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Today WinterCast Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Thursday, April 2

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4/2
35°Hi
RealFeel® 27°
Cold
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 26°
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Colder with a mix of snow, sleet and rain with little or no accumulation; breezy this morning; roads could be slippery for the morning commute
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Winter Weather Advisory

7:00 PM Wednesday - 10:00 AM Thursday

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

WindNE 13 mph

Wind Gusts23 mph

Probability of Precipitation96%

Probability of Thunderstorms9%

Precipitation0.46 in

Rain0.41 in

Snow0.08 in

Ice0.03 in

Hours of Precipitation6.5

Hours of Rain6.5

Cloud Cover99%

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4/2
28°Lo
RealFeel® 24°
Very Cold
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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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A little snow this evening with little or no accumulation; otherwise, cloudy

WindNNW 6 mph

Wind Gusts12 mph

Probability of Precipitation62%

Probability of Thunderstorms4%

Precipitation0.02 in

Snow0.16 in

Hours of Precipitation2

Cloud Cover95%

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Sun & Moon

12 hrs 49 mins
Rise 6:54 AM
Set 7:43 PM
Waning Gibbous
Rise 8:49 PM
Set 7:09 AM

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