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September 4 - October 18

Thu 9/4

73° /49°
6%
Breezy and pleasant with intervals of clouds and sunshine

RealFeel®70°

RealFeel Shade™69°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindSW 12 mph

Fri 9/5

65° /42°
1%
Breezy and cool with sunshine and some clouds

RealFeel®64°

RealFeel Shade™61°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindNW 15 mph

Sat 9/6

69° /43°
1%
Partly sunny

RealFeel®70°

RealFeel Shade™65°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindNW 10 mph

Sun 9/7

70° /42°
1%
Mostly sunny and pleasant

RealFeel®72°

RealFeel Shade™67°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindNW 7 mph

Mon 9/8

73° /56°
2%
Pleasant with times of clouds and sun

RealFeel®74°

RealFeel Shade™70°

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

WindS 9 mph

Tue 9/9

80° /59°
25%
Breezy in the morning; otherwise, cloudy

RealFeel®78°

RealFeel Shade™76°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSSW 12 mph

Wed 9/10

79° /58°
6%
Clouds giving way to some sun

RealFeel®82°

RealFeel Shade™78°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindWNW 7 mph

Thu 9/11

85° /55°
5%
Times of sun and clouds

RealFeel®86°

RealFeel Shade™82°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindSE 8 mph

Fri 9/12

87° /58°
14%
Rather cloudy

RealFeel®86°

RealFeel Shade™83°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSSE 9 mph

Sat 9/13

85° /59°
55%
Intervals of clouds and sunshine with a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon

RealFeel®82°

RealFeel Shade™82°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSSW 8 mph

Sun 9/14

79° /58°
1%
Sun and some clouds

RealFeel®83°

RealFeel Shade™77°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindSSE 6 mph

Mon 9/15

84° /58°
3%
Some sunshine

RealFeel®89°

RealFeel Shade™82°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindSE 5 mph

Tue 9/16

82° /57°
49%
A shower in places in the morning; otherwise, partly sunny

RealFeel®86°

RealFeel Shade™79°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindE 4 mph

Wed 9/17

70° /54°
60%
Not as warm with periods of rain

RealFeel®68°

RealFeel Shade™68°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindS 8 mph

Thu 9/18

72° /56°
60%
Periods of rain

RealFeel®72°

RealFeel Shade™72°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindNE 7 mph

Fri 9/19

70° /50°
10%
Mostly sunny and less humid

RealFeel®72°

RealFeel Shade™67°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindN 8 mph

Sat 9/20

69° /50°
10%
Sunny

RealFeel®69°

RealFeel Shade™65°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindNW 8 mph

Sun 9/21

68° /45°
5%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®74°

RealFeel Shade™67°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindNW 4 mph

Mon 9/22

68° /48°
10%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®73°

RealFeel Shade™68°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindN 2 mph

Tue 9/23

70° /52°
20%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®73°

RealFeel Shade™68°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindSSW 5 mph

Wed 9/24

72° /53°
20%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®75°

RealFeel Shade™69°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindSW 5 mph

Thu 9/25

74° /53°
20%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®75°

RealFeel Shade™71°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindS 8 mph

Fri 9/26

74° /54°
20%
Sunny

RealFeel®73°

RealFeel Shade™70°

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

WindS 12 mph

Sat 9/27

75° /52°
20%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®76°

RealFeel Shade™73°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindS 7 mph

Sun 9/28

75° /46°
20%
Clouds to start, then sunshine returns

RealFeel®75°

RealFeel Shade™72°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindNW 9 mph

Mon 9/29

65° /42°
25%
Increasing cloudiness and cooler

RealFeel®64°

RealFeel Shade™64°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindENE 7 mph

Tue 9/30

64° /52°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®60°

RealFeel Shade™60°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSE 16 mph

Wed 10/1

75° /52°
59%
A bit of morning rain; otherwise, cloudy and warmer

RealFeel®77°

RealFeel Shade™74°

Max UV Index2.0 (Low)

WindS 4 mph

Thu 10/2

74° /53°
60%
A bit of rain in the morning; otherwise, clouds giving way to sun

RealFeel®75°

RealFeel Shade™73°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindS 7 mph

Fri 10/3

74° /53°
65%
Intervals of clouds and sunshine with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm in the afternoon

RealFeel®75°

RealFeel Shade™75°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindSSE 6 mph

Sat 10/4

73° /50°
61%
A couple of morning showers and a thunderstorm; otherwise, considerable cloudiness

RealFeel®73°

RealFeel Shade™73°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSW 8 mph

Sun 10/5

71° /49°
25%
Windy and less humid with considerable cloudiness

RealFeel®66°

RealFeel Shade™66°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindWNW 22 mph

Mon 10/6

62° /49°
20%
Times of clouds and sun

RealFeel®61°

RealFeel Shade™60°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindNNW 10 mph

Tue 10/7

63° /45°
5%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®68°

RealFeel Shade™62°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindN 6 mph

Wed 10/8

63° /48°
25%
Cloudy

RealFeel®65°

RealFeel Shade™65°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSSE 2 mph

Thu 10/9

64° /48°
5%
Brilliant sunshine

RealFeel®66°

RealFeel Shade™62°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindSSE 7 mph

Fri 10/10

66° /47°
5%
Plenty of sunshine

RealFeel®65°

RealFeel Shade™63°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindSE 10 mph

Sat 10/11

70° /47°
60%
A morning shower; otherwise, clouds to start, then sunshine returns

RealFeel®67°

RealFeel Shade™66°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindW 14 mph

Sun 10/12

65° /45°
20%
Mostly sunny

RealFeel®68°

RealFeel Shade™63°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindW 6 mph

Mon 10/13

68° /43°
10%
Sunshine

RealFeel®71°

RealFeel Shade™66°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindWNW 4 mph

Tue 10/14

69° /43°
20%
Plenty of sun

RealFeel®68°

RealFeel Shade™66°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindNNW 9 mph

Wed 10/15

60° /39°
20%
Plenty of sun

RealFeel®61°

RealFeel Shade™56°

Max UV Index4.0 (Moderate)

WindNNW 7 mph

Thu 10/16

57° /36°
25%
Increasing cloudiness

RealFeel®59°

RealFeel Shade™59°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindW 4 mph

Fri 10/17

68° /44°
65%
Partly sunny and windy; a couple of afternoon showers and a thunderstorm

RealFeel®65°

RealFeel Shade™64°

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

WindSSE 20 mph

Sat 10/18

68° /45°
61%
Cloudy with thunderstorms

RealFeel®65°

RealFeel Shade™65°

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

WindSSW 16 mph

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