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Updated: 19-Aug-2026 2:36am

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Sunlight Hours

15 hrs 25 min
of Sunlight Today

64.2% 35.8%
Which is
5 min 27 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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FLOOD ADVISORY - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Matanuska Valley - Susitna Valley


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 19-Aug-2026 @ 2:36am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 50.9°F ---
High Today 52.1°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 50.9°F 1:22 AM
Yest High 60.9°F 4:02 PM	Yest Low 52.0°F 11:35 PM
Sta* High 66.4°F 2015	Sta* Low 46.2°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Overcast
	Wind: SSW 0.4 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.0 of 100

Overnight Slight Chance Light Rain	Wednesday Light Rain Likely	Wednesday Night Light Rain Likely then Scattered Rain Showers
Lo 51°F	Hi 55°F	Lo 52°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	50.1°F
Last Hour:	0.0°F
High 12:00 AM:	51.0°F
Low 1:22 AM:	49.8°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	50.5°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.50 in
Aug Rain:	0.58 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.26 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.68 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	3.74 in
Season:¹	53.40 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	15.09 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.31 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-17-2026 at 1:38 AM
32 rain days in 2026
2 days in August 1 day since last rain

Current:	SSW 0.4 mph
1Hr Average:	0.4 mph
Wind Run:	1.72 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	7.0 mph 12:05 AM
Month:	39.0 mph Aug-17
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Crescent

43%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	97%
Last Hour:	0%
High 1:34 AM:	97%
Low 12:00 AM:	96%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.060 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:17 AM:	30.064
Low 12:04 AM:	30.047
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	1.4
Aug:	149.9
2026 to Date:	6569.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 31 minutes to low tide at
04:07 AM AKDT

Current:	50.9°F
Low 1:22 AM:	50.9°F
Yesterday:	52.0°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
17

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 2.2 @ 3:55 PM
Aug-19 3.7	Aug-20 3.6	Aug-21 3.5

High Yest: 524.0 @ 3:55 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 36:35 Hrs

Rise: 6:26 am Set: 9:51 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	35.4°F
Sunrise:	6:26 am
Sunset:	9:51 pm
Moonrise:	3:41 pm
Moonset:	9:53 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.50 in
7-Days ET:	0.39 in
7-Day:	0.114 in
August:	0.13 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:1 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:3.2 \| 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. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 19 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 19 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Overnight & Wednesday

Overnight

Slight Chance Light Rain

Lo 51°F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog in the evening. Low 50°. Wind south-southwest around 6 mph. Minimum freezing level 7600 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Wednesday

Light Rain Likely

Hi 55°F

NWS forecast: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. High 60°. Wind south-southwest around 3 mph in the morning, becoming north-northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a quarter of an inch. Maximum freezing level 9700 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Night Light Rain Likely then Scattered Rain Showers	Thursday Chance Light Rain	Thursday Night Chance Light Rain	Friday Chance Light Rain	Friday Night Chance Light Rain	Saturday Rain Showers Likely	Saturday Night Chance Rain Showers
Lo 52°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 56°F	Lo 46°F

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