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Saturday, January 17

Current Weather

9:32 PM

7°F
Clear
RealFeel® 3°
Bitterly Cold
RealFeel Guide
Bitterly Cold
-10° to 9°
Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 15 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.
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3°
Wind
WNW 5 mph
Wind Gusts
11 mph
Humidity
70%
Indoor Humidity
15% (Extremely Dry)
Dew Point
-1° F
Pressure
↔ 30.31 in
Cloud Cover
6%
Visibility
10 mi
Cloud Ceiling
40000 ft

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1/17
7°Lo
RealFeel® -16°
Frigid
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Frigid
-24° to -11°
Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 8 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.
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Partly cloudy

WindWSW 12 mph

Wind Gusts25 mph

Probability of Precipitation25%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover38%

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Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 34 mins
Rise 7:38 AM
Set 5:12 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 7:14 AM
Set 3:58 PM

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11°
7°
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30°
13°
Last Year
50°
23°
Record
59°
1989
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