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July 2 - July 16

Thu 7/2

97° /78°
55%
Hazy, very hot and humid; breezy this afternoon with a thunderstorm in spots; danger of dehydration and heatstroke if outside for extended periods of time
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Extreme Heat Warning

12:00 PM Monday - 12:00 AM Friday

RealFeel®113°

RealFeel Shade™103°

Max UV Index10.0 (Very High)

WindSW 8 mph

Hours of Precipitation0.5

Hours of Rain0.5

Fri 7/3

94° /74°
62%
Humid; a morning thunderstorm in spots followed by a heavy t-storm in the afternoon; thunderstorms can bring flooding downpours, hail and damaging wind gusts

RealFeel®102°

RealFeel Shade™95°

Max UV Index8.0 (Very High)

WindSSW 10 mph

Hours of Precipitation2

Hours of Rain2

Sat 7/4

89° /74°
55%
Rather cloudy and very humid with a heavy thunderstorm; thunderstorms can bring flooding downpours, hail and damaging wind gusts

RealFeel®93°

RealFeel Shade™91°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindNW 9 mph

Hours of Precipitation2

Hours of Rain2

Sun 7/5

84° /67°
55%
Mostly cloudy and humid with a thunderstorm

RealFeel®93°

RealFeel Shade™86°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindWSW 4 mph

Hours of Precipitation2

Hours of Rain2

Mon 7/6

82° /66°
55%
A shower in spots in the morning; otherwise, mostly cloudy

RealFeel®82°

RealFeel Shade™80°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindNE 8 mph

Hours of Precipitation0.5

Hours of Rain0.5

Tue 7/7

83° /71°
21%
Sun and areas of high clouds

RealFeel®84°

RealFeel Shade™81°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindENE 7 mph

Wed 7/8

85° /72°
18%
Clouds and sunshine

RealFeel®92°

RealFeel Shade™84°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindESE 6 mph

Thu 7/9

84° /70°
58%
Times of sun and clouds with a couple of thunderstorms

RealFeel®90°

RealFeel Shade™87°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindSSW 5 mph

Hours of Precipitation2.5

Hours of Rain2.5

Fri 7/10

83° /69°
65%
Periods of clouds and sunshine with a couple of thunderstorms, mainly late; humid

RealFeel®95°

RealFeel Shade™86°

Max UV Index10.0 (Very High)

WindW 7 mph

Hours of Precipitation2.5

Hours of Rain2.5

Sat 7/11

81° /69°
55%
A thunderstorm in spots in the morning; otherwise, intervals of clouds and sun

RealFeel®88°

RealFeel Shade™79°

Max UV Index9.0 (Very High)

WindNE 6 mph

Hours of Precipitation1

Hours of Rain1

Sun 7/12

88° /69°
55%
More clouds than sun; humid with a shower in spots

RealFeel®96°

RealFeel Shade™90°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindS 7 mph

Hours of Precipitation1.5

Hours of Rain1.5

Mon 7/13

87° /70°
2%
Mostly sunny and humid

RealFeel®97°

RealFeel Shade™87°

Max UV Index10.0 (Very High)

WindN 4 mph

Tue 7/14

86° /71°
0%
Mostly sunny and humid

RealFeel®97°

RealFeel Shade™90°

Max UV Index10.0 (Very High)

WindSE 6 mph

Wed 7/15

83° /66°
20%
Mostly sunny and less humid

RealFeel®92°

RealFeel Shade™81°

Max UV Index10.0 (Very High)

WindNW 4 mph

Thu 7/16

81° /68°
20%
Sunny to partly cloudy

RealFeel®90°

RealFeel Shade™80°

Max UV Index10.0 (Very High)

WindWNW 4 mph

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