WEATHER ALMANAC

South Sound's

Today: Increasing clouds. A chance of snow or rain. Highs 35 to 40. Lows around 30. Wednesday: Snow turning to rain. Highs around 40. Lows near 30 to 35. Thursday: Occasional rain. Highs 45 to 50. Lows near 35. Friday: Occasional rain. Highs 45 to 50. Lows near 35.

Weather hot line

Call 360-357-6453 for the latest South Sound weather conditions.

Temperature

-High/low Monday: 37/27

-Normal high/low: 45/32

-High/low last year: 45/23

-Record high: 60 in 1976

-Record low: -4 in 1972

Precipitation

All totals as of 6:30 p.m. Monday, in inches:

-Monday's total: 0.01

-Total for January: 10.76

-Normal for January: 6.82

-Total year to date: 10.76

-Normal year to date: 6.82

Sun

-Sunset tonight: 5:10 p.m.

-Sunrise Wednesday: 7:38 a.m.

Moon

-Last quarter: Monday

-New moon: Feb. 11

-First quarter: Feb. 20

-Full moon: Feb. 27

Tides

Today Wednesday

-Olympia

06:50 a.m. 16.8 high 12:18 a.m. -2.7 low

12:23 p.m. 7.6 low 07:23 a.m. 17.0 high

04:57 p.m. 14.4 high 01:09 p.m. 6.7 low

05:55 p.m. 14.2 high

-Shelton

12:43 a.m. -2.5 low 01:26 a.m. -2.3 low

07:31 a.m. 16.4 high 08:04 a.m. 16.6 high

01:31 p.m. 6.4 low 02:17 p.m. 5.7 low

05:38 p.m. 14.1 high 06:36 p.m. 13.9 high

-Grays Harbor

01:55 a.m. 10.4 high 02:38 a.m. 10.8 high

07:15 a.m. 3.6 low 08:04 a.m. 3.1 low

01:13 p.m. 12.6 high 02:04 p.m. 12.5 high

07:56 p.m. -1.3 low 08:39 p.m. -1.1 low

Week-ahead tides run Saturdays in South Sound.

Air pollution

Outdoor burning is banned in Lacey, Olympia and Tumwater. Also, outdoor residential and land clearing burning is banned in South Sound's urban growth area. For outdoor and indoor burning information, call the Olympic Air Pollution Control Authority at 360-438-8768.

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