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Tonight's Weather

Wed, Jan 14

Partly cloudy, windy and colder Lo: 15°

Tomorrow: Breezy in the morning; otherwise, some sunshine giving way to clouds; snow at night will lead to slippery travel Hi: 28°

Current Weather

9:26 PM

18°F
RealFeel® 9°
Mostly clear More Details
Wind NNW 8 mph
Wind Gusts 19 mph
Air Quality Fair

Looking Ahead

Snowfall from tomorrow evening into Friday morning will total 1-2 inches

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Thu Evening - Fri Morning

Snow

Lasting 15 hours

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Clouds
Temperature

Hourly Weather

10 PM 19°
rain drop 6%
11 PM 19°
rain drop 6%
12 AM 19°
rain drop 4%
1 AM 18°
rain drop 0%
2 AM 18°
rain drop 0%
3 AM 18°
rain drop 0%
4 AM 17°
rain drop 0%
5 AM 17°
rain drop 0%
6 AM 17°
rain drop 0%
7 AM 16°
rain drop 0%
8 AM 15°
rain drop 0%
9 AM 17°
rain drop 0%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Tonight

1/14

15° Lo

Partly cloudy; windy, colder

9%

Thu

1/15

28° 25°

Breezy in the morning

Night: Breezy with snow, 1-2"
4%

Fri

1/16

35° 20°

Snow, up to 1"

Cloudy with snow showers
86%

Sat

1/17

22° 8°

Cloudy, snow showers; colder

Overcast and very cold
65%

Sun

1/18

21° 5°

A little snow in the p.m.

Very cold with a little snow
65%

Mon

1/19

9° 0°

Windy and frigid

Mainly clear and frigid
16%

Tue

1/20

15° 10°

Some sun, then clouds; frigid

Early snow; cloudy, very cold
15%

Wed

1/21

24° 13°

Partly sunny and not as cold

Mainly clear and cold
25%

Thu

1/22

28° 19°

Mostly sunny

Increasing cloudiness
4%

Fri

1/23

22° 10°

Snow and sleet in the p.m.

Very cold with snow and sleet
61%

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 25 mins
Rise 7:18 AM
Set 4:43 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 4:12 AM
Set 12:51 PM

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Air Quality Fair

The air quality is generally acceptable for most individuals. However, sensitive groups may experience minor to moderate symptoms from long-term exposure.

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