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Today's Weather

Fri, Dec 12

Low clouds and windy Hi: 28°

Tonight: Cloudy and very cold; snow at times late, accumulating an inch or two Lo: 6°

Current Weather

7:12 AM

23°F
RealFeel® 26°
Cloudy More Details
Wind NW 2 mph
Wind Gusts 4 mph
Air Quality Poor

Looking Ahead

Snowfall from late tonight into early tomorrow afternoon will total 2-4 inches

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Snow

Lasting 13 hours

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Temperature

Hourly Weather

8 AM 20°
rain drop 0%
9 AM 21°
rain drop 0%
10 AM 22°
rain drop 0%
11 AM 24°
rain drop 0%
12 PM 25°
rain drop 0%
1 PM 27°
rain drop 7%
2 PM 28°
rain drop 7%
3 PM 27°
rain drop 7%
4 PM 26°
rain drop 6%
5 PM 25°
rain drop 6%
6 PM 23°
rain drop 6%
7 PM 21°
rain drop 5%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

12/12

28° 6°

Low clouds and windy

Night: Very cold; snowy late, 1-2"

25%

Sat

12/13

10° -13°

Colder with snow, 1-3"

Cold

89%

Sun

12/14

7° 3°

Mostly sunny and cold

Frigid; breezy late

0%

Mon

12/15

38° 18°

Not as cold

Clear

0%

Tue

12/16

44° 31°

Increasing cloudiness

Clear

6%

Wed

12/17

44° 29°

Cloudy; breezy in the p.m.

Rather cloudy, a brief shower

8%

Thu

12/18

36° 19°

Mainly cloudy

Partly cloudy

2%

Fri

12/19

39° 32°

Mostly cloudy

Partly cloudy

2%

Sat

12/20

47° 27°

Mostly cloudy

Partly cloudy

1%

Sun

12/21

42° 30°

Partly sunny

Some clouds

3%

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 13 mins
Rise 7:32 AM
Set 4:45 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 12:27 AM
Set 12:42 PM

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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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