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Updated: 17-Jul-2026 2:05pm

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Sunlight Hours

18 hrs 10 min
of Sunlight Today

75.7% 24.3%
Which is
4 min 03 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
Past 24 Hours

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USA

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: 17-Jul-2026 @ 2:05pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 50.9°F ---
High Today 51.4°F 12:52 PM	Low Today 48.8°F 5:02 AM
Yest High 54.0°F 11:56 AM	Yest Low 45.3°F 5:32 AM
Sta* High 77.1°F 2021	Sta* Low 50.0°F 2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NNE 4.6 Gusting to: 5.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.0 of 100

This Afternoon Chance Light Rain	Tonight Chance Light Rain	Saturday Light Rain Likely
Hi 56°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 57°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	50.1°F
Last Hour:	-0.7°F
High 12:52 PM:	50.6°F
Low 4:37 AM:	47.8°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	50.5°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	2.04 in
Jul to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.04 in
Jul Avg:	4.04 in
Diff from Avg:	4.04 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	11.16 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	41.66 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in July 41 days since last rain

Current:	NNE 4.6 mph
1Hr Average:	4.1 mph
Wind Run:	46.54 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	5.0 mph
Today:	13.0 mph 5:54 AM
Month:	30.0 mph Jul-15
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 9 m 17 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 5 m 15 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 2 sec shorter than
yesterday
18 h 1 m 8 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Crescent

15%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	97%
Last Hour:	1%
High 1:03 AM:	97%
Low 12:00 AM:	96%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.865 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:00 AM:	29.888
Low 7:17 AM:	29.838
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	8.9
Jul:	182.8
2026 to Date:	6285.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 54 minutes to high tide at
08:00 PM AKDT

Current:	49.5°F
Low 5:55 AM:	45.7°F
Yesterday:	45.3°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
8

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:36 PM
1.0

28 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
12:39 PM
197 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	33.5°F
Sunrise:	5:06 am
Sunset:	11:16 pm
Moonrise:	10:29 am
Moonset:	11:52 pm
Full Moon:	Jul-29-2026
New Moon:	17:37 UTC Aug-12-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.26 in
7-Day:	0.264 in
July:	0.85 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:3.1 \| 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 17 of just the month of July for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 17 of July for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Chance Light Rain

Hi 56°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. Cool. Low 48°. Wind south-southwest around 8 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Minimum freezing level 6000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Chance Light Rain

Lo 46°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. Cool. High 57°. Wind south-southwest around 3 mph in the morning, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly between a quarter and half an inch. Maximum freezing level 8500 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Light Rain Likely	Saturday Night Light Rain	Sunday Rain	Sunday Night Rain	Monday Light Rain	Monday Night Chance Rain Showers	Tuesday Rain Showers Likely
Hi 57°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 57°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 60°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 60°F

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