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Updated: 21-Aug-2019 6:45pm

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Sunlight Hours

15 hrs 9 min
of Sunlight Today

63.1% 36.9%
Which is
5 min 25 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
Past 24 Hours

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USA

High Temp

117°F at Thermal, CA

Low Temp

30°F at Puntilla (lake), AK
30°F at Eielson Afb, AK

Precipitation

4.90in at Lake Charles/Muni, LA

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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 21-Aug-2019 @ 6:45pm

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 62.2°F ---
High Today 66.4°F 3:44 PM	Low Today 44.0°F 3:11 AM
Yest High 64.4°F 2:58 PM	Yest Low 43.2°F 7:04 AM
Sta* High 67.0°F 2015	Sta* Low 36.3°F 2009
* This Station's Records Since 2014
Rec* High 46.0°F 2003	Rec* Low -4.0°F 1998
* Records from Weather Underground



	Cloudy, Dry
	Wind: WNW 0.3 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current FWI:⁴ Fire Danger: 7.9 of 232

Tonight Fog late Low: 44°	Thursday Fog a.m. High: 59°	Thursday night Mostly Cloudy Low: 45°
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	51.1°F
Last Hour:	0°F
High 2:20 PM:	53.6°F
Low 2:52 AM:	40.9°F
Record High:	65.8°F on Jul-31-2018
Record Low:	-34.1°F on Jan-7-2009
Wetbulb:	56.2°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Aug Rain:	0.20 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	3.16 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.96 in
Aug Avg:	4.84 in
Diff from Avg:	4.64 in
Season:¹	4.72 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	14.51 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	9.79 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jul-16-2019 at 1:17 PM
60 rain days in 2019
3 days in August 22 days since last rain

Current:	WNW 0.3 mph
1Hr Average:	0.8 mph
Wind Run:	22.14 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	12.0 mph 11:08 AM
Month:	38.0 mph Aug-18
Year:	46.0 mph Mar-9
Record Gust:	79.0 mph Mar-9-2009

Sunlight:

15 hrs 9 min
of Sunlight Today

63.1% 36.9%
Which is
5 min 25 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

64%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	67%
Last Hour:	6%
High 3:34 AM:	91%
Low 3:48 PM:	58%
Record High:	100% Jan-13-2009
Record Low:	0% Feb-7-2016

Current:	29.669 inHg
Last Hour:	Falling slowly
High 11:49 AM:	29.736
Low 6:44 PM:	29.669
Record High:	31.083 inHg Dec-13-2008
Record Low:	28.429 inHg Nov-4-2009

Cooling Degree Days

Tide

Heat Index

Air

Today:	0.0
Aug:	2.2
2019 to Date:	5.9
Heating Degree Days
2019 to Date:	5098.2

Kenai River Entrance 1 hour, 57 minutes to high tide at 08:42 PM AKDT
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Current:	62.2°F
High 3:44pm:	66.4°F
Yesterday:	64.4°F
Record:	88.3°F Jul-4-2019

Anchorage
Air Quality
Index⁶:
79

Moderate

Density:
1.20 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.8

Sunburn in

140 Minutes

Highest:
2:33 PM
2.8

81 W/m²
28%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
3:05 PM
617 W/m² Record:2014 W/m²

Almanac

Snow³

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Current:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	42.4°F
Sunrise:	6:30 am
Sunset:	9:39 pm
Moonrise:	11:31 pm
Moonset:	2:49 pm
Full Moon:	-August-2019
New Moon:	10:38 UTC -August-2019

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Aug Snow:	0.00 in
Aug Avg:	0.00 in
Diff from Avg:	0.00 in
Season Total:²	0.00 in
Snow Depth:	4.29 in
0 snow day in August
0 snow day this season.²

HIGHS:	LOWS:
88.5°F Jul-4-2019	-27.6°F Jan-7-2009
Daytime Records
77.5°F Jul-04-2019	-21.3°F Jan-07-2009
Nitetime Records
67.1°F Jun-17-2015	-23.6°F Jan-08-2009
ICN:0 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:4.6 \| RCP:100%

¹ Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st. ⁴ Updated at Noon Central Time. ⁶ Air Quality Index is provided by State of Alaska DEC and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight. ⁹ Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station’s recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station’s location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 21 of just the month of August for this station since 2014. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 21 of August for this station since 2014.

WXSIM Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Thursday

Tonight

Fog late
Low: 44°

WXSIM forecast: Mostly clear in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog after midnight. Low 44°. Wind west-southwest around 5 mph, gusting to 25 mph, in the evening, becoming east-southeast after midnight. Minimum freezing level 7000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Thursday

Fog a.m.
High: 59°

WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the morning. High 59°. Wind east around 5 mph in the morning, becoming north-northwest in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 7900 feet above sea level.

WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday
night

Mostly Cloudy
Low: 45°

Friday