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Thursday, March 5

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3/5
61°Hi
RealFeel® 58°
Cool
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Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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RealFeel Shade™ 58°
Cool
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Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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Intervals of clouds and sunshine

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™5 (Medium)

WindSE 7 mph

Wind Gusts16 mph

Probability of Precipitation25%

Probability of Thunderstorms5%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover57%

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3/5
49°Lo
RealFeel® 41°
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40° to 52°
Jacket or sweater is recommended.
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Rather cloudy with a thunderstorm around late

WindSE 12 mph

Wind Gusts18 mph

Probability of Precipitation55%

Probability of Thunderstorms33%

Precipitation0.04 in

Rain0.04 in

Hours of Precipitation0.5

Hours of Rain0.5

Cloud Cover86%

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Sun & Moon

11 hrs 27 mins
Rise 6:43 AM
Set 6:10 PM
Waning Gibbous
Rise 8:52 PM
Set 7:51 AM

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61°
49°
Average
44°
25°
Last Year
34°
24°
Record
74°
2009
-15°
1960

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