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Updated: 20-May-2026 2:17pm

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17 hrs 44 min
of Sunlight Today

73.9% 26.1%
Which is
4 min 39 sec Longer
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: 20-May-2026 @ 2:17pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 47.9°F Feels like: 45°F ---
High Today 48.2°F 2:09 PM	Low Today 38.3°F 12:42 AM
Yest High 52.6°F 5:35 PM	Yest Low 39.2°F 11:59 PM
Sta* High 66.9°F 2022	Sta* Low 38.2°F 2022
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: ENE 6.8 Gusting to: 6.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.6 of 100

Today Light Rain Likely	Tonight Mostly Cloudy then Light Rain Likely	Thursday Light Rain then Rain Showers
Hi 47°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 48°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	43.0°F
Last Hour:	-0.9°F
High 1:09 PM:	43.8°F
Low 12:42 AM:	36.7°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	45.6°F

Today:	0.00 in
Storm Rain:	1.43 in
Yesterday:	1.43 in
Last 7 Days:	7.51 in
May Rain:	11.22 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.03 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	10.19 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	10.13 in
Season:¹	45.49 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	6.23 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	39.26 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-19-2026 at 8:19 PM
25 rain days in 2026
5 days in May 0 days since last rain

Current:	ENE 6.8 mph
1Hr Average:	7.5 mph
Wind Run:	71.88 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	6.0 mph
Today:	20.0 mph 6:51 AM
Month:	33.0 mph May-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

17 h 39 m 23 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
17 h 43 m 56 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 33 sec longer than
yesterday
17 h 48 m 24 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Crescent

22%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	83%
Last Hour:	5%
High 9:10 AM:	96%
Low 2:13 PM:	82%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.781 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:04 AM:	29.912
Low 12:31 PM:	29.774
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	14.9
May:	451.2
2026 to Date:	5552.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

13 minutes to low tide at
02:30 PM AKDT

Current:	44.7°F
Low 7:31 AM:	31.7°F
Yesterday:	35.1°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
7

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

2.0

Sunburn in

56 Minutes

Highest:
1:09 PM
3.2

369 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
12:36 PM
914 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	25.7°F
Sunrise:	5:09 am
Sunset:	10:53 pm
Moonrise:	8:49 am
Moonset:	3:23 am
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	7.51 in
7-Days ET:	0.35 in
7-Day:	7.164 in
May:	10.47 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:2.8 \| 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 20 of just the month of May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 20 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Light Rain Likely

Hi 47°F

NWS forecast: Rain likely before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 47. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. A chance of rain. High 52°. Wind north-northeast around 9 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 4400 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 4000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy then Light Rain Likely

Lo 39°F

NWS forecast: Rain likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Low 40°. Wind southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 16 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 2000 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Light Rain then Rain Showers	Thursday Night Rain Showers Likely	Friday Rain Showers Likely	Friday Night Chance Light Rain	Saturday Chance Rain Showers	Saturday Night Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Mostly Sunny
Hi 48°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 47°F	Lo 38°F	Hi 49°F	Lo 38°F	Hi 51°F

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