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Updated: 17-May-2026 7:38pm

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Sunlight Hours

17 hrs 34 min
of Sunlight Today

73.2% 26.8%
Which is
4 min 46 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
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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-May-2026 @ 7:38pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 43.9°F ---
High Today 49.2°F 2:30 PM	Low Today 42.0°F 8:12 AM
Yest High 53.9°F 2:42 PM	Yest Low 32.4°F 5:29 AM
Sta* High 65.6°F 2020	Sta* Low 33.2°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Cloudy, Dry
	Wind: WNW 1.6 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.4 of 100

Tonight Chance Rain Showers	Monday Scattered Rain Showers	Monday Night Scattered Rain Showers
Lo 39°F	Hi 48°F	Lo 40°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	40.3°F
Last Hour:	-0.2°F
High 2:25 PM:	42.7°F
Low 12:36 AM:	34.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	42.3°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	6.08 in
May Rain:	9.79 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.89 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	8.90 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	8.70 in
Season:¹	44.06 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	6.09 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.97 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-13-2026 at 10:32 PM
24 rain days in 2026
4 days in May 3 days since last rain

Current:	WNW 1.6 mph
1Hr Average:	3.3 mph
Wind Run:	111.80 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	26.5 mph 7:39 AM
Month:	33.0 mph May-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

17 h 25 m 18 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
17 h 30 m 4 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 46 sec longer than
yesterday
17 h 34 m 45 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Crescent

2%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	87%
Last Hour:	6%
High 4:08 PM:	89%
Low 12:00 AM:	66%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.662 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 12:00 AM:	29.704
Low 8:56 AM:	29.511
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	16.8
May:	392.0
2026 to Date:	5493.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 32 minutes to low tide at
12:10 AM AKDT

Current:	43.9°F
Low 7:46 AM:	35.6°F
Yesterday:	32.4°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
11

Good

Density:
1.25 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
2:21 PM
2.1

79 W/m²
14%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
4:54 PM
490 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	25.3°F
Sunrise:	5:14 am
Sunset:	10:48 pm
Moonrise:	5:19 am
Moonset:	1:53 am
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.06 in
7-Days Rain:	6.08 in
7-Days ET:	0.31 in
7-Day:	5.773 in
May:	9.19 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:19 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:3.1 \| 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 17 of just the month of May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 17 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Monday

Tonight

Chance Rain Showers

Lo 39°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Rain likely. Low 38°. Wind southwest around 4 mph in the evening, becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a quarter of an inch. Minimum freezing level 2000 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 1300 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Monday

Scattered Rain Showers

Hi 48°F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. High 50°. Wind north around 3 mph in the morning, becoming 6 mph in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 3700 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 3400 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Night Scattered Rain Showers	Tuesday Scattered Rain Showers	Tuesday Night Scattered Rain Showers	Wednesday Chance Rain Showers	Wednesday Night Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Thursday Rain Showers Likely	Thursday Night Rain Showers Likely
Lo 40°F	Hi 47°F	Lo 40°F	Hi 48°F	Lo 40°F	Hi 50°F	Lo 40°F

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