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Updated: 31-Aug-2026 12:33am

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14 hrs 19 min
of Sunlight Today

59.7% 40.3%
Which is
5 min 32 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: 31-Aug-2026 @ 12:33am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 49.2°F ---
High Today 49.9°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 49.2°F 12:30 AM
Yest High 58.3°F 1:33 PM	Yest Low 42.8°F 6:49 AM
Sta* High 66.9°F 2016	Sta* Low 43.6°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Clear skies
	Wind: SW 1.9 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.9 of 100

Tonight Mostly Cloudy	Monday Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Mostly Clear
Lo 44°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 32°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	47.5°F
Last Hour:	-0.2°F
High 12:00 AM:	48.5°F
Low 12:30 AM:	47.5°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	48.4°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.49 in
Aug Rain:	1.58 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	3.86 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.28 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	2.74 in
Season:¹	54.40 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	16.69 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.71 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-28-2026 at 11:29 AM
39 rain days in 2026
9 days in August 2 days since last rain

Current:	SW 1.9 mph
1Hr Average:	1.0 mph
Wind Run:	0.52 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	5.0 mph 12:24 AM
Month:	44.0 mph Aug-28
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Gibbous

88%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	94%
Last Hour:	0%
High 12:00 AM:	95%
Low 12:01 AM:	94%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.634 inHg
Last Hour:	Falling slowly
High 12:00 AM:	29.651
Low 12:32 AM:	29.634
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	0.1
Aug:	279.9
2026 to Date:	6698.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

48 minutes to low tide at
01:21 AM AKDT

Current:	49.2°F
Low 12:28 AM:	49.1°F
Yesterday:	42.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
30

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 1.0 @ 12:24 PM
Aug-31 2.6	Sep-01 2.6	Sep-02 2.9

High Yest: 227.0 @ 12:28 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 58:18 Hrs

Rise: 6:56 am Set: 9:15 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	36.4°F
Sunrise:	6:56 am
Sunset:	9:15 pm
Moonrise:	9:16 pm
Moonset:	12:06 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.49 in
7-Days ET:	0.17 in
7-Day:	0.325 in
August:	0.61 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:1 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:3.0 \| 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. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 31 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 31 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Monday

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy

Lo 44°F

NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair to partly cloudy after midnight. Low 44°. Wind southwest around 2 mph in the evening, becoming 6 mph after midnight. Minimum freezing level 4300 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy with little temp change, precipitation likely, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Monday

Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny

Hi 58°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain between 7am and 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. Mild. High 64°. Wind north-northeast around 7 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the morning, becoming 11 mph, gusting to 19 mph, in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 5400 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 3700 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Night Mostly Clear	Tuesday Sunny	Tuesday Night Partly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	Wednesday Night Chance Rain Showers	Thursday Chance Rain Showers	Thursday Night Chance Rain Showers
Lo 32°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 41°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 44°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 47°F

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