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Updated: 24-Jan-2026 2:42am

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Sunlight Hours

7 hrs 12 min
of Sunlight Today

30% 70%
Which is
4 min 45 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

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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: 24-Jan-2026 @ 2:42am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 18.7°F Wind Chill: 14.7°F Feels like: 15°F ---
High Today 19.0°F 1:02 AM	Low Today 15.9°F 12:09 AM
Yest High 25.1°F 1:59 PM	Yest Low 16.1°F 11:55 PM
Sta* High 42.9°F 2025	Sta* Low -1.3°F 2018
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Clear skies
	Wind: ENE 2.7 Gusting to: 5.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.7 of 100

Tonight Patchy Freezing Fog	Saturday Patchy Freezing Fog then Mostly Sunny	Saturday Night Mostly Clear
Lo 12°F	Hi 24°F	Lo 11°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	17.3°F
Last Hour:	+0.5°F
High 1:02 AM:	17.6°F
Low 12:09 AM:	14.2°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.5°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	18.3°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Jan Rain:	0.00 in
Jan to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.49 in
Jan to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.49 in
Jan Avg:	0.48 in
Diff from Avg:	0.48 in
Season:¹	0.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	0.49 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	0.49 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Nov-28-2025 at 8:37 PM
0 rain days in 2026
0 days in January 54 days since last rain

Current:	ENE 2.7 mph
1Hr Average:	2.7 mph
Wind Run:	5.56 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	5.0 mph
Today:	7.0 mph 12:28 AM
Month:	40.0 mph Jan-14
Year:	40.0 mph Jan-14
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

7 h 12 m 0 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
7 h 16 m 43 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 43 sec longer than
yesterday
7 h 21 m 30 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Crescent

32%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	94%
Last Hour:	1%
High 12:39 AM:	95%
Low 12:00 AM:	93%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.376 inHg
Last Hour:	Falling slowly
High 12:03 AM:	30.411
Low 2:41 AM:	30.376
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	4.8
Jan:	1171.8
2026 to Date:	1170.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 18 minutes to high tide at
08:00 AM AKST

Current:	14.7°F
Low 12:29 AM:	11.4°F
Yesterday:	12.6°F
Record:	-21.1°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
27

Good

Density:
1.35 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 0.0 @ 12:00 AM
Jan-24 0.2	Jan-25 0.2	Jan-26 0.2

High Yest: 30.0 @ 1:46 PM

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

Rise: 9:40 am Set: 4:52 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	14.3°F
Sunrise:	9:40 am
Sunset:	4:52 pm
Moonrise:	10:44 am
Moonset:	12:08 am
Full Moon:	Feb-01-2026
New Moon:	12:02 UTC Feb-17-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.00 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.03 in
7-Day:	0.031 in
January:	0.15 in

HIGHS:	LOWS:
85.6°F Jul-4-2019	-15.3°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:3.8 \| RCP:98%

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 24 of just the month of January for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 24 of January for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Saturday

Tonight

Patchy Freezing Fog

Lo 12°F

NWS forecast: Patchy freezing fog. Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair after midnight. Patchy light fog after midnight. Low 13°. Wind northeast around 2 mph. Minimum freezing level 1800 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Partly cloudy with little temp change.

Saturday

Patchy Freezing Fog then Mostly Sunny

Hi 24°F

NWS forecast: Patchy freezing fog before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly sunny in the afternoon. High 25°. Wind northeast around 3 mph. Maximum freezing level 1900 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Night Mostly Clear	Sunday Mostly Sunny	Sunday Night Chance Light Snow	Monday Chance Light Snow	Monday Night Light Snow	Tuesday Light Snow	Tuesday Night Chance Light Snow
Lo 11°F	Hi 24°F	Lo 18°F	Hi 22°F	Lo 13°F	Hi 26°F	Lo 16°F

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