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Updated: 31-Mar-2026 10:51am

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13 hrs 15 min
of Sunlight Today

55.2% 44.8%
Which is
5 min 38 sec Longer
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: 31-Mar-2026 @ 10:51am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 27.8°F Wind Chill: 24.3°F Feels like: 24°F ---
High Today 27.9°F 10:27 AM	Low Today 19.9°F 7:57 AM
Yest High 34.6°F 3:37 PM	Yest Low 23.6°F 1:03 AM
Sta* High 50.3°F 2016	Sta* Low 13.0°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: ESE 3.2 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 3.5 of 100

Today Sunny	Tonight Mostly Clear	Wednesday Mostly Sunny
Hi 35°F	Lo 9°F	Hi 35°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	17.6°F
Last Hour:	-2.3°F
High 12:14 AM:	20.8°F
Low 7:57 AM:	16.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	24.8°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Mar Rain:	3.56 in
Mar to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.80 in
Mar to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.76 in
Mar Avg:	0.81 in
Diff from Avg:	2.75 in
Season:¹	4.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	1.84 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.16 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Feb-9-2026 at 5:30 PM
8 rain days in 2026
0 days in March 38 days since last rain

Current:	ESE 3.2 mph
1Hr Average:	2.6 mph
Wind Run:	28.81 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	9.2 mph 12:02 AM
Month:	42.0 mph Mar-17
Year:	42.0 mph Mar-17
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

98%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	65%
Last Hour:	7%
High 8:46 AM:	92%
Low 10:50 AM:	65%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.913 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 10:46 AM:	29.914
Low 3:38 AM:	29.894
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	17.7
Mar:	1549.7
2026 to Date:	4204.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 47 minutes to high tide at
04:39 PM AKDT

Current:	24.3°F
Low 3:15 AM:	15.8°F
Yesterday:	14.9°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
47

Good

Density:
1.30 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.5

Sunburn in

224 Minutes

Highest:
10:47 AM
0.5

70 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
9:38 AM
223 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	19.1°F
Sunrise:	7:31 am
Sunset:	8:46 pm
Moonrise:	6:16 pm
Moonset:	7:07 am
Full Moon:	Apr-01-2026
New Moon:	11:52 UTC Apr-17-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.21 in
7-Day:	0.209 in
March:	2.71 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:18 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:3.8 \| 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 31 of just the month of March for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 31 of March for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Sunny

Hi 35°F

NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 35. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. High 33°. Wind east-northeast near calm in the morning, becoming north-northwest in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 300 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Mostly Clear

Lo 9°F

NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 21°. Wind west around 2 mph in the evening, becoming south-southeast after midnight.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Mostly Clear	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Mostly Cloudy	Friday Mostly Cloudy	Friday Night Chance Light Snow	Saturday Chance Light Snow
Hi 35°F	Lo 15°F	Hi 38°F	Lo 23°F	Hi 38°F	Lo 21°F	Hi 38°F

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