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Greater Twin City Area Current Radar I35/Hwy 70 (205th) Traffic Cam
WCCO Regional Radar MN DOT I-35 Traffic Cam North of Cty. 70 pointing south
Camera might point north, or south towards Hwy. 70
Radar image courtesy of WCCO and Traffic from MN DOT.
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 02/22/2012 @ 4:00:00 pm  
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast
Current temperature, daily max/min Currently Outside: Colder 0.4°F than last hour.
33.9°F

Feels like:  28°F
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High Today
37.8°F
1:14 PM		 Low Today
17.5°F
7:47 AM
Rec* High
31.6°F
2010		 Rec* Low
-0.0°F
2009
* Records from this Station Since 2007
Mainly cloudy, Dry It is Mainly cloudy, Dry

Wind from W Wind:  W
7.1
Gusting to:
 6.0 mph
Current Snow Snow3:
0.00 in
Tonight

Chance Snow. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 40%
Chance
Snow
Lo 26 °F 		Thursday

Chance Snow. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 50%
Chance
Snow
Hi 36 °F 		Thursday
Night
Chance Snow. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 30%
Chance
Snow
Lo 23 °F

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Chandler Burning Index Chandler Burning Index: LOW Currently:
3.0
at 4:00 PM
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Sun/Moon
Dew Point: 24.1°F Increased 0.7°F since last hour.
In Last Hour: +0.7°F
High Dew
Point: 		26.8°F
at 9:49 AM
Low Dew
Point: 		14.6°F
at 7:47 AM
Wetbulb: 30.5°F
Melt Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.07 in
Last 7 Days: 0.23 in
February Rain: Under 0.59 in for the month 0.34 in
February Avg: 0.93 in
Diff from Avg: -0.59 in
Rain Season:1 0.92 in
Last YTD Rain:1 2.13 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		1/4/2012
at 1:01 AM
21 rain days in 2012
8 days in February
0 day since last rain
Currently: W at
7.1 mph
Gusting To: 6.0 mph
Max Gust: 16.0@  2:52 PM
1Hr Average: 6.0 mph
Max Gust
This Month: 		33.0 mph
on  Feb 21
Wind Run: 35.36 miles
Daylight:
Possible hours of Daylight
10:48

+0:02
Minutes
Evening Crescent, 0 days, 23 hours, 26 minutes in cycle
1%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Humidity: Increased 3% since last hour. 67 %
In Last Hour: + 3%
High
Today		 98%
at 6:49 AM
Low
Today		 56%
at 12:42 PM
Current: Falling 0.007 °F/hr 29.389 .in inHg
In Last Hour: Steady
High
Today:		 29.526 in.
at 12:00 AM
Low
Today:		 29.387 in.
at 3:52 PM
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 26.5
February: 826.5
2012 to Date: 2127.8
Cooling Degree Days
2012 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 1.00 in
February: Under 6.987 in for the month 3.80 in
February Avg: 10.79 in
Diff from Avg: -6.99 in
Season Total:2 17.60 in
Snow Depth: 2.80 in
7 snow days in February
29 snow days this season.2
Current: 27.7°F
Today: 17.0°F  at 3:07 AM
Yesterday: 19.6°F
Record: -63.9°F
Jan-29-2010
Quality
Index6:
43

Good
Density:
1.262 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Current Solar Energy
22 Feb 2012   Low   1.8   
23 Feb 2012   Low   2.0   
24 Feb 2012   Low   1.9   
Energy: 139 W/m2 (54 %)
High: 1002 at  12:35 PM
Feels like: 30.7°F
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 25.2°F
Sunrise: 7:02 AM
Sunset: 5:50 PM
Moonrise: 6:57 AM
Moonset: 5:53 PM
Full Moon: 8 March 2012
New Moon: 14:38 UTC 22 March 2012
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.05 in   
7-Days Rain: 0.23 in   
7-Days ET: 0.31 in   
7-Day: -0.079 in 0.079 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days.
February: -0.37 in 0.37 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month.
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HIGHS: LOWS:
101.5°F
Jun-7-2011 		-29.0°F
Jan-16-2009
Daytime Records
    90.7°F
01-Jul-2011 		  -15.5°F
15-Jan-2009
Nitetime Records
  83.5°F
20-Jul-2011 		-20.0°F
16-Jan-2009
ICN:3 | ISS:Ok | CON:4.6 | RCP:99%
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.    2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.    3 Snow manually measured at various times during the day..    5 Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present.) 6 Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated hourly between the hours of 6am and midnight.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Thursday
Tonight

Chance Snow. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 40%
Chance
Snow
Lo 26 °F 		NWS forecast: A 40 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind.
Thursday

Chance Snow. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 50%
Chance
Snow
Hi 36 °F		 NWS forecast: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming northwest between 6 and 9 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Chance Snow. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 30%
Chance
Snow
Lo 23 °F 		Friday

Slight Chance Snow. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 20%
Slight Chc
Snow
Hi 32 °F 		Friday
Night
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly
Cloudy
Lo 17 °F 		Saturday

Mostly Sunny
Mostly
Sunny
Hi 29 °F 		Saturday
Night
Slight Chance Light Snow. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 20%
Slight Chc
Light Snow
Lo 21 °F 		Sunday

Chance Snow
Chance
Snow
Hi 32 °F 		Sunday
Night
Chance Snow
Chance
Snow
Lo 18 °F
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