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Thursday, February 26

Current Weather

9:28 AM

28°F
Sunny
RealFeel® 36°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 31°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel®
36°
RealFeel Shade™
31°
Max UV Index
2.0 (Low)
Wind
ENE 2 mph
Wind Gusts
5 mph
Humidity
74%
Indoor Humidity
31% (Dry)
Dew Point
21° F
Pressure
↔ 29.94 in
Cloud Cover
0%
Visibility
12 mi
Cloud Ceiling
40000 ft

Day

2/26
43°Hi
RealFeel® 38°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 38°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Breezy this morning; otherwise, intervals of clouds and sunshine

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™6 (Medium)

WindSSW 12 mph

Wind Gusts30 mph

Probability of Precipitation1%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover45%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

2/26
31°Lo
RealFeel® 26°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Clear

WindWSW 7 mph

Wind Gusts12 mph

Probability of Precipitation0%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover0%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

11 hrs 05 mins
Rise 6:32 AM
Set 5:37 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 12:05 PM
Set 4:26 AM

Temperature History

2/26
High
Low
Forecast
43°
31°
Average
38°
22°
Last Year
41°
30°
Record
N/A
-3°
2015

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