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49°
68° (2002)
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8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m.
0-2, Low
3-5, Moderate 6-7, High;
8-10, Very High;
11+, Extreme
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num-
ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
-10s
-0s
showers t-storms
0s
10s
rain
20s
flurries
30s
40s
snow
ice
50s
60s
cold front
70s
80s
90s
100s
warm front stationary front
110s
high
low
National Summary: Rain will soak part of the mid-Atlantic and the southern Plains today.
Severe weather, including tornadoes, will occur from the upper Texas coast to the Florida
Panhandle. Snow will wind down over the Rockies.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 88° in Thermal, Calif.
Low -13° in Ely, Minn.
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Billings
Birmingham
Boise
Boston
Charleston, SC
Charleston, WV
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Fargo
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Hi
47
67
46
43
49
69
49
40
74
59
44
44
51
40
43
61
29
34
79
70
50
80
52
64
54
82
Lo
26
58
42
38
26
54
31
33
60
47
32
35
41
17
32
30
16
24
66
46
35
61
31
43
41
53
W
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r
r
pc
t
s
c
r
r
c
pc
r
sf
pc
s
s
sn
pc
t
c
c
c
s
r
s
Wed.
Hi
56
60
54
54
46
54
52
45
75
63
39
45
58
50
39
60
36
35
81
63
41
78
47
67
54
82
Lo
29
38
50
49
25
38
32
40
46
37
28
34
37
20
30
31
23
25
66
38
29
45
28
45
35
53
W
s
r
r
r
s
r
pc
r
t
r
sn
r
s
s
r
s
pc
sf
pc
s
r
t
s
s
r
s
Today
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Nashville
New Orleans
New York City
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Portland, ME
Providence
Raleigh
Rapid City
Reno
Sacramento
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tucson
Washington, DC
Wichita
Hi
58
60
80
42
41
62
77
40
50
49
42
76
34
42
52
47
57
70
52
44
79
68
55
71
45
54
Lo
50
46
71
31
26
56
50
34
36
26
38
51
27
31
47
21
29
41
38
26
56
49
40
42
41
32
W
c
r
pc
c
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c
t
sn
r
c
r
s
pc
c
r
pc
s
s
c
s
s
pc
pc
s
r
c
Wed.
Hi
56
47
84
38
36
59
60
48
57
43
52
78
39
46
69
43
66
72
40
46
80
67
57
76
57
56
Lo
34
37
65
28
26
36
44
47
32
29
47
52
33
43
47
17
34
43
32
28
54
51
41
44
50
30
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain,
sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
W
r
r
c
c
pc
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