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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 03-Oct-2026 1:46pm

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11 hrs 16 min
of Sunlight Today

46.9% 53.1%
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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: 03-Oct-2026 @ 1:46pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 37.1°F Wind Chill: 30.2°F Feels like: 30°F ---
High Today 40.5°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 37.1°F 1:41 PM
Yest High 43.6°F 3:00 PM	Yest Low 29.4°F 7:02 AM
Sta* High 57.8°F 2018	Sta* Low 29.9°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: E 9.6 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.4 of 100

This Afternoon Chance Light Rain	Tonight Light Rain Likely	Sunday Light Rain Likely
Hi 47°F	Lo 33°F	Hi 46°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	31.2°F
Last Hour:	+3.3°F
High 12:00 AM:	32.2°F
Low 12:26 PM:	26.7°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	34.9°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.50 in
Oct Rain:	0.15 in
Oct to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.15 in
Oct to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.00 in
Oct Avg:	7.21 in
Diff from Avg:	7.06 in
Season:¹	57.93 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	19.97 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.96 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Oct-1-2026 at 1:12 PM
56 rain days in 2026
1 day in October 1 day since last rain

Current:	E 9.6 mph
1Hr Average:	9.9 mph
Wind Run:	108.71 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	32.2 mph 1:28 PM
Month:	32.0 mph Oct-3
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Last Quarter

46%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	79%
Last Hour:	18%
High 1:43 PM:	80%
Low 12:26 PM:	59%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.689 inHg
Last Hour:	Falling
High 12:05 AM:	29.956
Low 1:45 PM:	29.687
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	14.5
Oct:	69.5
2026 to Date:	7228.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

3 hours, 2 minutes to low tide at
04:48 PM AKDT

Current:	30.2°F
Low 1:44 PM:	27.8°F
Yesterday:	29.0°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
20

Good

Density:
1.27 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

25 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:38 AM
79 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	39.0°F
Sunrise:	8:16 am
Sunset:	7:32 pm
Moonrise:	9:31 pm
Moonset:	5:45 pm
Full Moon:	Sep-26-2026
New Moon:	15:51 UTC Oct-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.05 in
7-Days Rain:	0.50 in
7-Days ET:	0.06 in
7-Day:	0.437 in
October:	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:18 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Station 1 Low \| CON:1.8 \| 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 3 of just the month of October for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 3 of October for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Chance Light Rain

Hi 47°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Northeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Windy. High 47°. Wind north-northeast around 15 mph, gusting to 23 mph, in the morning, becoming 18 mph, gusting to 27 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 4600 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

Light Rain Likely

Lo 33°F

NWS forecast: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Northeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain. Breezy. Low 39°. Wind north-northeast around 16 mph, gusting to 25 mph, in the evening, becoming 12 mph, gusting to 20 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 4600 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday Light Rain Likely	Sunday Night Light Rain Likely	Monday Light Rain Likely	Monday Night Scattered Rain Showers	Tuesday Light Rain Likely	Tuesday Night Light Rain Likely	Wednesday Chance Light Rain
Hi 46°F	Lo 36°F	Hi 51°F	Lo 34°F	Hi 52°F	Lo 35°F	Hi 52°F

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