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Updated: 23-Aug-2026 5:40pm

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Sunlight Hours

14 hrs 57 min
of Sunlight Today

62.3% 37.7%
Which is
5 min 29 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
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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: 23-Aug-2026 @ 5:40pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 63.5°F ---
High Today 63.7°F 4:55 PM	Low Today 50.9°F 7:22 AM
Yest High 55.7°F 3:59 PM	Yest Low 52.3°F 5:57 AM
Sta* High 67.7°F 2019	Sta* Low 44.0°F 2019
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Sunny, Dry
	Wind: W 2.2 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	Rain: 0.02 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 2.6 of 100

This Afternoon Sunny	Tonight Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog	Monday Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny
Hi 62°F	Lo 43°F	Hi 60°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	54.7°F
Last Hour:	+0.2°F
High 5:06 PM:	55.6°F
Low 7:37 AM:	50.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	58.6°F

Today:	0.02 in
Storm Rain:	0.29 in
Yesterday:	0.27 in
Last 7 Days:	1.00 in
Aug Rain:	1.09 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.60 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.51 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	3.23 in
Season:¹	53.91 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	15.43 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.48 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-23-2026 at 4:22 AM
36 rain days in 2026
7 days in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	W 2.2 mph
1Hr Average:	1.5 mph
Wind Run:	30.82 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	9.2 mph 1:52 PM
Month:	39.0 mph Aug-17
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

85%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	73%
Last Hour:	0%
High 2:29 AM:	98%
Low 5:24 PM:	70%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.000 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:13 PM:	30.001
Low 12:00 AM:	29.830
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	8.8
Aug:	199.9
2026 to Date:	6618.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

3 hours, 26 minutes to low tide at
09:07 PM AKDT

Current:	63.5°F
Low 7:22 AM:	50.9°F
Yesterday:	52.3°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
4

Good

Density:
1.21 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.9

Sunburn in

124 Minutes

Highest:
12:36 PM
2.1

262 W/m²
100%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
12:31 PM
606 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	35.8°F
Sunrise:	6:39 am
Sunset:	9:36 pm
Moonrise:	9:26 pm
Moonset:	1:10 am
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	1.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.24 in
7-Day:	0.764 in
August:	0.31 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:0 \| 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. 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 23 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 23 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Sunny

Hi 62°F

NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. Mild. High 67°. Wind west-northwest around 3 mph. Maximum freezing level 9400 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog

Lo 43°F

NWS forecast: Patchy fog after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy after midnight. Low 51°. Wind west-southwest around 6 mph in the evening, becoming south-southwest after midnight. Minimum freezing level 9400 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny	Monday Night Light Rain	Tuesday Light Rain	Tuesday Night Chance Light Rain	Wednesday Chance Light Rain then Slight Chance Rain Showers	Wednesday Night Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy	Thursday Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 60°F	Lo 53°F	Hi 61°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 62°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 61°F

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