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Weather for Hemel Hempstead
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 9 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 2 C to 12 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: West
