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Wednesday, January 21

Current Weather

3:13 PM

43°F
Partly sunny
RealFeel® 34°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 33°
Cold
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel®
34°
RealFeel Shade™
33°
Max UV Index
0.9 (Low)
Wind
W 13 mph
Wind Gusts
27 mph
Humidity
39%
Indoor Humidity
30% (Dry)
Dew Point
20° F
Pressure
↑ 29.93 in
Cloud Cover
36%
Visibility
15 mi
Cloud Ceiling
9500 ft

Day

1/21
44°Hi
RealFeel® 34°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 33°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Increasingly windy with times of clouds and sun; a shower in places this afternoon
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High Wind Warning

1:00 PM Wednesday - 11:00 PM Wednesday

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™6 (Medium)

WindW 16 mph

Wind Gusts39 mph

Probability of Precipitation40%

Probability of Thunderstorms8%

Precipitation0.00 in

Hours of Precipitation0.5

Hours of Rain0.5

Cloud Cover55%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

1/21
15°Lo
RealFeel® 6°
Bitterly Cold
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Bitterly Cold
-10° to 9°
Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 15 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.
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Windy this evening; mostly cloudy
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High Wind Warning

1:00 PM Wednesday - 11:00 PM Wednesday

WindW 12 mph

Wind Gusts36 mph

Probability of Precipitation0%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover76%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 41 mins
Rise 7:36 AM
Set 5:17 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 9:15 AM
Set 8:30 PM

Temperature History

1/21
High
Low
Forecast
44°
15°
Average
31°
13°
Last Year
14°
-13°
Record
58°
1992
-26°
1883

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