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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 21-Aug-2026 1:28pm

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15 hrs 14 min
of Sunlight Today

63.5% 36.5%
Which is
5 min 28 sec Shorter
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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: 21-Aug-2026 @ 1:28pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 55.4°F ---
High Today 55.9°F 12:58 PM	Low Today 53.5°F 9:24 AM
Yest High 57.8°F 5:27 PM	Yest Low 53.7°F 7:51 AM
Sta* High 71.8°F 2020	Sta* Low 42.8°F 2019
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SSW 3.4 Gusting to: 9.0 mph
	Rain: 0.01 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.6 of 100

Today Scattered Rain Showers	Tonight Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers	Saturday Light Rain
Hi 57°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 55°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	53.4°F
Last Hour:	+0.1°F
High 2:00 AM:	54.5°F
Low 11:40 AM:	52.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	54.3°F

Today:	0.01 in
Storm Rain:	0.22 in
Yesterday:	0.14 in
Last 7 Days:	0.71 in
Aug Rain:	0.80 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.42 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.62 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	3.52 in
Season:¹	53.62 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	15.25 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.37 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-21-2026 at 12:32 AM
34 rain days in 2026
5 days in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	SSW 3.4 mph
1Hr Average:	3.2 mph
Wind Run:	22.29 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	9.0 mph
Today:	15.0 mph 11:24 AM
Month:	39.0 mph Aug-17
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

67%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	93%
Last Hour:	0%
High 2:00 AM:	100%
Low 12:06 PM:	92%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.932 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 11:17 AM:	29.944
Low 12:00 AM:	29.865
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	5.6
Aug:	175.5
2026 to Date:	6594.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 8 minutes to low tide at
06:36 PM AKDT

Current:	55.4°F
Low 9:24 AM:	53.5°F
Yesterday:	53.7°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
17

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.9

Sunburn in

124 Minutes

Highest:
12:50 PM
1.3

160 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
12:46 PM
292 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	35.6°F
Sunrise:	6:31 am
Sunset:	9:45 pm
Moonrise:	7:16 pm
Moonset:	9:54 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.71 in
7-Days ET:	0.36 in
7-Day:	0.348 in
August:	0.06 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:18 \| 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. 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 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 21 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Scattered Rain Showers

Hi 57°F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the morning. High 64°. Wind southwest around 5 mph in the morning, becoming 10 mph, gusting to 20 mph, in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 7700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

Lo 51°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Breezy. Low 51°. Wind southwest around 12 mph, gusting to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly around a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 6300 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Light Rain	Saturday Night Light Rain Likely then Scattered Rain Showers	Sunday Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	Sunday Night Mostly Clear	Monday Partly Sunny	Monday Night Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	Tuesday Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 55°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 62°F	Lo 45°F	Hi 62°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 61°F

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