:44 PM

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Air Quality Fair

The air quality is generally acceptable for most individuals. However, sensitive groups may experience minor to moderate symptoms from long-term exposure.

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