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Updated: 17-Sep-2026 12:17am

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12 hrs 45 min
of Sunlight Today

53.1% 46.9%
Which is
5 min 33 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: 17-Sep-2026 @ 12:17am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 50.8°F ---
High Today 50.8°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 50.7°F 12:03 AM
Yest High 55.3°F 2:59 PM	Yest Low 50.3°F 12:37 AM
Sta* High 59.2°F 2025	Sta* Low 39.3°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Clear skies
	Wind: WSW 3.8 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.7 of 100

Overnight Mostly Clear	Thursday Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers	Thursday Night Rain Showers Likely then Light Rain Likely
Lo 42°F	Hi 55°F	Lo 40°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	48.6°F
Last Hour:	+0.1°F
High 12:00 AM:	48.6°F
Low 12:03 AM:	48.5°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	49.7°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.85 in
Sep Rain:	2.10 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.44 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.34 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	0.76 in
Season:¹	56.56 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	19.37 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.19 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Sep-15-2026 at 7:42 PM
47 rain days in 2026
7 days in September 1 day since last rain

Current:	WSW 3.8 mph
1Hr Average:	3.6 mph
Wind Run:	1.11 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	11.5 mph 12:06 AM
Month:	33.0 mph Sep-16
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Crescent

35%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

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

Current:	29.981 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:02 AM:	29.981
Low 12:03 AM:	29.978
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:
Sep:	198.7
2026 to Date:	6910.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

3 hours, 8 minutes to low tide at
03:25 AM AKDT

Current:	50.0°F
Low 12:03 AM:	50.7°F
Yesterday:	50.3°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
8

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 1.1 @ 3:20 PM
Sep-17 1.7	Sep-18 1.6	Sep-19 1.5

High Yest: 288.0 @ 3:22 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 19:50 Hrs

Rise: 7:37 am Set: 8:22 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	38.6°F
Sunrise:	7:37 am
Sunset:	8:22 pm
Moonrise:	4:48 pm
Moonset:	8:04 pm
Full Moon:	Sep-26-2026
New Moon:	15:51 UTC Oct-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.85 in
7-Days ET:	0.10 in
7-Day:	0.748 in
September:	1.82 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:1.8 \| RCP:97%

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 17 of just the month of September for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 17 of September for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Overnight & Thursday

Overnight

Mostly Clear

Lo 42°F

NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair after midnight. Patchy light fog after midnight. Low 44°. Wind south-southwest around 8 mph. Minimum freezing level 5800 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Thursday

Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

Hi 55°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the morning. Relatively mild. High 57°. Wind south-southwest around 5 mph. Maximum freezing level 6100 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Night Rain Showers Likely then Light Rain Likely	Friday Light Rain Likely	Friday Night Chance Light Rain	Saturday Light Rain Likely	Saturday Night Light Rain Likely	Sunday Rain Showers Likely	Sunday Night Rain Showers Likely
Lo 40°F	Hi 54°F	Lo 38°F	Hi 53°F	Lo 38°F	Hi 53°F	Lo 38°F

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