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Tuesday, March 17

Current Weather

12:08 AM

17°F
Mostly cloudy
RealFeel® 16°
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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16°
Wind
NW 4 mph
Wind Gusts
10 mph
Humidity
74%
Indoor Humidity
24% (Very Dry)
Dew Point
10° F
Pressure
↔ 29.98 in
Cloud Cover
84%
Visibility
11 mi
Cloud Ceiling
5000 ft

Day

3/17
24°Hi
RealFeel® 17°
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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RealFeel Shade™ 13°
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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Partly sunny and very cold

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™8 (Bright)

WindW 10 mph

Wind Gusts17 mph

Probability of Precipitation7%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover39%

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Afternoon

Night

3/17
20°Lo
RealFeel® 7°
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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Cloudy and cold; snow at times late, accumulating a coating to an inch

WindS 10 mph

Wind Gusts14 mph

Probability of Precipitation75%

Probability of Thunderstorms2%

Precipitation0.04 in

Snow0.60 in

Hours of Precipitation3

Cloud Cover99%

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Overnight

Sun & Moon

12 hrs 00 mins
Rise 7:02 AM
Set 7:02 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 6:21 AM
Set 5:45 PM

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3/17
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47°
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Last Year
54°
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80°
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