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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 27-May-2026 8:57am

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18 hrs 14 min
of Sunlight Today

76% 24%
Which is
4 min 02 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: 27-May-2026 @ 8:57am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 47.1°F ---
High Today 47.1°F 8:56 AM	Low Today 42.3°F 6:28 AM
Yest High 56.0°F 2:13 PM	Yest Low 40.5°F 3:17 AM
Sta* High 72.9°F 2022	Sta* Low 35.6°F 2017
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NE 1.9 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 3.9 of 100

Today Scattered Rain Showers	Tonight Scattered Rain Showers	Thursday Partly Sunny
Hi 54°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 54°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	36.7°F
Last Hour:	+0.1°F
High 6:09 AM:	38.3°F
Low 12:38 AM:	36.2°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	42.7°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	2.34 in
May Rain:	13.56 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.42 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	12.14 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	12.47 in
Season:¹	47.83 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	6.62 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	41.21 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-23-2026 at 6:57 PM
26 rain days in 2026
6 days in May 3 days since last rain

Current:	NE 1.9 mph
1Hr Average:	4.2 mph
Wind Run:	24.23 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	11.5 mph 12:04 AM
Month:	33.0 mph May-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 9 m 35 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 13 m 32 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
3 min 57 sec longer than
yesterday
18 h 17 m 24 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Gibbous

87%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	67%
Last Hour:	3%
High 6:09 AM:	85%
Low 12:00 AM:	67%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.636 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 8:50 AM:	29.637
Low 12:02 AM:	29.566
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	6.8
May:	595.0
2026 to Date:	5695.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

16 minutes to low tide at
09:14 AM AKDT

Current:	47.1°F
Low 6:42 AM:	39.4°F
Yesterday:	35.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
21

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

84 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
8:56 AM
84 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	26.5°F
Sunrise:	4:55 am
Sunset:	11:09 pm
Moonrise:	6:14 pm
Moonset:	3:26 am
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	2.34 in
7-Days ET:	0.32 in
7-Day:	2.025 in
May:	12.49 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:3.4 \| 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 27 of just the month of May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 27 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Scattered Rain Showers

Hi 54°F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Scattered thundershowers possible. High 58°. Wind northeast around 9 mph, gusting to 19 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 4500 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 3900 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Scattered Rain Showers

Lo 39°F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Scattered thundershowers possible. Low 42°. Wind east-southeast around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 3800 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 3300 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Partly Sunny	Thursday Night Isolated Rain Showers	Friday Partly Sunny	Friday Night Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Cloudy	Saturday Night Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Partly Sunny
Hi 54°F	Lo 43°F	Hi 54°F	Lo 45°F	Hi 53°F	Lo 45°F	Hi 56°F

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