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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 03-Jul-2026 8:54am

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Sunlight Hours

18 hrs 56 min
of Sunlight Today

78.9% 21.1%
Which is
2 min 10 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: 03-Jul-2026 @ 8:54am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 50.5°F Feels like: 48°F ---
High Today 50.5°F 8:52 AM	Low Today 49.2°F 3:24 AM
Yest High 63.6°F 4:13 PM	Yest Low 45.0°F 5:52 AM
Sta* High 78.9°F 2018	Sta* Low 45.9°F 2025
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: S 5.6 Gusting to: 10.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.1 of 100

Today Mostly Sunny	Tonight Light Rain	Independence Day Light Rain
Hi 60°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 57°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	46.8°F
Last Hour:	+0.1°F
High 1:31 AM:	47.4°F
Low 4:28 AM:	46.3°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	48.7°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	0.23 in
Jul to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.23 in
Jul Avg:	4.04 in
Diff from Avg:	4.04 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	9.35 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	43.47 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in July 27 days since last rain

Current:	S 5.6 mph
1Hr Average:	5.5 mph
Wind Run:	51.46 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	10.0 mph
Today:	23.0 mph 7:10 AM
Month:	23.0 mph Jul-3
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 53 m 20 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 51 m 8 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 12 sec shorter than
yesterday
18 h 48 m 44 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waning Gibbous

87%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	87%
Last Hour:	1%
High 1:31 AM:	91%
Low 7:30 AM:	87%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.802 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 8:34 AM:	29.807
Low 12:02 AM:	29.718
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	5.3
Jul:	29.1
2026 to Date:	6132.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 2 minutes to low tide at
01:57 PM AKDT

Current:	48.5°F
Low 6:24 AM:	45.2°F
Yesterday:	44.9°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
12

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.5

Sunburn in

224 Minutes

Highest:
8:48 AM
0.5

109 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
8:46 AM
114 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	31.9°F
Sunrise:	4:41 am
Sunset:	11:37 pm
Moonrise:	12:57 am
Moonset:	9:06 am
Full Moon:	Jun-29-2026
New Moon:	09:44 UTC Jul-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.45 in
7-Day:	0.445 in
July:	0.15 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:3.5 \| 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 3 of just the month of July for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 3 of July for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Mostly Sunny

Hi 60°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Breezy. High 64°. Wind south-southwest around 14 mph, gusting to 24 mph. Maximum freezing level 7000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Light Rain

Lo 48°F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers between 7pm and 10pm, then rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Breezy and cool. Low 47°. Wind south-southwest around 15 mph, gusting to 24 mph, in the evening, becoming 10 mph, gusting to 19 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly around a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 5400 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Independence Day Light Rain	Saturday Night Scattered Rain Showers	Sunday Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Night Mostly Cloudy	Monday Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Partly Cloudy	Tuesday Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Hi 57°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 65°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 68°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 70°F

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