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Today

26° 10°

Sunny.

Sunrise: 06:51

Sunset: 17:18

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Thu Thursday

26° 11°

Cloudy changing to sunny by late morning.

Sunrise: 06:51

Sunset: 17:18

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Fri Friday

26° 9°

Sunny intervals changing to light rain by nighttime.

Sunrise: 06:51

Sunset: 17:19

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Sat Saturday

15° 3°

Light rain changing to sunny by lunchtime.

Sunrise: 06:50

Sunset: 17:19

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Sun Sunday

15° 2°

Sunny.

Sunrise: 06:50

Sunset: 17:20

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Mon Monday

23° 9°

Sunny.

Sunrise: 06:49

Sunset: 17:20

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Tue Tuesday

26° 10°

Sunny.

Sunrise: 06:49

Sunset: 17:21

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                        Cloudy changing to sunny by late morning.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            06:51
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:18
                                    
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                                                UV

                        Sunny intervals changing to light rain by nighttime.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            06:51
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:19
                                    
                                                M
                                            
                                                UV

                        Light rain changing to sunny by lunchtime.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            06:50
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:19
                                    
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Today (17 July 2019)

Now	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
23°	21°	20°	18°	17°	15°	14°	12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
22°	21°	19°	18°	16°	14°	13°	11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW 4	E 3	E 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	W 4	W 4	WNW 5
Wind gust (mph)
8	5	5	5	5	7	8	9
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity
38%	48%	47%	46%	45%	47%	50%	52%
UV
1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (18 July 2019)

00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
12°	11°	11°	11°	10°	10°	11°	11°	12°	15°	19°	23°	24°	25°	26°	25°	23°	21°	19°	17°	15°	14°	13°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	14°	17°	21°	22°	23°	24°	23°	22°	21°	19°	17°	14°	13°	12°	11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 3	NNE 3	NW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 5	WNW 6
Wind gust (mph)
10	10	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	10	8	6	6	6	7	8	9	11
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity
52%	52%	52%	52%	51%	51%	49%	47%	45%	39%	32%	25%	23%	20%	17%	30%	42%	55%	54%	54%	53%	51%	49%	47%
UV
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	3	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (19 July 2019)

00:00	01:00	02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	50%
Temperature (°C)
12°	12°	12°	11°	12°	23°	26°	20°	14°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°	11°	10°	10°	11°	21°	24°	18°	14°	13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	W 7	WNW 7	WNW 4	ENE 4	ESE 6	SSE 4	SSE 3
Wind gust (mph)
12	12	13	15	15	12	12	13	8	6
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity
47%	47%	47%	43%	39%	23%	18%	43%	85%	91%
UV
-	-	-	-	1	4	2	1	-	-

Saturday (20 July 2019)

02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
50%	50%	50%	30%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
12°	10°	9°	12°	14°	11°	8°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°	9°	7°	9°	11°	9°	5°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE 4	SSE 6	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 15	S 13	SSW 9	SW 7
Wind gust (mph)
9	12	15	28	32	27	20	15
Visibility
M	M	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity
93%	91%	84%	53%	30%	37%	56%	58%
UV
-	-	1	3	2	1	-	-

Sunday (21 July 2019)

02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
5°	4°	5°	12°	14°	12°	7°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)
3°	2°	3°	11°	13°	11°	6°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW 5	WSW 4	W 4	WSW 4	E 5	E 7	NE 2	N 2
Wind gust (mph)
11	9	8	13	14	15	5	4
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity
61%	67%	67%	34%	29%	40%	83%	88%
UV
-	-	1	4	2	1	-	-

Monday (22 July 2019)

02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
3°	3°	5°	17°	23°	19°	12°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
2°	1°	3°	15°	21°	18°	11°	9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW 3	WNW 5	WNW 7	NW 6	NNE 4	NE 3	NW 4	WNW 6
Wind gust (mph)
6	10	15	15	10	5	8	13
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity
88%	84%	58%	26%	22%	54%	59%	55%
UV
-	-	1	4	2	1	-	-

Tuesday (23 July 2019)

02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
9°	10°	11°	21°	26°	21°	14°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
8°	8°	9°	18°	24°	21°	14°	11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 6	NNE 5	NNE 4	NW 4	WNW 6
Wind gust (mph)
16	17	17	14	14	8	7	12
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity
52%	42%	35%	22%	15%	45%	58%	46%
UV
-	-	1	4	3	1	-	-

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