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Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities

Today's Weather

Wed, Apr 15

Variably cloudy and breezy with a couple of showers and thunderstorms; storms can bring flooding downpours, hail, damaging wind gusts, and an isolated tornado Hi: 70°

Tonight: A thunderstorm this evening; otherwise, partly cloudy; thunderstorms can bring damaging winds and even an isolated tornado Lo: 53°

Current Weather

7:46 AM

59°F
RealFeel® 53°
Cloudy More Details
RealFeel Shade™ 53°
Wind SSE 6 mph
Wind Gusts 6 mph
Air Quality Excellent

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A break in the rain in 1 min

Now
8:46 AM

Looking Ahead

Thunderstorms, some severe, Friday afternoon through Friday evening

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Clouds
Temperature

Hourly Weather

8 AM 63°
rain drop 54%
9 AM 64°
rain drop 49%
10 AM 65°
rain drop 45%
11 AM 65°
rain drop 43%
12 PM 65°
rain drop 47%
1 PM 65°
rain drop 51%
2 PM 66°
rain drop 49%
3 PM 68°
rain drop 49%
4 PM 69°
rain drop 55%
5 PM 70°
rain drop 40%
6 PM 68°
rain drop 34%
7 PM 67°
rain drop 34%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

4/15

70° 53°

Heavy thunderstorms

Night: A thunderstorm this evening

95%

Thu

4/16

82° 62°

Mostly sunny and warmer

Mainly clear

1%

Fri

4/17

80° 36°

Thunderstorms, some severe

A drenching t-storm early

83%

Sat

4/18

51° 33°

Becoming windier and cooler

Clear

12%

Sun

4/19

62° 41°

Plenty of sunshine

Mainly clear

0%

Mon

4/20

73° 52°

Partly sunny; breezy, warmer

Breezy with increasing clouds

9%

Tue

4/21

74° 53°

Mostly cloudy and warm

Partly cloudy

10%

Wed

4/22

74° 57°

A t-storm around in the p.m.

Thunderstorms late

55%

Thu

4/23

73° 51°

Warm with rain and a t-storm

Rain tapering to showers

70%

Fri

4/24

66° 43°

An afternoon t-storm or two

Periods of rain and a t-storm

63%

Sun & Moon

13 hrs 20 mins
Rise 6:35 AM
Set 7:55 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 5:28 AM
Set 6:08 PM

Air Quality

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Air Quality Excellent

The air quality is ideal for most individuals; enjoy your normal outdoor activities.

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