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Today Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Thursday, March 26

Day

3/26
66°Hi
RealFeel® 69°
Pleasant
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Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 63°
Pleasant
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Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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Some sun, then turning cloudy, becoming windy with afternoon showers and thunderstorms

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™3 (Dull)

WindNNW 14 mph

Wind Gusts38 mph

Probability of Precipitation90%

Probability of Thunderstorms40%

Precipitation0.17 in

Rain0.17 in

Hours of Precipitation2.5

Hours of Rain2.5

Cloud Cover75%

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Afternoon

Night

3/26
29°Lo
RealFeel® 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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Occasional rain and a thunderstorm this evening; otherwise, windy and colder with low clouds

WindNNE 20 mph

Wind Gusts32 mph

Probability of Precipitation60%

Probability of Thunderstorms18%

Precipitation0.08 in

Rain0.08 in

Hours of Precipitation1

Hours of Rain1

Cloud Cover96%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

12 hrs 25 mins
Rise 6:47 AM
Set 7:12 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 12:11 PM
Set 4:08 AM

Temperature History

3/26
High
Low
Forecast
66°
29°
Average
51°
32°
Last Year
55°
26°
Record
80°
2007
12°
2014

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