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Updated: 07-Apr-2026 10:26am

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Sunlight Hours

13 hrs 54 min
of Sunlight Today

57.9% 42.1%
Which is
5 min 37 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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - Chukchi Sea Coast - Lower Kuskokwim Valley


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 07-Apr-2026 @ 10:26am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 32.0°F Wind Chill: 28.4°F Feels like: 28°F ---
High Today 32.1°F 10:25 AM	Low Today 26.7°F 12:01 AM
Yest High 36.8°F 4:59 PM	Yest Low 24.7°F 6:30 AM
Sta* High 49.5°F 2019	Sta* Low 10.9°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: N 3.7 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.3 of 100

Today Light Snow Likely	Tonight Rain And Snow Likely	Wednesday Rain And Snow Likely then Widespread Rain And Snow Showers
Hi 40°F	Lo 32°F	Hi 40°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	30.2°F
Last Hour:	+1.5°F
High 10:21 AM:	30.5°F
Low 12:00 AM:	23.2°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	31.3°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.80 in
Apr Rain:	0.80 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.11 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.69 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	0.12 in
Season:¹	4.99 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.20 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.79 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-2-2026 at 8:54 PM
10 rain days in 2026
2 days in April 4 days since last rain

Current:	N 3.7 mph
1Hr Average:	3.7 mph
Wind Run:	23.08 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	11.5 mph 6:04 AM
Month:	21.0 mph Apr-4
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Gibbous

73%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	93%
Last Hour:	1%
High 8:03 AM:	94%
Low 2:54 AM:	85%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.995 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 3:22 AM:	30.013
Low 6:22 AM:	29.986
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	15.4
Apr:	226.8
2026 to Date:	4449.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 41 minutes to low tide at
03:07 PM AKDT

Current:	28.4°F
Low 6:35 AM:	21.6°F
Yesterday:	19.6°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
42

Good

Density:
1.29 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

76 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:18 AM
76 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	19.6°F
Sunrise:	7:09 am
Sunset:	9:03 pm
Moonrise:	5:03 am
Moonset:	7:04 am
Full Moon:	Apr-01-2026
New Moon:	11:52 UTC Apr-17-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.80 in
7-Days ET:	0.13 in
7-Day:	0.67 in
April:	0.67 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:3.8 \| 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 7 of just the month of April for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 7 of April for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Light Snow Likely

Hi 40°F

NWS forecast: Snow likely before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. A chance of a mix of snow and rain in the morning, then a slight chance of a mix of snow and rain in the afternoon. High 39°. Wind north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. No snow accumulation expected. Maximum freezing level 2100 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 400 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Rain And Snow Likely

Lo 32°F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain before 7pm, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A chance of a mix of rain and snow in the evening, then a chance of a mix of snow and rain after midnight. Low 34°. Wind north around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around a tenth of an inch. No snow accumulation expected. Minimum freezing level 800 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Rain And Snow Likely then Widespread Rain And Snow Showers	Wednesday Night Scattered Rain And Snow Showers	Thursday Partly Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy	Friday Partly Sunny	Friday Night Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Mostly Cloudy
Hi 40°F	Lo 28°F	Hi 42°F	Lo 25°F	Hi 42°F	Lo 25°F	Hi 43°F

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