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Today Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities

Wednesday, February 25

Current Weather

9:06 AM

29°F

Partly sunny

RealFeel® 26°

Cold

RealFeel Guide

Cold

25° to 39°

Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.

RealFeel Shade™ 23°

Very Cold

RealFeel Guide

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.

RealFeel®

26°

RealFeel Shade™

23°

Max UV Index

1.2 (Low)

Wind

WNW 7 mph

Wind Gusts

13 mph

Humidity

70%

Indoor Humidity

31% (Dry)

Dew Point

20° F

Pressure

↑ 29.66 in

Cloud Cover

43%

Visibility

10 mi

Cloud Ceiling

40000 ft

Day

2/25

38°Hi

RealFeel® 28°

Cold

RealFeel Guide

Cold

25° to 39°

Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.

RealFeel Shade™ 26°

Cold

RealFeel Guide

Cold

25° to 39°

Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.

Mostly sunny; breezy this afternoon

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™9 (Very Bright)

WindWNW 14 mph

Wind Gusts24 mph

Probability of Precipitation0%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover20%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

2/25

23°Lo

RealFeel® 21°

Very Cold

RealFeel Guide

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.

Partly cloudy

WindNNW 6 mph

Wind Gusts10 mph

Probability of Precipitation5%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover57%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

11 hrs 03 mins

Rise 6:33 AM

Set 5:36 PM

Waxing Gibbous

Rise 11:01 AM

Set 3:32 AM

Temperature History

2/25

High

Low

Forecast

38°

23°

Average

39°

25°

Last Year

54°

36°

Record

72°

2000

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