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        <value>47</value>
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        <weather-conditions weather-summary="Mostly Sunny"/>
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        <text>A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am.  Cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. </text>
        <text>Showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Temperature falling to around 52 by 5pm. South wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. </text>
        <text>A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. West northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. </text>
        <text>Sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. </text>
        <text>Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening. </text>
        <text>Partly sunny, with a high near 47.</text>
        <text>Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.</text>
        <text>Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.</text>
        <text>Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.</text>
        <text>Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.</text>
        <text>Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.</text>
        <text>Partly sunny, with a high near 76.</text>
        <text>Mostly clear, with a low around 49.</text>
        <text>Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.</text>
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