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Fri, Jan 16

Winds gusting past 50 mph; a snow shower this morning; otherwise, cloudy and much colder; winds will be locally damaging Hi: 28°

Tonight: Winds gusting past 40 mph; clearing and colder Lo: 4°

Current Weather

12:50 AM

31°F
RealFeel® 13°
Light snow More Details
Wind NW 20 mph
Wind Gusts 41 mph
Air Quality Unhealthy

MINUTECAST™

Snow will continue for 51 min

Now
1:50 AM

Looking Ahead

High winds, with gusts past 50 mph, from late Thursday night into late tonight; winds will be locally damaging

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Clouds
Temperature

Hourly Weather

1 AM 30°
rain drop 25%
2 AM 29°
rain drop 20%
3 AM 27°
rain drop 20%
4 AM 26°
rain drop 20%
5 AM 25°
rain drop 20%
6 AM 24°
rain drop 25%
7 AM 24°
rain drop 44%
8 AM 23°
rain drop 51%
9 AM 24°
rain drop 44%
10 AM 25°
rain drop 19%
11 AM 26°
rain drop 19%
12 PM 26°
rain drop 15%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

1/16

28° 4°

Very windy; a snow shower

Night: Very windy; clearing, colder
55%

Sat

1/17

32° 22°

Breezy with periods of sun

Strong winds developing
1%

Sun

1/18

35° 9°

Very windy; low clouds

Colder; windy in the evening
6%

Mon

1/19

31° 19°

Sunshine and a few clouds

Clouds breaking
4%

Tue

1/20

44° 25°

Clouds and sun

Windy; a little snow late
7%

Wed

1/21

36° 21°

Clouds and sun

A bit of ice late
6%

Thu

1/22

39° 21°

A.M. snow; otherwise, cloudy

Mainly cloudy
57%

Fri

1/23

29° 9°

Colder with periods of snow

Cloudy with a little snow
63%

Sat

1/24

22° 8°

Cloudy, a bit of snow; cold

Mainly clear
55%

Sun

1/25

27° 15°

Cold with abundant sunshine

Increasing cloudiness
1%

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 18 mins
Rise 7:24 AM
Set 4:42 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 6:19 AM
Set 2:24 PM

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Air Quality Unhealthy

Health effects can be immediately felt by sensitive groups. Healthy individuals may experience difficulty breathing and throat irritation with prolonged exposure. Limit outdoor activity.

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