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December 29 - February 11

Mon 12/29

20° /13°
55%
Very windy; much colder with decreasing clouds

RealFeel®5°

RealFeel Shade™3°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNW 21 mph

Tue 12/30

39° /30°
1%
Times of clouds and sun

RealFeel®32°

RealFeel Shade™30°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWSW 10 mph

Wed 12/31

41° /15°
5%
Cloudy

RealFeel®35°

RealFeel Shade™35°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNW 9 mph

Thu 1/1

30° /22°
6%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®31°

RealFeel Shade™27°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSE 4 mph

Fri 1/2

34° /18°
8%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®33°

RealFeel Shade™29°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindN 7 mph

Sat 1/3

33° /25°
9%
Clouds and sunshine

RealFeel®33°

RealFeel Shade™28°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSE 6 mph

Sun 1/4

49° /32°
10%
Sunny

RealFeel®44°

RealFeel Shade™44°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWSW 10 mph

Mon 1/5

40° /20°
1%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®33°

RealFeel Shade™31°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNW 12 mph

Tue 1/6

37° /23°
1%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®36°

RealFeel Shade™33°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSSW 7 mph

Wed 1/7

42° /17°
15%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®40°

RealFeel Shade™37°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNNW 8 mph

Thu 1/8

34° /16°
12%
Low clouds

RealFeel®23°

RealFeel Shade™23°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNW 13 mph

Fri 1/9

35° /18°
13%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®28°

RealFeel Shade™26°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNNW 10 mph

Sat 1/10

35° /18°
1%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®42°

RealFeel Shade™40°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWSW 2 mph

Sun 1/11

31° /15°
55%
Mostly cloudy with a bit of snow

RealFeel®15°

RealFeel Shade™15°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWNW 15 mph

Mon 1/12

37° /10°
20%
Sunshine

RealFeel®31°

RealFeel Shade™29°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNNW 10 mph

Tue 1/13

22° /8°
5%
Colder with plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®12°

RealFeel Shade™9°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNW 10 mph

Wed 1/14

22° /13°
20%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®27°

RealFeel Shade™21°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 5 mph

Thu 1/15

37° /22°
20%
Not as cold with plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®32°

RealFeel Shade™30°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWSW 9 mph

Fri 1/16

40° /23°
20%
Some sun

RealFeel®32°

RealFeel Shade™32°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWSW 12 mph

Sat 1/17

39° /22°
20%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®47°

RealFeel Shade™42°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindE 2 mph

Sun 1/18

39° /23°
10%
Sunshine

RealFeel®40°

RealFeel Shade™38°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 6 mph

Mon 1/19

38° /22°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®32°

RealFeel Shade™32°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNNW 8 mph

Tue 1/20

33° /22°
25%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®27°

RealFeel Shade™27°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWSW 7 mph

Wed 1/21

39° /21°
20%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®34°

RealFeel Shade™32°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindW 8 mph

Thu 1/22

39° /21°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®33°

RealFeel Shade™33°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNNE 9 mph

Fri 1/23

26° /9°
58%
Colder with periods of snow

RealFeel®23°

RealFeel Shade™23°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindE 8 mph

Sat 1/24

23° /3°
25%
Mostly cloudy

RealFeel®8°

RealFeel Shade™8°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindNNW 14 mph

Sun 1/25

18° /2°
20%
Mostly sunny and cold

RealFeel®28°

RealFeel Shade™22°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindENE 4 mph

Mon 1/26

22° /14°
25%
Some sun

RealFeel®9°

RealFeel Shade™9°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindSW 14 mph

Tue 1/27

33° /4°
20%
Mostly sunny and not as cold

RealFeel®33°

RealFeel Shade™30°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindNNE 8 mph

Wed 1/28

22° /17°
57%
Colder with intermittent snow

RealFeel®7°

RealFeel Shade™7°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSE 13 mph

Thu 1/29

33° /21°
25%
Considerable cloudiness and not as cold

RealFeel®18°

RealFeel Shade™18°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWNW 13 mph

Fri 1/30

31° /11°
25%
Times of clouds and sun

RealFeel®39°

RealFeel Shade™34°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSW 4 mph

Sat 1/31

32° /23°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®24°

RealFeel Shade™24°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSSE 9 mph

Sun 2/1

38° /22°
75%
Cloudy; a passing morning shower followed by a mix of snow, sleet and rain in the afternoon

RealFeel®27°

RealFeel Shade™27°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWNW 12 mph

Mon 2/2

32° /22°
25%
Mostly cloudy

RealFeel®25°

RealFeel Shade™25°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWNW 10 mph

Tue 2/3

32° /21°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®31°

RealFeel Shade™31°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNW 5 mph

Wed 2/4

35° /23°
66%
Periods of snow

RealFeel®25°

RealFeel Shade™25°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSSW 8 mph

Thu 2/5

40° /23°
25%
Sun followed by increasing clouds

RealFeel®38°

RealFeel Shade™37°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindW 6 mph

Fri 2/6

40° /24°
25%
After a cloudy start, sunshine returns

RealFeel®40°

RealFeel Shade™37°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSSW 6 mph

Sat 2/7

41° /23°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®44°

RealFeel Shade™44°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindN 2 mph

Sun 2/8

40° /24°
20%
Sun and some clouds

RealFeel®43°

RealFeel Shade™41°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWNW 4 mph

Mon 2/9

40° /20°
1%
Mostly cloudy

RealFeel®48°

RealFeel Shade™43°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindWSW 2 mph

Tue 2/10

41° /21°
25%
Mostly cloudy and windy

RealFeel®29°

RealFeel Shade™29°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNW 15 mph

Wed 2/11

32° /11°
1%
After a cloudy start, sun returns

RealFeel®23°

RealFeel Shade™20°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindNNW 14 mph

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