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Updated: 13-May-2026 9:11am

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Sunlight Hours

17 hrs 10 min
of Sunlight Today

71.5% 28.5%
Which is
5 min 02 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

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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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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 13-May-2026 @ 9:11am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 44.4°F ---
High Today 44.5°F 9:10 AM	Low Today 38.8°F 2:10 AM
Yest High 43.9°F 7:02 PM	Yest Low 38.6°F 3:03 AM
Sta* High 67.6°F 2016	Sta* Low 32.4°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: ESE 1.9 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.8 of 100

Today Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain Showers	Tonight Chance Rain Showers	Thursday Mostly Cloudy then Scattered Rain Showers
Hi 47°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 50°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	39.6°F
Last Hour:	+0.6°F
High 8:40 AM:	40.3°F
Low 1:45 AM:	37.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	42.3°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	2.50 in
May Rain:	3.71 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.69 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	3.02 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	2.62 in
Season:¹	37.98 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	5.89 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	32.09 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-9-2026 at 1:59 AM
23 rain days in 2026
3 days in May 3 days since last rain

Current:	ESE 1.9 mph
1Hr Average:	1.2 mph
Wind Run:	41.36 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	21.0 mph 3:50 AM
Month:	33.0 mph May-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

17 h 5 m 44 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
17 h 10 m 42 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 58 sec longer than
yesterday
17 h 15 m 38 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waning Crescent

12%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	83%
Last Hour:	6%
High 1:50 AM:	94%
Low 9:01 AM:	83%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.570 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:11 AM:	29.581
Low 5:46 AM:	29.544
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	9.2
May:	302.6
2026 to Date:	5403.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 51 minutes to high tide at
03:02 PM AKDT

Current:	44.4°F
Low 1:50 AM:	32.7°F
Yesterday:	29.9°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
54

Moderate

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.5

Sunburn in

224 Minutes

Highest:
9:08 AM
0.5

165 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
9:10 AM
165 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	24.7°F
Sunrise:	5:26 am
Sunset:	10:36 pm
Moonrise:	4:30 am
Moonset:	4:45 pm
Full Moon:	May-01-2026
New Moon:	20:02 UTC May-16-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	2.50 in
7-Days ET:	0.23 in
7-Day:	2.272 in
May:	3.3 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:3.0 \| 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 13 of just the month of May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 13 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain Showers

Hi 47°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain before 10am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. High 50°. Wind northeast around 3 mph in the morning, becoming north-northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly around a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 4200 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 3600 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Chance Rain Showers

Lo 39°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain. Scattered thundershowers possible. Low 39°. Wind west-northwest around 3 mph in the evening, becoming south-southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 2700 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 3200 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Mostly Cloudy then Scattered Rain Showers	Thursday Night Scattered Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Friday Partly Sunny	Friday Night Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Partly Sunny	Saturday Night Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Hi 50°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 52°F	Lo 38°F	Hi 53°F	Lo 43°F	Hi 53°F

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