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Today Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Thursday, October 15

Day

10/15
63°Hi
RealFeel® 61°
Cool
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Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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RealFeel Shade™ 61°
Cool
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Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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Periods of rain and a thunderstorm

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

WindESE 8 mph

Wind Gusts13 mph

Probability of Precipitation94%

Probability of Thunderstorms29%

Precipitation0.43 in

Rain Amount0.43 in

Total Hours of Precipitation8

Total Hours of Rain8

Cloud Cover99%

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10/15
46°Lo
RealFeel® 33°
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Mostly cloudy and increasingly windy with a couple of showers

WindWNW 16 mph

Wind Gusts35 mph

Probability of Precipitation85%

Probability of Thunderstorms17%

Precipitation0.10 in

Rain Amount0.10 in

Total Hours of Precipitation2

Total Hours of Rain2

Cloud Cover86%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

11 hrs 07 mins
Rise 7:11 AM
Set 6:18 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 12:31 PM
Set 9:02 PM

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10/15
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Forecast
63°
46°
Average
63°
40°
Last Year
64°
57°
Record
88°
1947
18°
1937

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