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Updated: 20-Aug-2026 2:27am

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15 hrs 19 min
of Sunlight Today

63.8% 36.2%
Which is
5 min 28 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: 20-Aug-2026 @ 2:27am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 54.8°F ---
High Today 54.8°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 54.6°F 1:10 AM
Yest High 55.9°F 4:34 PM	Yest Low 49.6°F 5:27 AM
Sta* High 69.3°F 2020	Sta* Low 43.1°F 2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Overcast
	Wind: ENE 2.1 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.9 of 100

Tonight Scattered Rain Showers	Thursday Chance Light Rain	Thursday Night Chance Light Rain
Lo 52°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 50°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	54.0°F
Last Hour:	+0.2°F
High 12:00 AM:	54.0°F
Low 1:10 AM:	53.8°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	54.3°F

Today:	0.00 in
Storm Rain:	0.07 in
Yesterday:	0.07 in
Last 7 Days:	0.57 in
Aug Rain:	0.65 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.33 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.68 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	3.67 in
Season:¹	53.47 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	15.16 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.31 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-19-2026 at 7:04 PM
33 rain days in 2026
3 days in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	ENE 2.1 mph
1Hr Average:	2.5 mph
Wind Run:	6.55 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	13.0 mph 1:49 AM
Month:	39.0 mph Aug-17
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

First Quarter

53%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

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

Current:	29.943 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:03 AM:	29.975
Low 2:20 AM:	29.942
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	0.8
Aug:	160.9
2026 to Date:	6580.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 45 minutes to low tide at
05:12 AM AKDT

Current:	54.8°F
Low 1:10 AM:	54.6°F
Yesterday:	49.4°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
13

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 1.0 @ 1:29 PM
Aug-20 3.6	Aug-21 3.5	Aug-22 3.4

High Yest: 181.0 @ 1:33 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 37:55 Hrs

Rise: 6:29 am Set: 9:48 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	35.5°F
Sunrise:	6:29 am
Sunset:	9:48 pm
Moonrise:	5:36 pm
Moonset:	9:52 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.57 in
7-Days ET:	0.37 in
7-Day:	0.196 in
August:	0.07 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:3.5 \| 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 20 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 20 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Thursday

Tonight

Scattered Rain Showers

Lo 52°F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. Patchy light fog in the evening. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Low 52°. Wind north-northeast around 3 mph in the evening, becoming 7 mph, gusting to 16 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 7600 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Thursday

Chance Light Rain

Hi 58°F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers before 10am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog in the afternoon. Rain likely. High 62°. Wind north-northeast around 9 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Maximum freezing level 7600 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Night Chance Light Rain	Friday Chance Light Rain	Friday Night Chance Light Rain	Saturday Light Rain Likely	Saturday Night Light Rain Likely	Sunday Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Night Mostly Clear
Lo 50°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 55°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 62°F	Lo 47°F

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