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Updated: 23-May-2026 10:57am

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99°F at Terrel County Arpt Aso, TX

Low Temp

-9°F at Barrow/W.post W.rogers, AK

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1.55in at Oceana/Nas Soucek Fld, VA

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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 23-May-2026 @ 10:57am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 40.6°F ---
High Today 41.5°F 10:17 AM	Low Today 36.3°F 4:46 AM
Yest High 44.2°F 2:58 PM	Yest Low 38.8°F 11:57 PM
Sta* High 62.5°F 2021	Sta* Low 35.1°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NW 2.7 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.2 of 100

Today Chance Rain Showers	Tonight Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Partly Sunny
Hi 46°F	Lo 34°F	Hi 48°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	39.3°F
Last Hour:	-0.9°F
High 10:39 AM:	41.0°F
Low 4:46 AM:	35.3°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	40.0°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	1.43 in
May Rain:	11.22 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.15 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	10.07 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	10.13 in
Season:¹	45.49 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	6.35 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	39.14 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-19-2026 at 8:19 PM
25 rain days in 2026
5 days in May 3 days since last rain

Current:	NW 2.7 mph
1Hr Average:	2.3 mph
Wind Run:	6.96 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	7.0 mph 10:26 AM
Month:	33.0 mph May-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

17 h 52 m 49 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
17 h 57 m 9 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 20 sec longer than
yesterday
18 h 1 m 23 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

First Quarter

53%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	95%
Last Hour:	2%
High 10:39 AM:	100%
Low 12:00 AM:	95%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.754 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:45 AM:	29.768
Low 10:32 AM:	29.752
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	11.8
May:	516.2
2026 to Date:	5616.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 minutes to high tide at
10:58 AM AKDT

Current:	39.3°F
Low 4:46 AM:	36.3°F
Yesterday:	35.3°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
3

Good

Density:
1.26 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
10:13 AM
1.0

33 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:13 AM
309 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	26.0°F
Sunrise:	5:02 am
Sunset:	11:00 pm
Moonrise:	1:49 pm
Moonset:	3:32 am
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	1.43 in
7-Days ET:	0.31 in
7-Day:	1.119 in
May:	10.36 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:3.0 \| 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 May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 23 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Chance Rain Showers

Hi 46°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy. Patchy light fog in the morning. A chance of rain. Cool. High 48°. Wind north-northwest around 4 mph in the morning, becoming west-southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 3200 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 2600 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 34°F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. A slight chance of rain. Cold. Low 34°. Wind south-southwest around 4 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 2300 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 1900 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday Partly Sunny	Sunday Night Mostly Cloudy	Memorial Day Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Mostly Cloudy then Isolated Rain Showers	Tuesday Chance Rain Showers	Tuesday Night Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Wednesday Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Hi 48°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 51°F	Lo 43°F	Hi 54°F	Lo 44°F	Hi 55°F

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