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Updated: 18-May-2026 7:48pm

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Sunlight Hours

17 hrs 39 min
of Sunlight Today

73.5% 26.5%
Which is
4 min 42 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: 18-May-2026 @ 7:48pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 50.0°F ---
High Today 53.9°F 4:41 PM	Low Today 38.8°F 5:32 AM
Yest High 49.2°F 2:30 PM	Yest Low 41.1°F 11:59 PM
Sta* High 62.3°F 2022	Sta* Low 31.5°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Cloudy, Dry
	Wind: SSE 3.2 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 8.0 of 100

Tonight Chance Rain Showers then Light Rain	Tuesday Light Rain then Chance Rain Showers	Tuesday Night Chance Light Rain
Lo 40°F	Hi 48°F	Lo 38°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	36.7°F
Last Hour:	-0.6°F
High 10:51 AM:	41.3°F
Low 7:42 PM:	36.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	44.3°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	6.08 in
May Rain:	9.79 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.92 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	8.87 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	8.70 in
Season:¹	44.06 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	6.12 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.94 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-13-2026 at 10:32 PM
24 rain days in 2026
4 days in May 4 days since last rain

Current:	SSE 3.2 mph
1Hr Average:	1.2 mph
Wind Run:	46.61 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	13.0 mph 2:42 PM
Month:	33.0 mph May-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

17 h 30 m 4 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
17 h 34 m 45 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 41 sec longer than
yesterday
17 h 39 m 23 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Crescent

7%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	60%
Last Hour:	4%
High 12:14 AM:	98%
Low 4:46 PM:	55%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.815 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:13 PM:	29.830
Low 12:02 AM:	29.722
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	19.2
May:	415.2
2026 to Date:	5516.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 10 minutes to low tide at
12:58 AM AKDT

Current:	49.5°F
Low 2:39 AM:	38.4°F
Yesterday:	35.6°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
23

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
2:41 PM
3.3

97 W/m²
17%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
4:16 PM
900 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	25.5°F
Sunrise:	5:11 am
Sunset:	10:50 pm
Moonrise:	6:54 am
Moonset:	2:59 am
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.05 in
7-Days Rain:	6.08 in
7-Days ET:	0.33 in
7-Day:	5.749 in
May:	9.14 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:19 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:2.9 \| 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 18 of just the month of May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 18 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Tuesday

Tonight

Chance Rain Showers then Light Rain

Lo 40°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 4am, then rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
WXSIM forecast: 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 39°. Wind east-northeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 3000 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 1900 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tuesday

Light Rain then Chance Rain Showers

Hi 48°F

NWS forecast: Rain before 10am, then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 48. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. High 48°. Wind east-northeast around 6 mph in the morning, becoming west-northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly around a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 4800 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Night Chance Light Rain	Wednesday Chance Light Rain	Wednesday Night Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain	Thursday Slight Chance Light Rain then Rain Showers	Thursday Night Rain Showers	Friday Chance Rain Showers	Friday Night Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Lo 38°F	Hi 48°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 49°F	Lo 40°F	Hi 48°F	Lo 38°F

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