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Sunday, March 15

Current Weather

2:17 PM

32°F
Heavy snow
RealFeel® 21°
Very Cold
RealFeel Guide
Very Cold
10° to 24°
Caution advised. Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions, should be well dressed to protect from hypothermia and frostbite. Coat, hat, gloves and a scarf are appropriate.
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RealFeel Shade™ 20°
Very Cold
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Very Cold
10° to 24°
Caution advised. Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions, should be well dressed to protect from hypothermia and frostbite. Coat, hat, gloves and a scarf are appropriate.
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RealFeel®
21°
RealFeel Shade™
20°
Max UV Index
0.7 (Low)
Wind
N 11 mph
Wind Gusts
24 mph
Humidity
85%
Indoor Humidity
37% (Dry)
Dew Point
28° F
Pressure
↑ 29.59 in
Cloud Cover
100%
Visibility
1.00 mi
Cloud Ceiling
1900 ft

Day

3/15
35°Hi
RealFeel® 30°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 30°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Winds becoming strong; colder with periods of rain early, then snow, 1-3"; rapidly worsening travel conditions with low visibility and slippery roads
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Blizzard Warning

1:00 PM Sunday - 7:00 AM Monday

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High Wind Warning

1:00 PM Sunday - 4:00 AM Monday

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

WindNW 20 mph

Wind Gusts51 mph

Probability of Precipitation98%

Probability of Thunderstorms24%

Precipitation0.17 in

Rain0.06 in

Snow1.91 in

Hours of Precipitation6.5

Hours of Rain1

Cloud Cover99%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

3/15
6°Lo
RealFeel® -20°
Frigid
RealFeel Guide
Frigid
-24° to -11°
Caution advised. Frostbite to exposed skin within 8 minutes. Hypothermia likely without protective clothing.
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Very windy and quite cold; intermittent snow and flurries this evening, accumulating a coating to an inch; otherwise, mostly cloudy; storm total snowfall 1-3"
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Blizzard Warning

1:00 PM Sunday - 7:00 AM Monday

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High Wind Warning

1:00 PM Sunday - 4:00 AM Monday

WindNW 28 mph

Wind Gusts43 mph

Probability of Precipitation77%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.03 in

Snow0.54 in

Hours of Precipitation4

Cloud Cover93%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

11 hrs 54 mins
Rise 7:27 AM
Set 7:21 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 5:53 AM
Set 3:47 PM

Temperature History

3/15
High
Low
Forecast
35°
6°
Average
49°
29°
Last Year
55°
31°
Record
81°
2012
0°
1890

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