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Wednesday, April 30

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4/30

50°Lo

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40° to 52°

Jacket or sweater is recommended.

Rain and a thunderstorm this evening; cloudy

WindE 9 mph

Wind Gusts30 mph

Probability of Precipitation80%

Probability of Thunderstorms24%

Precipitation0.13 in

Rain0.13 in

Hours of Precipitation2.5

Hours of Rain2.5

Cloud Cover99%

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14 hrs 02 mins

Rise 6:04 AM

Set 8:06 PM

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Rise 7:46 AM

Set 12:23 AM

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42°

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