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This is the current conditions weather report for Sherbrooke. The report was made 31 minutes ago, at 04:00 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 11.1 kilometers per hour / 7 miles per hour from the westsouthwest (250°). The temperature was -14°C / 7°F, with a dew-point at -14°C / 7°F. The temperature felt like -20°C / -4°F. The atmospheric pressure was 1006 hPa / 29.68 inHg. The relative humidity was 72%. The skies were overcast with light snow.

Sherbrooke (2006 population: 147,427) is a city in south-eastern Quebec, Canada, the only major city in the Eastern Townships. Although originally settled in the early nineteenth century by anglophones, it is today primarily a francophone city.

Sherbrooke has become known as a major student city. With four major colleges and two universities, its student population is one of its defining features. The city is the site of the Université de Sherbrooke and Bishop's University. Bishop's is the province's only English-language university located outside the island of Montreal.

Located at the confluence of the Saint-François River (St. Francis River) and Magog River, Sherbrooke is in the centre of an important agricultural region with many dairy farms. There is also some industry in the region. An important business is the manufacture of hockey sticks: more hockey sticks are made in Sherbrooke than anywhere else in the world. Sherbrooke is home to a concrete truss bridge, the first of its kind in the world.

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