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Updated: 02-Apr-2026 10:53am

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13 hrs 26 min
of Sunlight Today

56% 44%
Which is
5 min 39 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: 02-Apr-2026 @ 10:53am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 28.3°F Wind Chill: 21.6°F Feels like: 22°F ---
High Today 28.3°F 9:54 AM	Low Today 22.1°F 7:34 AM
Yest High 39.1°F 5:11 PM	Yest Low 16.7°F 6:31 AM
Sta* High 49.0°F 2025	Sta* Low 16.0°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: ENE 6.3 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 1.9 of 100

Today Mostly Sunny	Tonight Partly Cloudy	Friday Slight Chance Snow Showers
Hi 37°F	Lo 21°F	Hi 36°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	19.4°F
Last Hour:	-1.8°F
High 5:44 AM:	21.8°F
Low 3:02 AM:	18.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	25.6°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Storm Rain:	0.92 in
Yesterday:	0.73 in
Last 7 Days:	0.73 in
Apr Rain:	0.73 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.02 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.71 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	0.05 in
Season:¹	4.92 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.11 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.81 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-1-2026 at 8:19 PM
9 rain days in 2026
1 day in April 0 days since last rain

Current:	ENE 6.3 mph
1Hr Average:	4.4 mph
Wind Run:	27.03 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	16.1 mph 10:39 AM
Month:	16.0 mph Apr-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Gibbous

100%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	69%
Last Hour:	6%
High 5:44 AM:	95%
Low 10:47 AM:	69%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.759 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 10:42 AM:	29.760
Low 5:25 AM:	29.732
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	17.5
Apr:	55.9
2026 to Date:	4279.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 3 minutes to low tide at
11:56 AM AKDT

Current:	21.6°F
Low 8:08 AM:	17.2°F
Yesterday:	13.2°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
107

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Density:
1.29 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.5

Sunburn in

224 Minutes

Highest:
10:36 AM
0.5

72 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
9:40 AM
251 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	19.0°F
Sunrise:	7:25 am
Sunset:	8:51 pm
Moonrise:	9:15 pm
Moonset:	7:03 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:	0.73 in
7-Days ET:	0.17 in
7-Day:	0.561 in
April:	0.71 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 2 of just the month of April for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 2 of April for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Mostly Sunny

Hi 37°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. High 35°. Wind northeast around 4 mph. Maximum freezing level 400 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 200 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo 21°F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. Low 26°. Wind north-northwest around 2 mph in the evening, becoming south after midnight.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Slight Chance Snow Showers	Friday Night Snow Showers Likely	Saturday Snow Showers Likely	Saturday Night Slight Chance Snow Showers then Chance Light Snow	Sunday Chance Light Snow	Sunday Night Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy	Monday Partly Sunny
Hi 36°F	Lo 24°F	Hi 38°F	Lo 24°F	Hi 41°F	Lo 22°F	Hi 40°F

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