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Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities

Today's Weather

Thu, Mar 26

Warm in the morning, some sun, then clouds, breezy; a few p.m. t-storms, some severe; storms can produce destructive hail and localized damaging wind gusts Hi: 77°

Tonight: Occasional rain and a thunderstorm this evening; otherwise, cloudy, breezy and colder; thunderstorms can bring hail and damaging winds Lo: 30°

Current Weather

4:08 PM

58°F
RealFeel® 51°
Thunderstorm More Details
RealFeel Shade™ 50°
Wind NNE 12 mph
Wind Gusts 20 mph
Air Quality Poor

MINUTECAST®

Rain for at least 60 min

Now
5:08 PM

Looking Ahead

Thunderstorms, some severe, this afternoon through this evening; storms can bring hail and damaging winds

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Clouds
Temperature

Hourly Weather

5 PM 57°
rain drop 58%
6 PM 55°
rain drop 65%
7 PM 54°
rain drop 49%
8 PM 51°
rain drop 63%
9 PM 48°
rain drop 63%
10 PM 45°
rain drop 49%
11 PM 42°
rain drop 34%
12 AM 39°
rain drop 34%
1 AM 37°
rain drop 27%
2 AM 36°
rain drop 15%
3 AM 34°
rain drop 15%
4 AM 33°
rain drop 15%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

3/26

77° 30°

A few t-storms, some severe

Night: Some rain and a t-storm early

88%

Fri

3/27

50° 23°

Breezy and cooler

Clear and cold

2%

Sat

3/28

55° 39°

Breezy in the afternoon

Partly cloudy

1%

Sun

3/29

64° 47°

Breezy and warmer

Mainly clear

3%

Mon

3/30

75° 60°

A strong t-storm possible

Chance for an evening t-storm

30%

Tue

3/31

75° 49°

A heavy thunderstorm possible

Chance for an evening t-storm

35%

Wed

4/1

58° 39°

Cooler; a p.m. t-storm or two

Partly cloudy

64%

Thu

4/2

54° 44°

Cloudy and cooler

Mainly clear

2%

Fri

4/3

58° 42°

Sun, then clouds

Clouds with t-storms late

3%

Sat

4/4

60° 39°

Cloudy with thunderstorms

Partly cloudy

69%

Sun & Moon

12 hrs 25 mins
Rise 6:49 AM
Set 7:14 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 12:16 PM
Set 4:08 AM

Air Quality

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Air Quality Poor

The air has reached a high level of pollution and is unhealthy for sensitive groups. Reduce time spent outside if you are feeling symptoms such as difficulty breathing or throat irritation.

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