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Thursday, January 15

Current Weather

2:56 PM

46°F
Cloudy
RealFeel® 38°
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™ 36°
Cold
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel®
38°
RealFeel Shade™
36°
Max UV Index
0.9 (Low)
Wind
NNW 14 mph
Wind Gusts
28 mph
Humidity
39%
Indoor Humidity
32% (Dry)
Dew Point
22° F
Pressure
↓ 29.76 in
Cloud Cover
94%
Visibility
28 mi
Cloud Ceiling
36400 ft

Day

1/15
56°Hi
RealFeel® 50°
Chilly
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Chilly
40° to 52°
Jacket or sweater is recommended.
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Chilly
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Chilly
40° to 52°
Jacket or sweater is recommended.
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Strong winds; some sun, then turning cloudy with a brief shower or two this afternoon
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High Wind Warning

11:00 AM Thursday - 12:00 AM Saturday

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™6 (Medium)

WindNW 24 mph

Wind Gusts44 mph

Probability of Precipitation60%

Probability of Thunderstorms12%

Precipitation0.01 in

Rain0.01 in

Hours of Precipitation1

Hours of Rain1

Cloud Cover63%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

1/15
23°Lo
RealFeel® -2°
Bitterly Cold
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Bitterly Cold
-10° to 9°
Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 15 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.
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Strong winds; mostly cloudy; winds will be locally damaging
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High Wind Warning

11:00 AM Thursday - 12:00 AM Saturday

WindNW 33 mph

Wind Gusts45 mph

Probability of Precipitation10%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover93%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 15 mins
Rise 7:25 AM
Set 4:40 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 5:25 AM
Set 1:31 PM

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1/15
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Low
Forecast
56°
23°
Average
36°
13°
Last Year
45°
15°

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