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Updated: 11-Apr-2026 10:20am

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Sunlight Hours

14 hrs 16 min
of Sunlight Today

59.4% 40.6%
Which is
5 min 37 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: 11-Apr-2026 @ 10:20am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 35.0°F Wind Chill: 34.8°F ---
High Today 35.1°F 10:18 AM	Low Today 32.0°F 6:45 AM
Yest High 44.9°F 5:02 PM	Yest Low 31.0°F 1:19 AM
Sta* High 50.5°F 2018	Sta* Low 19.0°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NNW 1.7 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.3 of 100

Today Areas Of Freezing Fog then Areas Of Fog	Tonight Light Snow Likely	Sunday Light Snow Likely
Hi 40°F	Lo 30°F	Hi 36°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	33.4°F
Last Hour:	+1.0°F
High 10:18 AM:	33.5°F
Low 6:45 AM:	30.7°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	34.4°F

Today:	0.00 in
Storm Rain:	5.66 in
Yesterday:	0.53 in
Last 7 Days:	5.66 in
Apr Rain:	6.46 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.20 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	6.26 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	5.78 in
Season:¹	10.65 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.29 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	8.36 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-10-2026 at 8:12 PM
12 rain days in 2026
4 days in April 0 days since last rain

Current:	NNW 1.7 mph
1Hr Average:	1.0 mph
Wind Run:	14.76 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	7.0 mph 12:03 AM
Month:	21.0 mph Apr-4
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Crescent

33%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	94%
Last Hour:	1%
High 7:52 AM:	96%
Low 12:00 AM:	94%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.023 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 1:06 AM:	30.141
Low 10:19 AM:	30.023
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	13.3
Apr:	340.8
2026 to Date:	4563.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 35 minutes to high tide at
12:55 PM AKDT

Current:	34.8°F
Low 12:03 AM:	28.3°F
Yesterday:	27.5°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
27

Good

Density:
1.29 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.5

Sunburn in

224 Minutes

Highest:
10:14 AM
0.5

165 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:19 AM
165 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	20.3°F
Sunrise:	6:57 am
Sunset:	9:13 pm
Moonrise:	6:28 am
Moonset:	1:06 pm
Full Moon:	Apr-01-2026
New Moon:	11:52 UTC Apr-17-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	5.66 in
7-Days ET:	0.14 in
7-Day:	5.518 in
April:	6.26 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 11 of just the month of April for this station since 2013. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 11 of April for this station since 2013.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Areas Of Freezing Fog then Areas Of Fog

Hi 40°F

NWS forecast: Areas of freezing fog before 10am, then areas of fog between 10am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40. North wind around 0 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. High 40°. Wind northeast around 2 mph in the morning, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 1900 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 1000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Light Snow Likely

Lo 30°F

NWS forecast: Snow likely after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A mix of rain and snow likely. Low 34°. Wind southwest around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a quarter of an inch. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Minimum freezing level 400 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday Light Snow Likely	Sunday Night Slight Chance Rain And Snow	Monday Partly Sunny	Monday Night Partly Cloudy	Tuesday Sunny	Tuesday Night Mostly Clear	Wednesday Mostly Sunny
Hi 36°F	Lo 30°F	Hi 43°F	Lo 24°F	Hi 43°F	Lo 23°F	Hi 42°F

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