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Updated: 29-Oct-2026 3:08pm

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Sunlight Hours

8 hrs 52 min
of Sunlight Today

36.9% 63.1%
Which is
5 min 26 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
Past 24 Hours

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USA

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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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK - Chukchi Sea Coast


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 29-Oct-2026 @ 3:08pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 40.0°F Feels like: 36°F ---
High Today 41.0°F 12:15 PM	Low Today 35.1°F 12:00 AM
Yest High 38.7°F 2:17 PM	Yest Low 28.5°F 7:51 AM
Sta* High 48.1°F 2019	Sta* Low 17.7°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Stopped raining
	Wind: NNE 5.5 Gusting to: 5.0 mph
	Rain: 0.46 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.1 of 100

Today Light Rain	Tonight Heavy Rain	Friday Rain
Hi 44°F	Lo 38°F	Hi 46°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	38.4°F
Last Hour:	-0.2°F
High 12:09 PM:	39.6°F
Low 12:00 AM:	33.5°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	39.3°F

Today:	0.46 in
Rate (/hr):	0.040 in
Storm Rain:	0.51 in
Yesterday:	0.05 in
Last 7 Days:	0.31 in
Oct Rain:	6.20 in
Oct to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.67 in
Oct to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	3.53 in
Oct Avg:	7.21 in
Diff from Avg:	1.01 in
Season:¹	63.98 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	22.49 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	41.49 in
72 rain days in 2026
18 days in October 0 days since last rain

Current:	NNE 5.5 mph
1Hr Average:	4.2 mph
Wind Run:	31.47 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	5.0 mph
Today:	15.0 mph 1:17 PM
Month:	32.0 mph Oct-15
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

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Waning Gibbous

81%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	94%
Last Hour:	0%
High 2:36 AM:	95%
Low 12:33 PM:	93%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.775 inHg
Last Hour:	Falling
High 12:06 AM:	30.140
Low 3:07 PM:	29.775
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	17.4
Oct:	710.7
2026 to Date:	7867.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

3 hours, 50 minutes to high tide at
06:58 PM AKDT

Current:	36.1°F
Low 12:36 AM:	32.4°F
Yesterday:	24.4°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
39

Good

Density:
1.26 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

30 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
12:51 PM
62 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	39.1°F
Sunrise:	9:23 am
Sunset:	6:15 pm
Moonrise:	6:23 pm
Moonset:	3:23 pm
Full Moon:	Oct-25-2026
New Moon:	07:03 UTC Nov-08-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.31 in
7-Days ET:	0.10 in
7-Day:	0.208 in
October:	5.76 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:2 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:2.7 \| 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 29 of just the month of October for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 29 of October for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Light Rain

Hi 44°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog. A chance of rain. High 42°. Wind northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a quarter of an inch. Maximum freezing level 5800 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds and cooler, precipitation possible within 6 hrs, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Tonight

Heavy Rain

Lo 38°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog. Rain very likely. Relatively mild. Low 37°. Wind east around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation mostly between 1 and 2 inches. Minimum freezing level 4000 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 1700 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Rain	Friday Night Chance Light Rain	Saturday Chance Light Rain	Saturday Night Chance Light Rain	Sunday Slight Chance Light Rain	Sunday Night Mostly Cloudy	Monday Partly Sunny
Hi 46°F	Lo 34°F	Hi 43°F	Lo 31°F	Hi 40°F	Lo 29°F	Hi 42°F

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