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Updated: 21-Sep-2019 11:25am

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Sunlight Hours

12 hrs 25 min
of Sunlight Today

51.7% 48.3%
Which is
5 min 31 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
Past 24 Hours

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USA

High Temp

102°F at Cotulla Municipal, TX
102°F at San Antonio/Stinson, TX

Low Temp

26°F at Nome, AK

Precipitation

4.14in at Yakutat, AK

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FLOOD ADVISORY - Anchorage - Matanuska Valley - Western Prince William Sound

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - Central Beaufort Sea Coast - Chukchi Sea Coast - Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Northern Arctic Coast - Susitna Valley - Western Arctic Coast - Western Prince William Sound

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 21-Sep-2019 @ 11:25am

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 50.6°F ---
High Today 51.9°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 47.1°F 7:09 AM
Yest High 56.4°F 5:39 PM	Yest Low 49.7°F 8:04 AM
Sta* High 58.8°F 2012	Sta* Low 29.9°F 2013
* 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: SSE 0.6 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.14 in
	Current FWI:⁴ Fire Danger: 0.0 of 232

Today Mostly Cloudy High: 54°	Tonight Fog Low: 39°	Sunday Fog a.m. High: 55°
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	48.1°F
Last Hour:	1.3°F
High 12:04 AM:	48.8°F
Low 7:09 AM:	44.6°F
Record High:	65.8°F on Jul-31-2018
Record Low:	-34.1°F on Jan-7-2009
Wetbulb:	49.3°F

Today:	0.14 in
Storm Rain:	0.50 in
Yesterday:	0.24 in
Last 7 Days:	1.46 in
Sep Rain:	3.11 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	3.99 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.88 in
Sep Avg:	6.13 in
Diff from Avg:	3.02 in
Season:¹	8.02 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	19.54 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	11.52 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Sep-21-2019 at 8:54 AM
73 rain days in 2019
16 days in September 0 days since last rain

Current:	SSE 0.6 mph
1Hr Average:	1.4 mph
Wind Run:	19.15 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	10.4 mph 2:01 AM
Month:	32.0 mph Sep-18
Year:	46.0 mph Mar-9
Record Gust:	79.0 mph Mar-9-2009

Sunlight:

12 hrs 25 min
of Sunlight Today

51.7% 48.3%
Which is
5 min 31 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

53%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	91%
Last Hour:	0%
High 8:05 AM:	92%
Low 12:00 AM:	88%
Record High:	100% Jan-13-2009
Record Low:	0% Feb-7-2016

Current:	29.389 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 11:24 AM:	29.389
Low 12:05 AM:	29.116
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
Sep:	0.0
2019 to Date:	5.9
Heating Degree Days
2019 to Date:	5433.8

Kenai River Entrance 4 hours, 23 minutes to low tide at 03:48 PM AKDT
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Current:	50.6°F
High 12:00am:	51.9°F
Yesterday:	56.4°F
Record:	88.3°F Jul-4-2019

Anchorage
Air Quality
Index⁶:
22

Good

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.8

Sunburn in

140 Minutes

Highest:
11:06 AM
0.8

149 W/m²
43%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:13 AM
178 W/m² Record:2014 W/m²

Almanac

Snow³

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Current:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	42.7°F
Sunrise:	7:42 am
Sunset:	8:07 pm
Moonrise:	10:31 pm
Moonset:	3:14 pm
Full Moon:	-September-2019
New Moon:	18:27 UTC -September-2019

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Sep Snow:	0.00 in
Sep 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 September
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:18 \| 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 September for this station since 2014. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 21 of September for this station since 2014.

WXSIM Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Mostly Cloudy
High: 54°

WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain. Relatively mild. High 54°. Wind west around 3 mph in the morning, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 5700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation ending within 6 hrs, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Tonight

Fog
Low: 39°

WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly clear after midnight. Patchy light fog. Low 39°. Wind south-southeast around 4 mph in the evening, becoming east after midnight. Minimum freezing level 3800 feet above sea level.

WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday

Fog a.m.
High: 55°

Sunday
night