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Today's Weather: Gray and Calm (For the Most Part)

By Chuck Sudo in News on Dec 23, 2010 1:00PM

Today is the calm before the storm, everyone. Get your shopping done now, because we're all going to be flitting about hither and yon tomorrow.

And today's a good day to get that shopping done, with overcast skies and a high of 32. Then things change around 3 p.m., according to the forecasters. A "special weather advisory" is in effect until then calling for lake effect snow this weekend. But really, we think the reason the statement is so special is because it's typed in all caps. And doing so doesn't make your "special weather statement" any more special