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Updated: 01-Oct-2026 1:49pm

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11 hrs 27 min
of Sunlight Today

47.7% 52.3%
Which is
5 min 33 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: 01-Oct-2026 @ 1:49pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 38.2°F Wind Chill: 38.2°F ---
High Today 39.3°F 12:56 AM	Low Today 35.3°F 10:41 AM
Yest High 42.4°F 3:15 AM	Yest Low 38.7°F 11:56 PM
Sta* High 58.0°F 2020	Sta* Low 26.6°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Stopped raining
	Wind: E 1.7 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.15 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.2 of 100

Today Chance Rain And Snow Showers	Tonight Partly Cloudy then Patchy Freezing Fog	Friday Patchy Freezing Fog then Sunny
Hi 42°F	Lo 27°F	Hi 44°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	36.9°F
Last Hour:	+0.7°F
High 2:06 AM:	38.5°F
Low 10:41 AM:	34.3°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	37.7°F

Today:	0.15 in
Storm Rain:	0.26 in
Yesterday:	0.11 in
Last 7 Days:	0.46 in
Oct Rain:	0.15 in
Oct to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.06 in
Oct to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.09 in
Oct Avg:	7.21 in
Diff from Avg:	7.06 in
Season:¹	57.93 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	19.88 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.05 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Oct-1-2026 at 1:12 PM
55 rain days in 2026
1 day in October 0 days since last rain

Current:	E 1.7 mph
1Hr Average:	1.6 mph
Wind Run:	22.85 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	14.0 mph 9:40 AM
Month:	14.0 mph Oct-1
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Gibbous

68%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	95%
Last Hour:	1%
High 2:06 AM:	97%
Low 1:36 PM:	95%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.807 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 1:22 PM:	29.810
Low 1:07 AM:	29.671
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	14.8
Oct:	14.8
2026 to Date:	7173.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

38 minutes to low tide at
02:27 PM AKDT

Current:	38.2°F
Low 9:41 AM:	30.2°F
Yesterday:	37.5°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
14

Good

Density:
1.27 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
1:15 PM
0.5

123 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
1:21 PM
158 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	39.0°F
Sunrise:	8:12 am
Sunset:	7:39 pm
Moonrise:	7:48 pm
Moonset:	2:47 pm
Full Moon:	Sep-26-2026
New Moon:	15:51 UTC Oct-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.00 in
7-Days Rain:	0.46 in
7-Days ET:	0.09 in
7-Day:	0.369 in
October:	0.15 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:1.6 \| 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 1 of just the month of October for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 1 of October for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Chance Rain And Snow Showers

Hi 42°F

NWS forecast: Rain showers and patchy freezing fog before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Patchy light fog. A chance of rain. High 44°. Wind east around 5 mph in the morning, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 2400 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 1500 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation ending within 6 hrs, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy then Patchy Freezing Fog

Lo 27°F

NWS forecast: Patchy freezing fog after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly clear in the evening, becoming clear after midnight. Low 32°. Wind northeast around 4 mph. Minimum freezing level 1600 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Patchy Freezing Fog then Sunny	Friday Night Mostly Clear	Saturday Chance Rain And Snow	Saturday Night Light Rain Likely	Sunday Light Rain	Sunday Night Light Rain	Monday Light Rain
Hi 44°F	Lo 28°F	Hi 46°F	Lo 33°F	Hi 47°F	Lo 33°F	Hi 51°F

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