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Tuesday, January 13

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1/13
17°Hi
RealFeel® 15°
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 Cold
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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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Not as cold with snow and flurries, accumulating 1-3 inches

Max UV Index0.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

WindN 5 mph

Wind Gusts9 mph

Probability of Precipitation90%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.07 in

Snow1.63 in

Hours of Precipitation9

Cloud Cover99%

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Afternoon

Night

1/13
8°Lo
RealFeel® 3°
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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Intermittent snow and flurries, accumulating a coating to an inch

WindW 6 mph

Wind Gusts8 mph

Probability of Precipitation89%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.04 in

Snow0.96 in

Hours of Precipitation7

Cloud Cover97%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

6 hrs 23 mins
Rise 10:07 AM
Set 4:30 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 6:42 AM
Set 11:32 AM

Temperature History

1/13
High
Low
Forecast
17°
8°
Average
22°
6°
Last Year
41°
26°
Record
41°
2025
-32°
1966

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