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Today's Weather

Tue, Apr 28

Breezy and warm with episodes of sunshine Hi: 88°

Tonight: Mostly cloudy and warm Lo: 71°

Current Weather

7:04 AM

72°F
RealFeel® 78°
Cloudy More Details
RealFeel Shade™ 76°
Wind SSE 4 mph
Wind Gusts 10 mph
Air Quality Fair

Looking Ahead

Watch for a heavy thunderstorm Thursday afternoon

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Clouds
Temperature

Hourly Weather

8 AM 74°
rain drop 6%
9 AM 77°
rain drop 6%
10 AM 80°
rain drop 6%
11 AM 82°
rain drop 6%
12 PM 84°
rain drop 6%
1 PM 86°
rain drop 4%
2 PM 87°
rain drop 0%
3 PM 88°
rain drop 0%
4 PM 87°
rain drop 0%
5 PM 85°
rain drop 0%
6 PM 82°
rain drop 0%
7 PM 80°
rain drop 0%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

4/28

88° 71°

Partly sunny, breezy and warm

Night: Mostly cloudy and warm
20%

Wed

4/29

86° 68°

An afternoon thunderstorm

A shower and thunderstorm
61%

Thu

4/30

75° 67°

A heavy t-storm in the p.m.

Rain and a thunderstorm late
63%

Fri

5/1

77° 54°

Some rain and a thunderstorm

A strong thunderstorm late
80%

Sat

5/2

68° 49°

A.M. showers; cloudy, windy

Mostly clear and cool
84%

Sun

5/3

72° 49°

Nice with plenty of sun

Mainly clear and cool
1%

Mon

5/4

77° 55°

Plenty of sun

Clear
1%

Tue

5/5

81° 60°

Clouds giving way to some sun

Partly cloudy
1%

Wed

5/6

85° 67°

Mostly cloudy

Cloudy, a strong t-storm late
11%

Thu

5/7

84° 67°

Humid; a shower in the p.m.

Rain and a thunderstorm
56%

Sun & Moon

13 hrs 16 mins
Rise 6:28 AM
Set 7:44 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 5:15 PM
Set 5:03 AM

Air Quality

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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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