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Updated: 27-Jul-2026 12:04pm

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Sunlight Hours

17 hrs 25 min
of Sunlight Today

72.6% 27.4%
Which is
4 min 48 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
Past 24 Hours

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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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - Chukchi Sea Coast


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 27-Jul-2026 @ 12:04pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 60.9°F ---
High Today 61.2°F 11:33 AM	Low Today 51.3°F 6:48 AM
Yest High 70.5°F 3:31 PM	Yest Low 46.3°F 5:34 AM
Sta* High 66.1°F 2025	Sta* Low 42.4°F 2022
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: WSW 0.9 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 0.1 of 100

Today Cloudy then Scattered Rain Showers	Tonight Scattered Rain Showers then Light Rain Likely	Tuesday Light Rain Likely then Chance Rain Showers
Hi 60°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 62°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	55.4°F
Last Hour:	+0.8°F
High 12:03 PM:	55.4°F
Low 5:00 AM:	49.2°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	57.8°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Jul Rain:	0.00 in
Jul to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.82 in
Jul to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.82 in
Jul Avg:	4.04 in
Diff from Avg:	4.04 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	11.94 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	40.88 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in July 51 days since last rain

Current:	WSW 0.9 mph
1Hr Average:	1.6 mph
Wind Run:	9.28 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	5.0 mph 5:01 AM
Month:	40.0 mph Jul-23
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 20 m 33 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 45 sec shorter than
yesterday
17 h 15 m 44 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Gibbous

97%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	82%
Last Hour:	2%
High 7:48 AM:	96%
Low 12:09 AM:	77%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.716 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:04 AM:	29.727
Low 8:07 AM:	29.685
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	4.8
Jul:	286.4
2026 to Date:	6388.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 0 minutes to high tide at
05:05 PM AKDT

Current:	60.9°F
Low 6:48 AM:	51.3°F
Yesterday:	46.3°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
31

Good

Density:
1.21 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

1.1

Sunburn in

102 Minutes

Highest:
10:56 AM
1.2

190 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:44 AM
267 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	34.5°F
Sunrise:	5:29 am
Sunset:	10:54 pm
Moonrise:	11:08 pm
Moonset:	2:02 am
Full Moon:	Jul-29-2026
New Moon:	17:37 UTC Aug-12-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.35 in
7-Day:	0.346 in
July:	1.26 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:2.9 \| 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 27 of just the month of July for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 27 of July for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Cloudy then Scattered Rain Showers

Hi 60°F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 60. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon. High 65°. Wind west-northwest around 5 mph in the morning, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 9100 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Scattered Rain Showers then Light Rain Likely

Lo 50°F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers before 1am, then rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A chance of rain. Low 53°. Wind south around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 6900 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Light Rain Likely then Chance Rain Showers	Tuesday Night Partly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy	Friday Mostly Sunny
Hi 62°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 66°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 70°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 68°F

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