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Today's Weather

Thu, Mar 26

Very warm with periods of clouds and sunshine; windy with a brief shower or two this afternoon Hi: 73°

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, windy and much colder Lo: 32°

Current Weather

2:25 PM

64°F
RealFeel® 63°
Mostly cloudy More Details
RealFeel Shade™ 60°
Wind NNE 11 mph
Wind Gusts 21 mph
Air Quality Poor

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Much cooler tomorrow

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Hourly Weather

3 PM 66°
rain drop 40%
4 PM 64°
rain drop 40%
5 PM 62°
rain drop 49%
6 PM 59°
rain drop 56%
7 PM 56°
rain drop 49%
8 PM 53°
rain drop 20%
9 PM 51°
rain drop 20%
10 PM 49°
rain drop 20%
11 PM 46°
rain drop 20%
12 AM 44°
rain drop 20%
1 AM 43°
rain drop 13%
2 AM 41°
rain drop 0%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

3/26

73° 32°

Windy this afternoon

Night: Windy and much colder

70%

Fri

3/27

52° 24°

Becoming windier and cooler

Clear

1%

Sat

3/28

60° 38°

Increasingly windy

Partly cloudy

1%

Sun

3/29

74° 49°

Partly sunny and warmer

Partly cloudy

2%

Mon

3/30

82° 60°

Very warm

A t-storm around late; breezy

22%

Tue

3/31

65° 46°

Windy, cooler; a p.m. t-storm

Cloudy, windy and cooler

57%

Wed

4/1

59° 40°

Partly sunny

Mostly cloudy

16%

Thu

4/2

48° 36°

Cloudy and cooler

Low clouds

9%

Fri

4/3

58° 39°

Cloudy with showers around

Rain and a thunderstorm late

68%

Sat

4/4

61° 38°

Cloudy with a few showers

Mainly clear

70%

Sun & Moon

12 hrs 25 mins
Rise 7:08 AM
Set 7:33 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 12:36 PM
Set 4:28 AM

Air Quality

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Air Quality Poor

The air has reached a high level of pollution and is unhealthy for sensitive groups. Reduce time spent outside if you are feeling symptoms such as difficulty breathing or throat irritation.

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