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Updated: 20-Oct-2019 1:30pm

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Sunlight Hours

9 hrs 45 min
of Sunlight Today

40.6% 59.4%
Which is
5 min 30 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

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High Temp

97°F at Austin/R.mueller, TX

Low Temp

8°F at Gulkana, AK

Precipitation

3.88in at Daytona Beach Rgnl, FL

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Updated: 20-Oct-2019 @ 1:30pm

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 43.6°F Feels like: 38°F ---
High Today 43.6°F 1:13 PM	Low Today 35.8°F 4:46 AM
Yest High 43.0°F 2:56 PM	Yest Low 36.3°F 11:00 PM
Sta* High 51.7°F 2018	Sta* Low 14.2°F 2017
* 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: ENE 9.9 Gusting to: 11.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current FWI:⁴ Fire Danger: 0.1 of 232

Today Chance rain High: 44°	Tonight Chance rain Low: 39°	Monday Mostly Cloudy High: 46°
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	39.4°F
Last Hour:	0.3°F
High 12:51 PM:	40.1°F
Low 4:46 AM:	33.7°F
Record High:	65.8°F on Jul-31-2018
Record Low:	-34.1°F on Jan-7-2009
Wetbulb:	41.8°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.02 in
Last 7 Days:	0.14 in
Oct Rain:	1.83 in
Oct to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.48 in
Oct to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.65 in
Oct Avg:	5.27 in
Diff from Avg:	3.44 in
Season:¹	10.87 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	23.88 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	13.01 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Oct-19-2019 at 11:38 AM
87 rain days in 2019
10 days in October 0 days since last rain

Current:	ENE 9.9 mph
1Hr Average:	10.1 mph
Wind Run:	72.68 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	11.0 mph
Today:	24.2 mph 1:17 PM
Month:	43.0 mph Oct-4
Year:	46.0 mph Mar-9
Record Gust:	79.0 mph Mar-9-2009

Sunlight:

9 hrs 45 min
of Sunlight Today

40.6% 59.4%
Which is
5 min 30 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

56%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	85%
Last Hour:	5%
High 5:10 AM:	93%
Low 1:15 PM:	85%
Record High:	100% Jan-13-2009
Record Low:	0% Feb-7-2016

Current:	29.634 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 10:48 AM:	29.646
Low 12:02 AM:	29.605
Record High:	31.083 inHg Dec-13-2008
Record Low:	28.429 inHg Nov-4-2009

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	15.1
Oct:	469.7
2019 to Date:	6079.8
Cooling Degree Days
2019 to Date:	5.9

Kenai River Entrance 2 hours, 3 minutes to low tide at 03:34 PM AKDT
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Current:	38.2°F
Low 6:56 AM:	30.2°F
Yesterday:	34.9°F
Record:	-27.6°F Jan-7-2009

Anchorage
Air Quality
Index⁶:
18

Good

Density:
1.25 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.6

Sunburn in

187 Minutes

Highest:
1:13 PM
0.7

93 W/m²
36%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
1:04 PM
134 W/m² Record:2014 W/m²

Almanac

Snow³

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Current:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	42.8°F
Sunrise:	8:54 am
Sunset:	6:39 pm
Moonrise:	9:49 pm
Moonset:	3:31 pm
Full Moon:	-October-2019
New Moon:	03:39 UTC -October-2019

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Oct Snow:	0.00 in
Oct Avg:	2.52 in
Diff from Avg:	-2.52 in
Season Total:²	0.00 in
Snow Depth:	4.29 in
0 snow day in October
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:3 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:4.6 \| RCP:99%

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 20 of just the month of October for this station since 2014. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 20 of October for this station since 2014.

WXSIM Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Chance rain
High: 44°

WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Relatively mild. High 44°. Wind northeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 4500 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 3300 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Chance rain
Low: 39°

WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A chance of rain. Relatively mild. Low 39°. Wind east-northeast around 4 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 2900 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 2200 feet above sea level.

WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday

Mostly Cloudy
High: 46°

Monday
night