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Today Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Wednesday, January 21

Day

1/21
40°Hi
RealFeel® 25°
Cold
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 25°
Cold
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Intervals of clouds and sun; windy in the afternoon

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™7 (Bright)

WindW 17 mph

Wind Gusts36 mph

Probability of Precipitation25%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover55%

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1/21
14°Lo
RealFeel® 4°
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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Breezy in the evening; otherwise, mostly cloudy

WindWNW 13 mph

Wind Gusts32 mph

Probability of Precipitation2%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover76%

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Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 41 mins
Rise 7:36 AM
Set 5:17 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 9:15 AM
Set 8:30 PM

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1/21
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Forecast
40°
14°
Average
31°
13°
Last Year
14°
-13°
Record
58°
1992
-26°
1883

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