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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 04-Jul-2026 8:53am

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18 hrs 53 min
of Sunlight Today

78.7% 21.3%
Which is
2 min 20 sec Shorter
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: 04-Jul-2026 @ 8:53am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 49.5°F ---
High Today 49.6°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 47.8°F 5:30 AM
Yest High 58.4°F 2:55 PM	Yest Low 49.2°F 3:24 AM
Sta* High 85.6°F 2019	Sta* Low 45.7°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SW 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.6 of 100

Independence Day Light Rain	Tonight Scattered Rain Showers	Sunday Slight Chance Light Rain then Isolated Rain Showers
Hi 55°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 64°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	47.0°F
Last Hour:	-0.2°F
High 12:00 AM:	47.7°F
Low 5:09 AM:	45.8°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	48.3°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Jul Rain:	0.00 in
Jul to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.27 in
Jul to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.27 in
Jul Avg:	4.04 in
Diff from Avg:	4.04 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	9.39 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	43.43 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in July 28 days since last rain

Current:	SW 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	0.6 mph
Wind Run:	11.23 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	14.0 mph 2:36 AM
Month:	28.0 mph Jul-3
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 51 m 8 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 48 m 44 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 24 sec shorter than
yesterday
18 h 46 m 12 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waning Gibbous

79%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	91%
Last Hour:	2%
High 4:52 AM:	96%
Low 2:22 AM:	90%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.940 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 8:17 AM:	29.941
Low 12:00 AM:	29.897
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
Jul:	42.1
2026 to Date:	6145.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 39 minutes to low tide at
02:32 PM AKDT

Current:	49.5°F
Low 2:37 AM:	46.1°F
Yesterday:	45.2°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
6

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

54 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
8:44 AM
60 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	32.0°F
Sunrise:	4:43 am
Sunset:	11:36 pm
Moonrise:	12:55 am
Moonset:	10:35 am
Full Moon:	Jun-29-2026
New Moon:	09:44 UTC Jul-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.45 in
7-Day:	0.445 in
July:	0.23 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:3.5 \| 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. 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 4 of just the month of July for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 4 of July for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Independence Day & Tonight

Independence
Day

Light Rain

Hi 55°F

NWS forecast: Rain before 1pm, then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Rain likely. Precipitation showery or intermittent. High 61°. Wind south-southeast around 3 mph in the morning, becoming north around 8 mph, gusting to 19 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a quarter of an inch. Maximum freezing level 6800 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Scattered Rain Showers

Lo 49°F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Precipitation showery or intermittent. Cool. Low 49°. Wind northeast around 7 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 6100 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday Slight Chance Light Rain then Isolated Rain Showers	Sunday Night Partly Cloudy	Monday Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Isolated Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy	Tuesday Mostly Sunny	Tuesday Night Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	Wednesday Chance Rain Showers
Hi 64°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 66°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 69°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 65°F

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