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Alma, IL 62807

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Heat Index
The temperature your body feels when the air temperature is combined with the relative humidity. As humidity increases, the rate of evaporation decreases. Our bodies are cooled by the evaporation of our perspiration. Therefore, if evaporation is slowed, the cooling of our bodies is slowed and we feel warmer.

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Hourly Forecast for Alma, IL 62807

TimeConditionsSky CoverChance of Precip.Heat Index Wind ChillWind
Saturday, February 11, 2012
12 am Mostly Cloudy 24° F 90%100%11° FFrom NNW 15 mph
1 am Mostly Cloudy 23° F 81%100%10° FFrom NNW 15 mph

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