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Saturday, July 18

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7/18
79°Hi
RealFeel® 78°
Pleasant
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Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 78°
Pleasant
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Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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A thick cloud cover with showers and thunderstorms becoming more widespread

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSSE 8 mph

Wind Gusts17 mph

Probability of Precipitation70%

Probability of Thunderstorms28%

Precipitation0.18 in

Rain0.18 in

Hours of Precipitation2

Hours of Rain2

Cloud Cover99%

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7/18
67°Lo
RealFeel® 64°
Pleasant
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Pleasant
63° to 81°
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Overcast and humid

WindS 13 mph

Wind Gusts17 mph

Probability of Precipitation25%

Probability of Thunderstorms4%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover99%

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Overnight

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14 hrs 51 mins
Rise 5:39 AM
Set 8:30 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 10:39 AM
Set 10:56 PM

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79°
67°
Average
83°
63°
Last Year
82°
60°
Record
102°
2012
48°
1924

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