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Friday, January 9

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36°Hi
RealFeel® 23°
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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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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Mostly cloudy and breezy

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™5 (Medium)

WindNW 15 mph

Wind Gusts32 mph

Probability of Precipitation5%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover78%

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1/9
26°Lo
RealFeel® 10°
Very Cold
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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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Mostly cloudy with a little snow, accumulating a coating to an inch

WindNW 14 mph

Wind Gusts17 mph

Probability of Precipitation65%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.03 in

Snow0.51 in

Hours of Precipitation5

Cloud Cover95%

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9 hrs 06 mins
Rise 7:27 AM
Set 4:33 PM
Waning Gibbous
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Set 10:42 AM

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13°
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