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Today Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Monday, March 30

Day

3/30
86°Hi
RealFeel® 84°
Very Warm
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Very Warm
82° to 89°
Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions should minimize outdoor activity, especially in the sunshine.
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RealFeel Shade™ 81°
Pleasant
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Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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Partly sunny and very warm with the temperature breaking the record high of 83 set in 1968; breezy in the afternoon

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™8 (Bright)

WindSSW 13 mph

Wind Gusts27 mph

Probability of Precipitation5%

Probability of Thunderstorms1%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover41%

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3/30
60°Lo
RealFeel® 55°
Cool
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Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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Partly cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots in the evening, becoming breezy late

WindSSW 15 mph

Wind Gusts27 mph

Probability of Precipitation55%

Probability of Thunderstorms50%

Precipitation0.04 in

Rain0.04 in

Hours of Precipitation0.5

Hours of Rain0.5

Cloud Cover36%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

12 hrs 37 mins
Rise 7:01 AM
Set 7:38 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 5:25 PM
Set 6:14 AM

Temperature History

3/30
High
Low
Forecast
86°
60°
Average
56°
35°
Last Year
56°
33°
Record
83°
1968
6°
1964

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