Friday,  December 21, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 156 • 9 of 31 •  Other Editions

Major Winter Storm
Continues to Affect the
Eastern United States

• A powerful and damaging storm system continues to bring heavy snow, strong winds, and heavy rains to the eastern half of the nation. This system is forecast to bring heavy snows to the Great Lakes region as well as the Appalachian Mts. tonight and tomorrow. Out west, another storm is forecast to bring several feet of snow to the mountains of northern California through this weekend.
• Today: Partly sunny. Patchy dense

Yesterday's Weather
High:  14.6°F at 1:46 AM
Low: -5.4°F at 11:03 PM
High Gust: 18 mph  at 5:19 AM
Precip: 0.00

Record High: 50° in 1979, 57, 1893
Record Low:  -31° in 1916
Average High: 24°F
Average Low: 4°F
Average Precip in Dec.:  0.33
Precip to date in Dec.: 0.41
Average Precip to date: 21.53
Precip Year to Date: 14.31
Sunset Tonight: 4:53 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 8:11 a.m.

fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 20s. Light winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon.
• Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 5 to 10 above. South winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
• Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs around 20. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above. North winds around 10 mph.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Highs 10 to 15. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
• Sunday Night And Monday: Mostly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above. Highs around 10.
• Monday Night And Christmas Day: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. Highs 5 to 10 above.
• Tuesday Night Through Thursday: Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. Highs 10 to 15.

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