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Today Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Thursday, December 18

Day

12/18
32°Hi
RealFeel® 29°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 29°
Cold
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Periods of sleet and freezing rain

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

WindSSE 5 mph

Wind Gusts15 mph

Probability of Precipitation63%

Probability of Thunderstorms4%

Precipitation0.07 in

Ice0.07 in

Hours of Precipitation4

Cloud Cover98%

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Afternoon

Night

12/18
19°Lo
RealFeel® 11°
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.
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Sleet and freezing rain

WindWSW 6 mph

Wind Gusts21 mph

Probability of Precipitation72%

Probability of Thunderstorms17%

Precipitation0.68 in

Ice0.68 in

Hours of Precipitation11

Cloud Cover94%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 21 mins
Rise 7:14 AM
Set 4:35 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 6:18 AM
Set 3:12 PM

Temperature History

12/18
High
Low
Forecast
32°
19°
Average
40°
25°
Last Year
41°
24°
Record
64°
1962
-11°
1983

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