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Today's Weather

Wed, Jan 21

Breezy with clouds and breaks of sun Hi: 31°

Tonight: A bit of evening snow, accumulating a coating to an inch; otherwise, mostly cloudy and windy Lo: 16°

Current Weather

5:24 PM

27°F
RealFeel® 24°
Mostly cloudy More Details
Wind WSW 5 mph
Wind Gusts 13 mph
Air Quality Fair

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Snow starting in 38 min

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6:24 PM

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A cold wave starting Friday

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Temperature

Hourly Weather

6 PM 28°
rain drop 25%
7 PM 28°
rain drop 49%
8 PM 30°
rain drop 66%
9 PM 30°
rain drop 71%
10 PM 28°
rain drop 36%
11 PM 27°
rain drop 30%
12 AM 25°
rain drop 24%
1 AM 23°
rain drop 12%
2 AM 21°
rain drop 12%
3 AM 19°
rain drop 12%
4 AM 19°
rain drop 12%
5 AM 18°
rain drop 12%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

1/21

31° 16°

Breezy with variable clouds

Night: Windy; a little evening snow
55%

Thu

1/22

24° -11°

Colder with clouds and sun

Brisk and much colder
1%

Fri

1/23

-4° -8°

Partly sunny and very cold

Rather cloudy and frigid
7%

Sat

1/24

8° 7°

Turning cloudy and frigid

A little snow late
25%

Sun

1/25

18° -4°

Frigid with snow showers

Frigid with some snow
60%

Mon

1/26

7° 4°

Partly sunny and frigid

Frigid; an evening flurry
25%

Tue

1/27

18° 6°

A little snow in the p.m.

Cloudy, flurries; frigid
55%

Wed

1/28

16° -2°

Partly sunny and frigid

Mostly cloudy and frigid
10%

Thu

1/29

10° 3°

Frigid with clouds and sun

Frigid with clearing
25%

Fri

1/30

15° 7°

Partly sunny and frigid

Mainly clear and frigid
20%

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 39 mins
Rise 7:13 AM
Set 4:52 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 8:51 AM
Set 8:05 PM

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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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