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80°

Fair

Feels like: 81°

Hi: 79°

Lo: 62°

Humidity: 56%

Barometer: 29.27 in

Dew Point: 63°

Sunrise: 6:37 AM

Sunset: 8:05 PM

Tue 08/21

Mostly Cloudy

79° / 62°

Wed 08/22

Partly Cloudy

79° / 58°

Thu 08/23

Mostly Cloudy

78° / 61°

30%

Fri 08/24

Scattered Thunderstorms

88° / 68°

50%

Sat 08/25

Fair / Mostly Sunny

91° / 71°

Sun 08/26

Partly Cloudy

92° / 73°

Mon 08/27

Sunny

94° / 73°

Tue 08/28

Partly Cloudy

92° / 76°

10%

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Weather Headlines:

Some clouds will be on the increase Wednesday
Rain will move into the area early Thursday
A big warm up is likely this weekend

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