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Tonight's Weather

Sun, May 3

Partly cloudy Lo: 47°

Tomorrow: Breezy in the morning; otherwise, partly sunny and very warm with a thunderstorm in the afternoon; thunderstorms can bring hail and damaging winds Hi: 82°

Current Weather

9:35 PM

62°F
RealFeel® 63°
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Wind W 2 mph
Wind Gusts 4 mph
Air Quality Fair

Looking Ahead

Thunderstorms in the area tomorrow afternoon through tomorrow evening; storms can bring hail and damaging winds

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Temperature

Hourly Weather

10 PM 61°
rain drop 0%
11 PM 58°
rain drop 0%
12 AM 55°
rain drop 0%
1 AM 53°
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2 AM 52°
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3 AM 51°
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4 AM 50°
rain drop 0%
5 AM 49°
rain drop 0%
6 AM 47°
rain drop 0%
7 AM 49°
rain drop 0%
8 AM 55°
rain drop 7%
9 AM 62°
rain drop 7%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Tonight

5/3

47° Lo

Partly cloudy

3%

Mon

5/4

82° 48°

An afternoon thunderstorm

Night: A thunderstorm around early

55%

Tue

5/5

59° 39°

Mostly cloudy and cooler

Clouds breaking

5%

Wed

5/6

59° 41°

Cloudy and cool

Rather cloudy

20%

Thu

5/7

66° 42°

Clouds and sun

Partly cloudy

8%

Fri

5/8

65° 45°

Sun and some clouds

Clear to partly cloudy

12%

Sat

5/9

72° 52°

Partly sunny and pleasant

Partly cloudy

18%

Sun

5/10

67° 46°

Cloudy and becoming rainy

Rain

85%

Mon

5/11

69° 52°

Cloudy

Partly cloudy

25%

Tue

5/12

74° 52°

Times of clouds and sun

Partly cloudy with a shower

2%

Sun & Moon

14 hrs 06 mins
Rise 6:09 AM
Set 8:15 PM
Waning Gibbous
Rise 10:47 PM
Set 7:26 AM

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Air Quality Fair

The air quality is generally acceptable for most individuals. However, sensitive groups may experience minor to moderate symptoms from long-term exposure.

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