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Sunday, March 1

Current Weather

2:52 PM

33°F
Mostly cloudy
RealFeel® 31°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 28°
Cold
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel®
31°
RealFeel Shade™
28°
Max UV Index
1.3 (Low)
Wind
E 7 mph
Wind Gusts
10 mph
Humidity
46%
Indoor Humidity
27% (Very Dry)
Dew Point
14° F
Pressure
↓ 30.42 in
Cloud Cover
85%
Visibility
10 mi
Cloud Ceiling
12400 ft

Day

3/1
36°Hi
RealFeel® 31°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 28°
Cold
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Some sun, then turning cloudy

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™4 (Dull)

WindENE 10 mph

Wind Gusts18 mph

Probability of Precipitation0%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover72%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

3/1
27°Lo
RealFeel® 22°
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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Mostly cloudy with a passing flurry late

WindE 7 mph

Wind Gusts13 mph

Probability of Precipitation41%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Snow

Hours of Precipitation1

Cloud Cover82%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

11 hrs 15 mins
Rise 6:50 AM
Set 6:05 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 4:18 PM
Set 6:26 AM

Temperature History

3/1
High
Low
Forecast
36°
27°
Average
42°
24°
Last Year
32°
20°
Record
77°
1992
-22°
1962

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