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May 18

Overnight

5/18
70°
RealFeel® 69°
Pleasant
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Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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Clear, warm and humid

WindSSW 7 mph

Wind Gusts9 mph

Humidity71%

Dew Point63°

Probability of Precipitation0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover8%

Visibility10 mi

Morning

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14 hrs 23 mins
Rise 5:53 AM
Set 8:16 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 7:01 AM
Set 11:05 PM

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High
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Forecast
99°
70°
Average
77°
58°
Last Year
87°
66°
Record
96°
1877
40°
1973

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