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Thursday, January 29

Current Weather

11:11 PM

9°F
Partly cloudy
RealFeel® 12°
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®
12°
Wind
NW 2 mph
Wind Gusts
5 mph
Humidity
67%
Indoor Humidity
16% (Extremely Dry)
Dew Point
0° F
Pressure
↑ 30.43 in
Cloud Cover
34%
Visibility
16 mi
Cloud Ceiling
40000 ft

Night

1/29
3°Lo
RealFeel® -5°
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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Partly cloudy and bitterly cold

WindNNE 6 mph

Wind Gusts12 mph

Probability of Precipitation3%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover61%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 57 mins
Rise 7:30 AM
Set 5:27 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 1:37 PM
Set 6:03 AM

Temperature History

1/29
High
Low
Forecast
22°
3°
Average
31°
14°
Last Year
54°
27°
Record
62°
1919
-23°
1966

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