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Updated: 17-Mar-2026 10:19am

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Sunlight Hours

11 hrs 56 min
of Sunlight Today

49.7% 50.3%
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: 17-Mar-2026 @ 10:19am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 14.1°F Wind Chill: 1.7°F Feels like: 2°F ---
High Today 16.8°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 13.5°F 7:26 AM
Yest High 22.4°F 4:34 PM	Yest Low 15.2°F 7:00 AM
Sta* High 42.1°F 2015	Sta* Low 5.5°F 2017
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: ENE 9.7 Gusting to: 9.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 10.5 of 100

Today Partly Sunny	Tonight Partly Cloudy	Wednesday Sunny
Hi 16°F	Lo -8°F	Hi 14°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	-0.3°F
Last Hour:	+0.4°F
High 12:17 AM:	1.6°F
Low 9:25 AM:	-2.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	11.4°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	0.44 in
Mar to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	3.12 in
Mar Avg:	0.81 in
Diff from Avg:	2.75 in
Season:¹	4.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	1.48 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.52 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Feb-9-2026 at 5:30 PM
8 rain days in 2026
0 days in March 24 days since last rain

Current:	ENE 9.7 mph
1Hr Average:	14.5 mph
Wind Run:	138.90 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	9.0 mph
Today:	42.6 mph 6:24 AM
Month:	42.0 mph Mar-17
Year:	42.0 mph Mar-17
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Crescent

2%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	52%
Last Hour:	0%
High 10:02 AM:	54%
Low 12:36 AM:	48%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.386 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 10:17 AM:	29.386
Low 12:00 AM:	29.282
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	20.5
Mar:	951.9
2026 to Date:	3607.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

29 minutes to low tide at
10:49 AM AKDT

Current:	1.7°F
Low 8:59 AM:	-4.6°F
Yesterday:	-0.7°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
54

Moderate

Density:
1.32 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

105 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:18 AM
105 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	18.4°F
Sunrise:	8:14 am
Sunset:	8:10 pm
Moonrise:	8:12 am
Moonset:	5:02 pm
Full Moon:	Mar-03-2026
New Moon:	01:24 UTC Mar-18-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.05 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.15 in
7-Day:	0.15 in
March:	3.11 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:3.7 \| RCP:98%

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 March for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 17 of March for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Partly Sunny

Hi 16°F

NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow. Breezy and very cold. High 11°. Wind chill ranging from -12 to -3. Wind north-northeast around 15 mph, gusting to 28 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Snow accumulation about a quarter inch.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo -8°F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around -8, with temperatures rising to around -3 overnight. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair after midnight. Breezy with near record cold. Low -5°. Wind chill ranging from -15 to -6. Wind north-northeast around 14 mph, gusting to 22 mph, in the evening, becoming 9 mph, gusting to 17 mph, after midnight.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Sunny	Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow	Thursday Slight Chance Light Snow	Thursday Night Slight Chance Light Snow	Friday Partly Sunny	Friday Night Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Mostly Sunny
Hi 14°F	Lo -5°F	Hi 16°F	Lo 2°F	Hi 24°F	Lo 6°F	Hi 29°F

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