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Updated: 22-Feb-2026 11:49am

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Sunlight Hours

9 hrs 46 min
of Sunlight Today

40.7% 59.3%
Which is
5 min 36 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

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USA

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: 22-Feb-2026 @ 11:49am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 22.0°F Wind Chill: 18.7°F Feels like: 19°F ---
High Today 22.0°F 11:43 AM	Low Today 10.4°F 3:26 AM
Yest High 25.0°F 3:03 PM	Yest Low 11.7°F 11:32 PM
Sta* High 41.2°F 2016	Sta* Low 8.4°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SE 2.6 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 10.5 of 100

Today Mostly Sunny	Tonight Mostly Cloudy	Monday Mostly Sunny
Hi 27°F	Lo 15°F	Hi 30°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	7.5°F
Last Hour:	+2.0°F
High 11:37 AM:	8.4°F
Low 8:08 AM:	1.5°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	18.6°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Feb Rain:	3.56 in
Feb to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.65 in
Feb to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.91 in
Feb Avg:	0.62 in
Diff from Avg:	2.94 in
Season:¹	4.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	1.12 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.88 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Feb-9-2026 at 5:30 PM
8 rain days in 2026
7 days in February 12 days since last rain

Current:	SE 2.6 mph
1Hr Average:	2.1 mph
Wind Run:	6.38 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	7.0 mph 11:03 AM
Month:	39.0 mph Feb-20
Year:	40.3 mph Jan-14
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Crescent

32%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	53%
Last Hour:	2%
High 2:29 AM:	80%
Low 11:44 AM:	52%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.393 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:11 AM:	30.561
Low 11:48 AM:	30.393
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	25.3
Feb:	844.3
2026 to Date:	2307.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 24 minutes to low tide at
02:13 PM AKST

Current:	18.7°F
Low 3:13 AM:	7.4°F
Yesterday:	2.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
37

Good

Density:
1.34 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

97 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:26 AM
132 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	21.0°F
Sunrise:	8:24 am
Sunset:	6:10 pm
Moonrise:	8:55 am
Moonset:	1:13 am
Full Moon:	Mar-03-2026
New Moon:	01:24 UTC Mar-18-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.10 in
7-Day:	0.102 in
February:	3.31 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: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 22 of just the month of February for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 22 of February for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Mostly Sunny

Hi 27°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly sunny. High 26°. Wind east-southeast near calm in the morning, becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Local station forecast: Partly cloudy with little temp change.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy

Lo 15°F

NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy after midnight. Low 20°. Wind northeast around 2 mph.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Mostly Cloudy	Tuesday Slight Chance Rain And Snow then Partly Sunny	Tuesday Night Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow	Wednesday Chance Light Snow	Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Sunny
Hi 30°F	Lo 19°F	Hi 29°F	Lo 3°F	Hi 13°F	Lo -8°F	Hi 6°F

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