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Wednesday, January 21

Day

1/21
35°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™ 17°
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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Mostly cloudy and breezy; a coating to an inch of snow late in the afternoon

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™4 (Dull)

WindW 17 mph

Wind Gusts31 mph

Probability of Precipitation80%

Probability of Thunderstorms4%

Precipitation0.03 in

Snow0.30 in

Hours of Precipitation2

Cloud Cover81%

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Afternoon

Night

1/21
11°Lo
RealFeel® -6°
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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Windy in the evening; mostly cloudy

WindWNW 16 mph

Wind Gusts36 mph

Probability of Precipitation6%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover76%

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Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 39 mins
Rise 7:29 AM
Set 5:08 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 9:07 AM
Set 8:21 PM

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1/21
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Low
Forecast
35°
11°
Average
28°
11°
Last Year
6°
-17°
Record
55°
1964
-26°
1883

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