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Updated: 22-Sep-2021 6:25pm

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Sunlight Hours

11 hrs 54 min
of Sunlight Today

49.6% 50.4%
Which is
0 min 00 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
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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 - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Susitna Valley

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 22-Sep-2021 @ 6:25pm

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 42.9°F ---
High Today 45.3°F 1:59 PM	Low Today 25.7°F 7:59 AM
Yest High 54.3°F 3:47 PM	Yest Low 38.7°F 5:28 AM
Sta* High 58.7°F 2012	Sta* Low 33.0°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 2014
Rec* High 32.0°F 0	Rec* Low 32.0°F 0
* Records from Weather Underground



	mostly clear
	Wind: NE 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current FWI:⁴ Fire Danger: 0.3 of 232

This afternoon Mostly Cloudy High: 47°	Tonight Cloudy Low: 36°	Thursday Rain and Snow High: 39°
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	29.5°F
Last Hour:	1°F
High 1:25 PM:	30.1°F
Low 12:12 AM:	21.6°F
Record High:	62.1°F on Aug-2-2021
Record Low:	-17.1°F on Jan-8-2020
Wetbulb:	37.9°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.10 in
Sep Rain:	3.78 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	4.15 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.37 in
Sep Avg:	2.68 in
Diff from Avg:	1.10 in
Season:¹	7.17 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	11.44 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	4.27 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Sep-20-2021 at 10:13 AM
49 rain days in 2021
12 days in September 1 day since last rain

Current:	NE 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	Calm
Wind Run:	0.00 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	0.0 mph 9:33 AM
Month:	0.0 mph Sep-1
Year:	96.9 mph Apr-21
Record Gust:	96.9 mph Apr-21-2021

Sunlight:

11 hrs 54 min
of Sunlight Today

49.6% 50.4%
Which is
0 min 00 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

96%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	59%
Last Hour:	4%
High 7:06 AM:	89%
Low 4:01 PM:	43%
Record High:	95% Sep-20-2020
Record Low:	0% Nov-8-2020

Current:	29.833 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 11:58 AM:	29.921
Low 12:00 AM:	29.781
Record High:	30.974 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.485 inHg Jan-29-2020

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	22.6
Sep:	328.1
2021 to Date:	4381.2
Cooling Degree Days
2021 to Date:	0.0

Kenai River Entrance 18 hours, 19 minutes to low tide at 12:47 PM AKDT
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Current:	42.9°F
Low 7:59 AM:	25.7°F
Yesterday:	38.7°F
Record:	-17.7°F Jan-7-2020

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Available

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Density:
1.26 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Today: 0.0 @ 12:00 AM
Sep-23	Sep-24	Sep-25

High Today:
285 W/m² @ 10:55 AM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 00:00 Hrs

Rise: 9:49 pm Set: 9:55 am

Almanac

Snow³

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Current:	Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	40.5°F
Sunrise:	9:49 pm
Sunset:	9:55 am
Moonrise:	11:59 am
Moonset:	11:37 pm
Full Moon:	-September-2021
New Moon:	11:06 UTC -October-2021

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Sep Snow:	0.00 in
Sep Avg:	0.00 in
Diff from Avg:	0.00 in
Season Total:²	0.00 in
Snow Depth:	4.29 in
0 snow day in September
0 snow day this season.²

HIGHS:	LOWS:
78.6°F Aug-15-2020	-13.4°F Jan-8-2020
Daytime Records
77.9°F Aug-15-2020	-5.4°F Jan-08-2020
Nitetime Records
68.4°F Aug-16-2020	-10.5°F Jan-08-2020
ICN:1 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Station 1 Low \| 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. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 22 of just the month of September for this station since 2014. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 22 of September for this station since 2014.

WXSIM Weather Forecast - Outlook This afternoon & Tonight

This
afternoon

Mostly Cloudy
High: 47°

WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy. High 47°. Wind northeast around 5 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Maximum freezing level 5100 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation likely, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Tonight

Cloudy
Low: 36°

WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. Low 36°. Wind chill ranging from 27 to 41. Wind northeast around 8 mph in the evening, becoming 13 mph, gusting to 23 mph, after midnight. Minimum freezing level 800 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 400 feet above sea level.

WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday

Rain and Snow
High: 39°

Thursday
night