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Updated: 26-Jul-2026 11:58am

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Sunlight Hours

17 hrs 29 min
of Sunlight Today

72.8% 27.2%
Which is
4 min 43 sec Shorter
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: 26-Jul-2026 @ 11:58am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 64.7°F ---
High Today 64.7°F 11:54 AM	Low Today 46.3°F 5:34 AM
Yest High 64.8°F 3:59 PM	Yest Low 52.0°F 6:29 AM
Sta* High 68.0°F 2025	Sta* Low 48.0°F 2022
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NNE 0.6 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 8.6 of 100

Today Sunny	Tonight Partly Cloudy	Monday Chance Rain Showers
Hi 68°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 61°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	50.9°F
Last Hour:	-3.0°F
High 11:15 AM:	55.5°F
Low 5:27 AM:	44.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	57.3°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	2.81 in
Jul to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.81 in
Jul Avg:	4.04 in
Diff from Avg:	4.04 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	11.93 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	40.89 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in July 50 days since last rain

Current:	NNE 0.6 mph
1Hr Average:	1.6 mph
Wind Run:	5.04 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	6.0 mph 8:25 AM
Month:	40.0 mph Jul-23
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

17 h 30 m 2 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
17 h 25 m 18 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 44 sec shorter than
yesterday
17 h 20 m 33 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Gibbous

93%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	61%
Last Hour:	10%
High 7:51 AM:	100%
Low 11:54 AM:	61%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.827 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 10:11 AM:	29.838
Low 12:08 AM:	29.788
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	7.1
Jul:	282.6
2026 to Date:	6384.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 30 minutes to high tide at
04:28 PM AKDT

Current:	64.7°F
Low 5:34 AM:	46.3°F
Yesterday:	52.0°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
14

Good

Density:
1.20 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

1.1

Sunburn in

102 Minutes

Highest:
10:34 AM
1.7

70 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:37 AM
587 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	34.4°F
Sunrise:	5:27 am
Sunset:	10:56 pm
Moonrise:	10:46 pm
Moonset:	12:31 am
Full Moon:	Jul-29-2026
New Moon:	17:37 UTC Aug-12-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.30 in
7-Day:	0.303 in
July:	1.2 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 26 of just the month of July for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 26 of July for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Sunny

Hi 68°F

NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Mild. High 72°. UV index up to 4. Wind south around 2 mph in the morning, becoming west in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 10900 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo 51°F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. Low 54°. Wind southwest around 5 mph. Minimum freezing level 8500 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Chance Rain Showers	Monday Night Chance Rain Showers then Chance Light Rain	Tuesday Chance Light Rain	Tuesday Night Partly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Mostly Cloudy	Thursday Partly Sunny
Hi 61°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 61°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 66°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 69°F

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