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Thursday, December 18

Day

12/18
40°Hi
RealFeel® 25°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 24°
Very Cold
RealFeel Guide
Very Cold
10° to 24°
Caution advised. Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions, should be well dressed to protect from hypothermia and frostbite. Coat, hat, gloves and a scarf are appropriate.
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Very windy; mostly cloudy with occasional rain and drizzle in the morning, then turning colder in the afternoon; winds will be locally damaging
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Wind Advisory

9:00 AM Thursday - 9:00 PM Thursday

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™4 (Dull)

WindWNW 24 mph

Wind Gusts55 mph

Probability of Precipitation60%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.03 in

Rain0.03 in

Hours of Precipitation1.5

Hours of Rain1.5

Cloud Cover86%

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Afternoon

Night

12/18
8°Lo
RealFeel® -8°
Bitterly Cold
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Bitterly Cold
-10° to 9°
Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 15 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.
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Partly cloudy, windy and much colder
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Wind Advisory

9:00 AM Thursday - 9:00 PM Thursday

WindWNW 18 mph

Wind Gusts33 mph

Probability of Precipitation2%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover38%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 10 mins
Rise 7:36 AM
Set 4:46 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 6:42 AM
Set 3:22 PM

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12/18
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40°
8°
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35°
19°
Last Year
31°
22°
Record
64°
1976
-16°
1985

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