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Updated: 15-May-2026 2:41am

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Sunlight Hours

17 hrs 20 min
of Sunlight Today

72.2% 27.8%
Which is
4 min 57 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

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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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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 15-May-2026 @ 2:41am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 35.7°F Wind Chill: 33.4°F Feels like: 33°F ---
High Today 38.4°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 35.5°F 2:15 AM
Yest High 51.7°F 2:52 PM	Yest Low 38.4°F 11:59 PM
Sta* High 71.4°F 2016	Sta* Low 35.9°F 2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Clear skies
	Wind: SSW 3.1 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.2 of 100

Tonight Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy	Friday Mostly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers	Friday Night Isolated Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Lo 39°F	Hi 49°F	Lo 36°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	34.1°F
Last Hour:	-0.6°F
High 12:04 AM:	35.9°F
Low 2:11 AM:	33.8°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	35.1°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	6.33 in
May Rain:	9.79 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.82 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	8.97 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	8.70 in
Season:¹	44.06 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	6.02 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.04 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-13-2026 at 10:32 PM
24 rain days in 2026
4 days in May 1 day since last rain

Current:	SSW 3.1 mph
1Hr Average:	2.6 mph
Wind Run:	8.32 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	8.1 mph 12:07 AM
Month:	33.0 mph May-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

17 h 15 m 38 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
17 h 20 m 29 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 51 sec longer than
yesterday
17 h 25 m 18 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waning Crescent

2%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	94%
Last Hour:	1%
High 1:49 AM:	94%
Low 12:00 AM:	90%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.849 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:36 AM:	29.850
Low 12:00 AM:	29.820
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	2.8
May:	336.1
2026 to Date:	5437.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 0 minutes to high tide at
03:41 AM AKDT

Current:	33.4°F
Low 2:18 AM:	32.2°F
Yesterday:	35.7°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
23

Good

Density:
1.28 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 3.7 @ 2:41 PM
May-15 3.6	May-16 3.6	May-17 3.6

High Yest: 737.0 @ 2:43 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 35:53 Hrs

Rise: 5:21 am Set: 10:41 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	25.0°F
Sunrise:	5:21 am
Sunset:	10:41 pm
Moonrise:	4:30 am
Moonset:	8:11 pm
Full Moon:	May-01-2026
New Moon:	20:02 UTC May-16-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	6.33 in
7-Days ET:	0.24 in
7-Day:	6.094 in
May:	9.3 in

HIGHS:	LOWS:
85.6°F Jul-4-2019	-15.7°F Jan-8-2026
Daytime Records
83.7°F°F Jul-04-2019	-9.0°F°F Jan-08-2026
Nitetime Records
69.3°F°F Jun-17-2015	-10.7°F°F Jan-08-2026
ICN:1 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:3.2 \| 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 15 of just the month of May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 15 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Friday

Tonight

Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy

Lo 39°F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy. Low 37°. Wind southwest around 6 mph. Minimum freezing level 3700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Friday

Mostly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers

Hi 49°F

NWS forecast: Isolated rain showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. A chance of rain in the afternoon. High 51°. Wind southwest around 4 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 4400 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 3600 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Night Isolated Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy	Saturday Partly Sunny	Saturday Night Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain	Sunday Chance Light Rain	Sunday Night Chance Light Rain	Monday Chance Rain Showers	Monday Night Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Lo 36°F	Hi 49°F	Lo 41°F	Hi 48°F	Lo 40°F	Hi 50°F	Lo 41°F

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