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Updated: 19-Jul-2026 11:36am

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Sunlight Hours

18 hrs 1 min
of Sunlight Today

75.1% 24.9%
Which is
4 min 13 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
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USA

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: 19-Jul-2026 @ 11:36am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 51.8°F ---
High Today 51.9°F 11:35 AM	Low Today 49.6°F 4:29 AM
Yest High 53.8°F 5:04 PM	Yest Low 45.9°F 5:11 AM
Sta* High 76.4°F 2016	Sta* Low 46.6°F 2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: ENE 5.3 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.0 of 100

Today Rain	Tonight Heavy Rain	Monday Light Rain
Hi 55°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 56°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	51.3°F
Last Hour:	+0.6°F
High 11:35 AM:	51.4°F
Low 4:29 AM:	48.8°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	51.5°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	2.20 in
Jul to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.20 in
Jul Avg:	4.04 in
Diff from Avg:	4.04 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	11.32 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	41.50 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in July 43 days since last rain

Current:	ENE 5.3 mph
1Hr Average:	5.1 mph
Wind Run:	32.09 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	15.0 mph 10:28 AM
Month:	30.0 mph Jul-15
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 1 m 8 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
17 h 56 m 55 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 13 sec shorter than
yesterday
17 h 52 m 38 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Crescent

32%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	98%
Last Hour:	0%
High 7:33 AM:	98%
Low 12:00 AM:	96%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.042 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:03 AM:	30.049
Low 6:33 AM:	30.014
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	7.1
Jul:	210.3
2026 to Date:	6312.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

3 hours, 37 minutes to low tide at
03:14 PM AKDT

Current:	50.2°F
Low 4:40 AM:	47.5°F
Yesterday:	44.9°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

49 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:19 AM
72 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	33.7°F
Sunrise:	5:11 am
Sunset:	11:12 pm
Moonrise:	1:34 pm
Moonset:	11:49 pm
Full Moon:	Jul-29-2026
New Moon:	17:37 UTC Aug-12-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.20 in
7-Day:	0.197 in
July:	0.9 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:3.1 \| 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 19 of just the month of July for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 19 of July for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Rain

Hi 55°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 55. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. Scattered thundershowers possible. Cool. High 58°. Wind northeast around 8 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the morning, becoming 13 mph, gusting to 20 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation mostly around an inch. Maximum freezing level 8700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Tonight

Heavy Rain

Lo 49°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog. Rain likely. Cool. Low 48°. Wind northeast around 10 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the evening, becoming 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation mostly between 1 and 2 inches. Minimum freezing level 7200 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Light Rain	Monday Night Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy	Tuesday Partly Sunny then Chance Light Rain	Tuesday Night Light Rain	Wednesday Light Rain Likely then Rain Showers	Wednesday Night Rain Showers	Thursday Rain Showers
Hi 56°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 57°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 63°F

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