Monday,  Jan. 27, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 195 • 17 of 34

Arctic Air Surging Through the Central U.S.Will Bring Icy Conditions To The Deep South By Mid-Week
• Cold air currently moving into the northern Plains and Midwest will continue moving south through mid-week. Afternoon high temperatures are expected to be between 10 and 30 degrees below normal through Wednesday. Icy conditions will be possible Tuesday and Wednesday from south-central Texas to the Carolinas.
Today: Much colder. Partly sunny. Highs around 5 below. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Coldest wind chill readings 30 below to 40 below zero in the morning.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows around 20 below. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Yesterday's Weather
High: 36.9°F at 12:01 AM
Low: -7.1°F at 11:27 PM
Wind Chill: -29.8 at 11:34 PM
High Gust: 48 mph at 3:12 PM
Precip: 0.00  1.5" Snow
Snow for the season: 16.00

Record High: 53° in 1934, 1908
Record Low:  -34° in 1915
Average High: 23°F
Average Low: 2°F
Average Precip in Jan.:  0.41
Precip to date in Jan.: 0.00
Average Precip to date: 0.41
Precip Year to Date: 0.00
Sunset Tonight: 5:33 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 7:59 a.m.

Wind chill readings 35 below to 45 below zero.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs zero to 5 above. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Coldest wind chill readings 35 below to 45 below zero in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Not as cold. Mostly clear. Lows around 5 below. Temperature steady or slowly rising after midnight. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Wednesday: Not as cold. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light snow. Lows near zero.
Thursday And Thursday Night: Colder. Partly cloudy. Highs 5 to 10 above. Lows around 5 below.
Friday Through Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Highs around 15. Lows near zero.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Highs 15 to 20.

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