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Thursday, March 12

Current Weather

10:34 PM

40°F
Cloudy
RealFeel® 36°
Cold
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel®
36°
Wind
SSE 6 mph
Wind Gusts
12 mph
Humidity
65%
Indoor Humidity
38% (Dry)
Dew Point
29° F
Pressure
↓ 29.90 in
Cloud Cover
100%
Visibility
11 mi
Cloud Ceiling
3200 ft

Night

3/12
37°Lo
RealFeel® 22°
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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Very windy; rather cloudy with a couple of showers
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High Wind Warning

1:00 AM Friday - 4:00 PM Friday

WindSSW 23 mph

Wind Gusts41 mph

Probability of Precipitation94%

Probability of Thunderstorms19%

Precipitation0.06 in

Rain0.06 in

Hours of Precipitation1.5

Hours of Rain1.5

Cloud Cover84%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

11 hrs 45 mins
Rise 7:11 AM
Set 6:56 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 3:41 AM
Set 12:06 PM

Temperature History

3/12
High
Low
Forecast
44°
37°
Average
45°
28°
Last Year
58°
32°
Record
70°
2024
3°
1998

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