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Updated: 12-Aug-2026 9:03am

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16 hrs 3 min
of Sunlight Today

66.9% 33.1%
Which is
5 min 21 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: 12-Aug-2026 @ 9:03am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 54.0°F ---
High Today 54.0°F 8:50 AM	Low Today 52.3°F 6:54 AM
Yest High 57.1°F 1:23 PM	Yest Low 52.1°F 6:09 AM
Sta* High 71.7°F 2019	Sta* Low 44.7°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SW 1.7 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.0 of 100

Today Haze	Tonight Scattered Rain Showers then Chance Light Rain	Thursday Light Rain Likely
Hi 64°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 66°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	53.4°F
Last Hour:	+0.7°F
High 8:50 AM:	53.4°F
Low 2:50 AM:	51.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	53.7°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Aug Rain:	0.08 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.32 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.24 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	4.24 in
Season:¹	52.90 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	14.15 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.75 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-3-2026 at 9:23 PM
31 rain days in 2026
1 day in August 8 days since last rain

Current:	SW 1.7 mph
1Hr Average:	1.9 mph
Wind Run:	20.49 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	11.5 mph 12:58 AM
Month:	22.0 mph Aug-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

New Moon

0%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	98%
Last Hour:	0%
High 2:20 AM:	98%
Low 12:00 AM:	97%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.283 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 9:00 AM:	30.285
Low 12:00 AM:	30.223
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	4.2
Aug:	104.2
2026 to Date:	6523.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 16 minutes to low tide at
11:20 AM AKDT

Current:	54.0°F
Low 6:54 AM:	52.3°F
Yesterday:	52.1°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
40

Good

Density:
1.25 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

58 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
9:00 AM
58 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	36.1°F
Sunrise:	6:09 am
Sunset:	10:12 pm
Moonrise:	6:04 am
Moonset:	10:01 pm
Full Moon:	Jul-29-2026
New Moon:	17:37 UTC Aug-12-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.21 in
7-Day:	0.213 in
August:	0.25 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:3.3 \| 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 12 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 12 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Haze

Hi 64°F

NWS forecast: Haze and areas of fog before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the morning. Mild. High 68°. Wind southwest around 4 mph. Maximum freezing level 10700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Partly cloudy with little temp change.

Tonight

Scattered Rain Showers then Chance Light Rain

Lo 51°F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A slight chance of rain. Mild. Low 57°. Wind west around 2 mph in the evening, becoming south-southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 10700 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Light Rain Likely	Thursday Night Mostly Cloudy	Friday Mostly Sunny	Friday Night Partly Cloudy	Saturday Mostly Sunny	Saturday Night Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Chance Rain Showers
Hi 66°F	Lo 52°F	Hi 70°F	Lo 52°F	Hi 68°F	Lo 52°F	Hi 67°F

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