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This is the current conditions weather report for Aurora. The report was made 19 minutes ago, at 07:59 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 7 miles per hour / 11.1 kilometers per hour from the northeast (030°). The temperature was 27°F / -3°C, with a dew-point at 27°F / -3°C. The temperature felt like 19°F / -7°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.71 inHg / 1007 hPa. The relative humidity was 86%. The skies were overcast with light snow.

Aurora is a city in Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall counties in Illinois, United States. The city is the location of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) and Aurora University. There are two shopping malls within Aurora city limits: The Fox Valley Mall, itself a large indoor mall with four anchor tenants, is also surrounded by many shopping and dining complexes, along Illinois Route 59 in the DuPage County portion of the city, near Naperville. The second is the "Chicago Premium Outlets" (opened in 2004) which, despite the name, is accessible from the Farnsworth Road (North) exit off of Interstate 88, and lies fully within Aurora city limits. Aurora also has its own zoo, Phillips Park Zoo.

Downtown Aurora is home to the Paramount Arts Centre, a large live performance theater on the National Register of Historic Places, the Hollywood Casino, and four museums: including the the Aurora Historical Society, Aurora Regional Fire Museum, the Aurora Public Arts Commission, and SciTech Interactive Science Museum. Also located downtown is the main building of Aurora Public Library and a branch campus of Waubonsee Community College. Downtown Alive, a festival that includes live music and a variety of food booths, is held every Friday night in the summer. Roughly 8,000-10,000 people attend every Friday night. Downtown Aurora also hosts the annual Midwest Literary Festival during the second weekend in September. The Geneva Hotel was once the site of a debate in which Abraham Lincoln participated during his unsuccessful run for the United States Senate. The Riverfront Playhouse is a not-for-profit theater that has held a storefront location in downtown Aurora since 1978.

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