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Today Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Sunday, January 18

Day

1/18
28°Hi
RealFeel® 37°
Cold
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Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 32°
Cold
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25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Mainly cloudy with a flurry in the afternoon

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindN 2 mph

Wind Gusts10 mph

Probability of Precipitation44%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Snow0.1

Hours of Precipitation1

Cloud Cover30%

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Night

1/18
15°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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A bit of snow in the evening; otherwise, mainly cloudy

WindN 6 mph

Wind Gusts22 mph

Probability of Precipitation55%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.01 in

Snow0.3

Hours of Precipitation2

Cloud Cover69%

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Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 35 mins
Rise 7:38 AM
Set 5:13 PM
New Moon
Rise 7:53 AM
Set 5:04 PM

Temperature History

1/18
High
Low
Forecast
28°
15°
Average
30°
13°
Last Year
23°
8°
Record
63°
1880
-21°
1887

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