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Today WinterCast Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Monday, January 19

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1/19
17°Hi
RealFeel® -1°
Bitterly Cold
RealFeel Guide
Bitterly Cold
-10° to 9°
Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 15 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.
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RealFeel Shade™ -1°
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 sunny, breezy and cold
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Cold Weather Advisory

1:00 AM Monday - 12:00 PM Monday

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™9 (Very Bright)

WindWNW 16 mph

Wind Gusts27 mph

Probability of Precipitation0%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover34%

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1/19
6°Lo
RealFeel® 3°
Bitterly Cold
RealFeel Guide
Bitterly Cold
-10° to 9°
Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 15 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.
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Mostly cloudy with a flurry early, then an hour or two of snow with little or no accumulation

WindWNW 7 mph

Wind Gusts9 mph

Probability of Precipitation65%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.01 in

Snow0.20 in

Hours of Precipitation4

Cloud Cover86%

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Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 37 mins
Rise 7:37 AM
Set 5:14 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 8:24 AM
Set 6:13 PM

Temperature History

1/19
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Low
Forecast
17°
6°
Average
30°
13°
Last Year
8°
-4°
Record
57°
1914
-26°
1892

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