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Updated: 11-Jan-2026 3:57am

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Sunlight Hours

6 hrs 16 min
of Sunlight Today

26.1% 73.9%
Which is
3 min 29 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
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USA

High Temp

99°F at Terrel County Arpt Aso, TX

Low Temp

-9°F at Barrow/W.post W.rogers, AK

Precipitation

1.55in at Oceana/Nas Soucek Fld, VA

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EXTREME COLD WARNING - Lower Kuskokwim Valley

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY - Anchorage - Chukchi Sea Coast - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Matanuska Valley - Susitna Valley - Western Kenai Peninsula - Western Prince William Sound

COLD WEATHER ADVISORY - Central Beaufort Sea Coast - Chukchi Sea Coast - Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Northern Arctic Coast - Western Arctic Coast

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - Chukchi Sea Coast - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Susitna Valley - Western Kenai Peninsula - Western Prince William Sound


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 11-Jan-2026 @ 3:57am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 17.1°F Wind Chill: 14.8°F Feels like: 15°F ---
High Today 18.4°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 17.0°F 3:24 AM
Yest High 21.6°F 2:17 PM	Yest Low 8.5°F 1:43 AM
Sta* High 38.1°F 2025	Sta* Low -7.1°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Obscured
	Wind: N 1.9 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.7 of 100

Overnight Light Snow Likely	Sunday Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Night Partly Cloudy
Lo 4°F	Hi 14°F	Lo -11°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	15.2°F
Last Hour:	-0.1°F
High 12:00 AM:	16.5°F
Low 3:06 AM:	14.9°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.4°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	16.6°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Jan Rain:	0.00 in
Jan to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.19 in
Jan to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.19 in
Jan Avg:	0.48 in
Diff from Avg:	0.48 in
Season:¹	0.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	0.19 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	0.19 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Nov-28-2025 at 8:37 PM
0 rain days in 2026
0 days in January 41 days since last rain

Current:	N 1.9 mph
1Hr Average:	2.4 mph
Wind Run:	9.81 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	9.2 mph 2:16 AM
Month:	29.0 mph Jan-5
Year:	29.0 mph Jan-5
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

6 h 18 m 26 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
6 h 21 m 57 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
3 min 31 sec longer than
yesterday
6 h 25 m 33 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waning Crescent

42%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	92%
Last Hour:	0%
High 12:00 AM:	92%
Low 2:27 AM:	91%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.083 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 3:55 AM:	29.084
Low 12:01 AM:	29.044
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	6.7
Jan:	613.1
2026 to Date:	612.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

19 minutes to low tide at
04:17 AM AKST

Current:	14.8°F
Low 2:17 AM:	10.3°F
Yesterday:	2.8°F
Record:	-21.0°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
6

Good

Density:
1.29 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 0.0 @ 12:00 AM
Jan-11 0.1	Jan-12 0.1	Jan-13 0.1

High Yest: 28.0 @ 1:03 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 00:00 Hrs

Rise: 10:04 am Set: 4:20 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	4.6°F
Sunrise:	10:04 am
Sunset:	4:20 pm
Moonrise:	3:29 am
Moonset:	11:21 am
Full Moon:	Jan-03-2026
New Moon:	19:53 UTC Jan-18-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.04 in
7-Day:	0.043 in
January:	0.05 in

HIGHS:	LOWS:
85.6°F Jul-4-2019	-15.3°F Jan-8-2026
Daytime Records
83.7°F°F Jul-04-2019	-9.1°F°F Jan-08-2026
Nitetime Records
69.3°F°F Jun-17-2015	-10.6°F°F Jan-08-2026
ICN:1 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:4.5 \| RCP:99%

¹ Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st. ⁵ Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present). ⁶ Air Quality Index is provided by State of Alaska DEC and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 11 of just the month of January for this station since 2013. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 11 of January for this station since 2013.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Overnight & Sunday

Overnight

Light Snow Likely

Lo 4°F

NWS forecast: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. A chance of snow. Low 18°, but temperatures rising after midnight. Wind north around 4 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around a tenth of an inch. Snow accumulation about an inch.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Sunday

Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy

Hi 14°F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of snow before 9am. Mostly cloudy. High near 14, with temperatures falling to around 7 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy in the afternoon. A slight chance of snow. High 26°, but temperatures falling in the afternoon. Wind northeast around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday Night Partly Cloudy	Monday Sunny	Monday Night Mostly Clear	Tuesday Chance Light Snow then Partly Sunny	Tuesday Night Mostly Cloudy	Wednesday Chance Light Snow	Wednesday Night Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Snow
Lo -11°F	Hi 2°F	Lo -12°F	Hi 5°F	Lo -5°F	Hi 11°F	Lo -2°F

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