Wednesday,  Dec. 18, 2013 • Vol. 16--No. 155 • 9 of 29

Snow Continuing for the Northeast...System Affecting the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies

• Heavy snow will continue in the Northeast into Wednesday. High winds and heavy snow will impact the Northern Rockies into Wednesday, while a system impacts the Pacific Northwest with rain and wind. Elevated fire weather concerns for portions of the southern Plains will continue Wednesday.
• Today: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above. North winds 10 to 20 mph.

Yesterday's Weather
High: 34.3°F at 12:09 AM
Low: 15.0°F at 7:41 PM
Wind Chill: -14.7 at 8:12 AM
High Gust: 27 mph at 4:03 AM
Precip: 0.00
Snow for the season: 8.50

Record High: 58° in 1979
Record Low:  -28° in 1951
Average High: 25°F
Average Low: 5°F
Average Precip in Dec.:  0.28
Precip to date in Dec.: 0.41
Average Precip to date: 21.48
Precip Year to Date: 18.45
Sunset Tonight: 4:52 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 8:10 a.m.

• Thursday: Much colder. Cloudy. A chance of light snow in the morning...then light snow likely in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Highs 5 to 10 above. North winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent.
• Thursday Night: Colder. Patchy blowing snow in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light snow in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows around 15 below. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero.
• Friday: Partly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Lowest wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero in the morning.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows near zero.
• Saturday And Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Highs around 10. Lows around 5 below. Wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Highs zero to 5 above. Lowest wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero in the morning.
• Sunday Night And Monday: Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 below. Highs around 10. Wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero.
• Monday Night And Tuesday: Not as cold. Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above. Highs in the upper 20s.

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