WEATHER ALMANAC

South Sound's

Today: Mostly sunny after patchy morning fog. Highs 45 to 50. Lows 25 to 30. Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs 45 to 50. Lows 25 to 30. Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs 45 to 50. Lows near 30. Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs 45 to 55. Lows 25 to 35.

Weather hot line

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

Temperature

-High/low Monday: 46/25

-Normal high/low: 48/32

-High/low last year: 50/24

-Record high: 67 in 1963

-Record low: 23 in 1978

Precipitation

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

-Monday's total: 0.01

-Total for February: 1.46

-Normal for February: 2.55

-Total year to date: 12.91

-Normal year to date: 10.09

Sun

-Sunset tonight: 5:31 p.m.

-Sunrise Wednesday: 7:19 a.m.

Moon

-First quarter: Feb. 20

-Full moon: Feb. 27

-Last quarter: March 5

-New moon: today

Tides

Today Wednesday

-Olympia

06:49 a.m. 15.6 high 12:12 a.m. -0.3 low

12:28 p.m. 6.8 low 07:13 a.m. 15.5 high

05:09 p.m. 12.9 high 01:00 p.m. 6.2 low

05:51 p.m. 12.8 high

-Shelton

12:47 a.m. -0.6 low 01:20 a.m. -0.3 low

07:30 a.m. 15.2 high 07:54 a.m. 15.1 high

01:36 p.m. 5.8 low 02:08 p.m. 5.2 low

05:50 p.m. 12.6 high 06:32 p.m. 12.5 high

-Grays Harbor

01:45 a.m. 10.0 high 02:18 a.m. 10.2 high

07:09 a.m. 3.9 low 07:49 a.m. 3.6 low

01:07 p.m. 10.9 high 01:45 p.m. 10.8 high

07:42 p.m. 0.6 low 08:15 p.m. 0.8 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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