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Today's Weather

Mon, May 18

Mostly cloudy, windy and not as warm, turning humid this afternoon Hi: 80°

Tonight: Mostly cloudy; breezy, very warm and humid with a thunderstorm late; thunderstorms can bring hail and damaging winds Lo: 70°

Current Weather

3:06 PM

80°F
RealFeel® 94°
Mostly cloudy More Details
RealFeel Shade™ 88°
Heat Index 85°
Wind SSW 6 mph
Wind Gusts 13 mph
Air Quality Fair

Looking Ahead

Thunderstorms in the area late tonight through tomorrow afternoon; storms can bring hail and damaging winds

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Clouds
Temperature

Hourly Weather

4 PM 80°
rain drop 20%
5 PM 79°
rain drop 20%
6 PM 78°
rain drop 20%
7 PM 76°
rain drop 15%
8 PM 73°
rain drop 5%
9 PM 72°
rain drop 5%
10 PM 72°
rain drop 6%
11 PM 72°
rain drop 7%
12 AM 71°
rain drop 7%
1 AM 71°
rain drop 11%
2 AM 71°
rain drop 19%
3 AM 71°
rain drop 19%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

5/18

80° 70°

Windy and not as warm

Night: Breezy, humid; a t-storm late
66%

Tue

5/19

81° 51°

A shower and t-storm; windy

Some clouds; cooler
88%

Wed

5/20

58° 46°

Cooler; breezy in the morning

Partly cloudy
6%

Thu

5/21

60° 52°

Mostly cloudy and cool

Partly cloudy
11%

Fri

5/22

59° 55°

A couple of afternoon showers

Evening rain, some heavy
90%

Sat

5/23

67° 58°

A couple of showers possible

Mostly cloudy with showers
30%

Sun

5/24

72° 60°

A couple of showers possible

Partly cloudy
30%

Mon

5/25

78° 62°

Chance of a shower

Cloudy
30%

Tue

5/26

81° 63°

Cloudy and warm

Partly cloudy
1%

Wed

5/27

77° 62°

Sun through high clouds

Partly cloudy
0%

Sun & Moon

14 hrs 39 mins
Rise 5:28 AM
Set 8:07 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 6:33 AM
Set 11:03 PM

Air Quality

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Air Quality Fair

The air quality is generally acceptable for most individuals. However, sensitive groups may experience minor to moderate symptoms from long-term exposure.

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