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December 20 - February 2

Sat 12/20

75° /62°
0%
Mostly sunny and warm with the temperature approaching the record of 78 last reached in 1978; breezy this afternoon

RealFeel®74°

RealFeel Shade™71°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindS 12 mph

Sun 12/21

72° /60°
81%
Low clouds and warm with a brief shower or two

RealFeel®71°

RealFeel Shade™71°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindE 7 mph

Mon 12/22

74° /58°
84%
Cloudy and warm with a couple of showers; areas of fog in the morning

RealFeel®73°

RealFeel Shade™73°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindS 8 mph

Tue 12/23

78° /57°
9%
Warm with the temperature approaching the record of 80 set in 2015 with sun and areas of low clouds

RealFeel®77°

RealFeel Shade™77°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindS 8 mph

Wed 12/24

77° /57°
9%
Partly sunny and warm with the temperature approaching the record of 79 last reached in 2016

RealFeel®79°

RealFeel Shade™75°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindS 6 mph

Thu 12/25

75° /60°
25%
Mostly cloudy and very warm; feeling more like spring than Christmas

RealFeel®74°

RealFeel Shade™74°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSSW 9 mph

Fri 12/26

75° /63°
55%
A passing morning shower; otherwise, decreasing clouds and very warm

RealFeel®74°

RealFeel Shade™72°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSSW 8 mph

Sat 12/27

78° /61°
49%
A morning shower in spots; otherwise, very warm with partial sunshine

RealFeel®77°

RealFeel Shade™75°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSSW 9 mph

Sun 12/28

73° /56°
70%
Periods of rain in the morning; otherwise, a thick cloud cover and remaining warm

RealFeel®71°

RealFeel Shade™71°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNNE 12 mph

Mon 12/29

70° /55°
0%
Plenty of sun

RealFeel®70°

RealFeel Shade™67°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindNNW 7 mph

Tue 12/30

68° /49°
0%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®69°

RealFeel Shade™65°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindN 6 mph

Wed 12/31

67° /51°
0%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®71°

RealFeel Shade™67°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindNNE 4 mph

Thu 1/1

70° /54°
0%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®71°

RealFeel Shade™68°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSW 5 mph

Fri 1/2

59° /39°
25%
Cooler with times of clouds and sun

RealFeel®61°

RealFeel Shade™57°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindS 8 mph

Sat 1/3

56° /36°
5%
Sunshine

RealFeel®60°

RealFeel Shade™56°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindNE 5 mph

Sun 1/4

54° /41°
20%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®54°

RealFeel Shade™51°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSSE 7 mph

Mon 1/5

64° /43°
10%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®64°

RealFeel Shade™61°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindN 8 mph

Tue 1/6

57° /43°
25%
Becoming cloudy

RealFeel®54°

RealFeel Shade™54°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSSE 8 mph

Wed 1/7

65° /45°
20%
Sunshine and a few clouds

RealFeel®67°

RealFeel Shade™64°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindNE 7 mph

Thu 1/8

65° /38°
25%
After a cloudy start, sunshine returns

RealFeel®63°

RealFeel Shade™61°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindW 13 mph

Fri 1/9

64° /32°
5%
Plenty of sun

RealFeel®65°

RealFeel Shade™62°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindN 9 mph

Sat 1/10

50° /34°
25%
Cooler with decreasing clouds

RealFeel®50°

RealFeel Shade™48°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindENE 6 mph

Sun 1/11

51° /32°
20%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®53°

RealFeel Shade™50°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindNE 6 mph

Mon 1/12

51° /32°
25%
Times of clouds and sun

RealFeel®54°

RealFeel Shade™54°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindESE 4 mph

Tue 1/13

52° /35°
25%
Mostly cloudy

RealFeel®55°

RealFeel Shade™55°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSE 2 mph

Wed 1/14

56° /38°
25%
Increasing amounts of sun

RealFeel®60°

RealFeel Shade™57°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNNE 2 mph

Thu 1/15

60° /39°
20%
Sunshine

RealFeel®65°

RealFeel Shade™61°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSW 2 mph

Fri 1/16

63° /45°
20%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®61°

RealFeel Shade™59°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSSW 12 mph

Sat 1/17

66° /33°
5%
Plenty of sun

RealFeel®65°

RealFeel Shade™63°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindNNW 10 mph

Sun 1/18

51° /31°
5%
Cooler with plenty of sun

RealFeel®57°

RealFeel Shade™52°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindN 4 mph

Mon 1/19

51° /35°
25%
Sun giving way to increasing clouds

RealFeel®50°

RealFeel Shade™50°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSE 6 mph

Tue 1/20

53° /34°
60%
A bit of rain in the morning; otherwise, after a cloudy start, sun returns

RealFeel®49°

RealFeel Shade™47°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindN 12 mph

Wed 1/21

52° /32°
20%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®58°

RealFeel Shade™52°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindWNW 4 mph

Thu 1/22

53° /39°
20%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®55°

RealFeel Shade™52°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindSW 6 mph

Fri 1/23

65° /43°
20%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®69°

RealFeel Shade™65°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindWSW 6 mph

Sat 1/24

66° /46°
20%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®66°

RealFeel Shade™63°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindS 8 mph

Sun 1/25

66° /47°
20%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®66°

RealFeel Shade™63°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindS 9 mph

Mon 1/26

65° /46°
55%
Mostly cloudy with a shower in the area

RealFeel®68°

RealFeel Shade™64°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindW 5 mph

Tue 1/27

64° /46°
25%
Periods of clouds and sunshine

RealFeel®67°

RealFeel Shade™63°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindENE 6 mph

Wed 1/28

66° /47°
25%
Intervals of clouds and sunshine

RealFeel®63°

RealFeel Shade™63°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSSE 8 mph

Thu 1/29

65° /45°
80%
Morning rain; otherwise, considerable cloudiness

RealFeel®62°

RealFeel Shade™61°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNW 10 mph

Fri 1/30

61° /41°
20%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®62°

RealFeel Shade™59°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindNNW 7 mph

Sat 1/31

62° /35°
20%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®63°

RealFeel Shade™59°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindN 9 mph

Sun 2/1

53° /36°
20%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®53°

RealFeel Shade™49°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindSW 7 mph

Mon 2/2

70° /36°
58%
Times of clouds and sun with a couple of thunderstorms

RealFeel®72°

RealFeel Shade™69°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSSE 7 mph

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