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Tonight’s Forecast

Mostly clear skies and colder. Lows in the upper 30s-lower 40s. High pressure brought us a very nice afternoon with temperatures much cooler than what we saw yesterday. Temperatures should fall off fairly quickly tonight once the sun sets so make sure you have your jacket handy this evening. Area high school football games should have cool temperatures with 50s expected at the start of the game with 40s by the middle to end of the game. Winds from the north at 5mph.

Saturday, November 21

Mostly sunny skies and cool. Highs in the lower 60s. Our next storm system sits over the lower Mississippi Valley today bringing that region clouds and rain. For us we will see the high, thin cirrus clouds preceding the system move into the region through the afternoon. No rain is in the forecast today or tonight but this system should start to affect us on Sunday. Sunrise: 6:57 a.m., Sunset: 5:04 p.m. Wind: NE at 5-10 m.p.h. Saturday night: Becoming mostly cloudy and staying cool. Lows in the mid-upper 40s. Winds from the northeast at 5mph.

Sunday, November 22

Mostly cloudy skies to start the day with overcast skies for the afternoon with some light rain and drizzle possible. Highs in the upper 50s-60. We should start the day with a little bit of sunshine but the clouds will thicken quickly and some light rain may begin to fall late in the day and into the evening. Most of the rain with this system should fall tonight and Monday. Sunrise: 6:58 a.m., Sunset: 5:04 p.m. Wind: NE at 10-15 m.p.h. Sunday night: Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s-50. Winds from the northeast at 5mph.

Monday, November 23

Cloudy with some rain mainly in the morning. Sunrise: 6:59 a.m., Sunset: 5:03 p.m. Wind: NE at 5-10 m.p.h. Monday night: Cloudy, drizzle

Tuesday, November 24

Cloudy and cool with drizzle? Sunrise: 7:00 a.m., Sunset: 5:03 p.m. Wind: NE at 5-10 m.p.h. Tuesday night: Cloudy, drizzle

Wednesday, November 25

Mostly cloudy and cool. Sunrise: 7:01 a.m., Sunset: 5:02 p.m. Wind: NE at 5 m.p.h. Wednesday night: Cloudy, light rain?

Thursday, November 26

Cloudy with rain likely. Sunrise: 7:02 a.m., Sunset: 5:02 p.m. Wind: E at 5-10 m.p.h. Thursday night: Cloudy. rain

Friday, November 27

Partly cloudy, some morning rain? Sunrise: 7:03 a.m., Sunset: 5:02 p.m. Wind: NW at 5-10 m.p.h.

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