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Wednesday, January 21

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1/21
39°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™ 27°
Cold
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Breezy and not as cold with some sun, then turning cloudy; intermittent snow and flurries this afternoon with little or no accumulation

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™4 (Dull)

WindS 15 mph

Wind Gusts29 mph

Probability of Precipitation65%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Snow0.09 in

Hours of Precipitation3

Cloud Cover82%

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1/21
34°Lo
RealFeel® 18°
Very Cold
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Very Cold
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 couple of showers this evening; otherwise, cloudy and windy

WindSW 20 mph

Wind Gusts38 mph

Probability of Precipitation60%

Probability of Thunderstorms12%

Precipitation0.04 in

Rain0.04 in

Hours of Precipitation1

Hours of Rain1

Cloud Cover96%

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Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 51 mins
Rise 7:31 AM
Set 5:22 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 9:12 AM
Set 8:29 PM

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1/21
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39°
34°
Average
41°
22°
Last Year
18°
-6°

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