Above showing Pillars a phenomena that occurs in the calm arctic cold air where diamond dust ice crystals refract the light like a prism and “all light” point straight up. This took place in the pre-dawn hour this morning.

TODAY: Diamond dust flurries exiting to lots of sunshine. A high mid teens to near 20. Northwest winds 10 mph.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy or mostly clear. A low 5 below to 5 above. Little wind.

FRIDAY: Bright sunshine with a few high clouds. A high in the mid 20s to low 30s. Light southwest winds.

Looking further ahead…

FRIDAY NIGHT: Clear and cold with a few high clouds. A low in the single digits.

SATURDAY: Partial morning sunshine then cloudy periods in the afternoon. Scattered light snow showers or flurries toward southern areas. A high in the upper 20s to mid 30s.

SUNDAY: Sunshine mixed with clouds. A low 15 to 20. A high 32 to 35.

MONDAY: Gray. Chance for accumulating snow…possibly significant amounts. Temperatures holding in the 20s

TUESDAY — TOWN MEETING DAY: Chance for leftover snow showers or flurries giving way to intervals of afternoon sunshine. A low in the single digits. A high in the teens.

Average lows upper single digits into the upper teens. Average highs in the low to mid 30s.

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