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Updated: 17-Aug-2026 2:33am

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Sunlight Hours

15 hrs 36 min
of Sunlight Today

65% 35%
Which is
5 min 26 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: 17-Aug-2026 @ 2:33am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 53.0°F Feels like: 50°F ---
High Today 57.0°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 53.0°F 2:30 AM
Yest High 65.7°F 2:07 PM	Yest Low 54.5°F 2:10 AM
Sta* High 70.0°F 2019	Sta* Low 44.7°F 2017
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Stopped raining, Overcast
	Wind: SW 10.0 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	Rain: 0.13 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.8 of 100

Tonight Rain	Monday Chance Light Rain	Monday Night Chance Light Rain
Lo 53°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 51°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	51.6°F
Last Hour:	-2.5°F
High 12:00 AM:	56.2°F
Low 2:30 AM:	51.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	52.3°F

Today:	0.13 in
Storm Rain:	0.50 in
Yesterday:	0.37 in
Last 7 Days:	0.37 in
Aug Rain:	0.58 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.05 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.47 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	3.74 in
Season:¹	53.40 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	14.88 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.52 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-17-2026 at 1:38 AM
31 rain days in 2026
2 days in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	SW 10.0 mph
1Hr Average:	6.1 mph
Wind Run:	13.24 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	26.5 mph 1:18 AM
Month:	26.0 mph Aug-17
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Crescent

23%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	95%
Last Hour:	1%
High 12:00 AM:	97%
Low 2:15 AM:	95%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.532 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 2:28 AM:	29.532
Low 12:05 AM:	29.445
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	0.7
Aug:	131.5
2026 to Date:	6550.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 51 minutes to high tide at
08:24 AM AKDT

Current:	49.7°F
Low 2:30 AM:	53.0°F
Yesterday:	54.5°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
6

Good

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 1.3 @ 12:39 PM
Aug-17 3.6	Aug-18 3.6	Aug-19 3.6

High Yest: 195.0 @ 11:47 AM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 32:28 Hrs

Rise: 6:21 am Set: 9:57 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	35.2°F
Sunrise:	6:21 am
Sunset:	9:57 pm
Moonrise:	2:08 pm
Moonset:	9:57 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.08 in
7-Days Rain:	0.37 in
7-Days ET:	0.35 in
7-Day:	0.016 in
August:	0.05 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:3.6 \| 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 17 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 17 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Monday

Tonight

Rain

Lo 53°F

NWS forecast: Rain before 1am, then scattered rain showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy. Light to moderate fog in the evening, then patchy light fog after midnight. Rain likely. Breezy. Low 52°. Wind east-northeast around 5 mph in the evening, becoming south around 17 mph, gusting to 28 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Minimum freezing level 6500 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation ending within 6 hrs, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Monday

Chance Light Rain

Hi 58°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Windy. High 64°. Wind south around 20 mph, gusting to 29 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 7100 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Night Chance Light Rain	Tuesday Slight Chance Light Rain	Tuesday Night Chance Light Rain	Wednesday Light Rain Likely	Wednesday Night Light Rain Likely	Thursday Rain Showers	Thursday Night Rain Showers Likely
Lo 51°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 54°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 47°F

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