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Monday, January 26

Current Weather

6:56 AM

-4°F
Mostly clear
RealFeel® -13°
Frigid
RealFeel Guide
Frigid
-24° to -11°
Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 8 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.
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RealFeel®
-13°
Wind
WNW 7 mph
Wind Gusts
7 mph
Humidity
71%
Indoor Humidity
10% (Extremely Dry)
Dew Point
-11° F
Pressure
↓ 30.49 in
Cloud Cover
30%
Visibility
10 mi
Cloud Ceiling
40000 ft

Day

1/26
19°Hi
RealFeel® -1°
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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RealFeel Shade™ -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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Mostly sunny and cold; breezy this afternoon
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Cold Weather Advisory

12:00 AM Monday - 9:00 AM Monday

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™9 (Very Bright)

WindSW 15 mph

Wind Gusts35 mph

Probability of Precipitation0%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover11%

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Afternoon

Night

1/26
13°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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Breezy this evening; otherwise, clear

WindW 13 mph

Wind Gusts27 mph

Probability of Precipitation0%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover7%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 51 mins
Rise 7:32 AM
Set 5:23 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 11:13 AM
Set 2:32 AM

Temperature History

1/26
High
Low
Forecast
19°
13°
Average
31°
13°
Last Year
32°
10°
Record
65°
2002
-17°
1904

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