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Updated: 26-Jun-2019 7:15am

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Sunlight Hours

19 hrs 3 min
of Sunlight Today

79.4% 20.6%
Which is
0 min 49 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

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105°F at Phoenix/Sky Harbor Int, AZ
105°F at Needles Airport, CA

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28°F at Leadville, CO

Precipitation

2.31in at Port Isabel, TX

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Matanuska Valley - Susitna Valley - Western Kenai Peninsula - Western Prince William Sound

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 26-Jun-2019 @ 7:15am

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 54.4°F ---
High Today 54.4°F 12:15 AM	Low Today 52.1°F 4:24 AM
Yest High 59.2°F 6:25 PM	Yest Low 52.5°F 9:17 AM
Sta* High 72.6°F 2016	Sta* Low 40.2°F 2009
* This Station's Records Since 2014
Rec* High 46.0°F 2003	Rec* Low -4.0°F 1998
* Records from Weather Underground



	Cloudy, Dry
	Wind: SSW 1.9 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current FWI:⁴ Fire Danger: 2.9 of 232

Today Mostly Cloudy High: 69°	Tonight Partly Cloudy Low: 48°	Thursday Partly Cloudy High: 73°
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	51.8°F
Last Hour:	1.3°F
High 7:13 AM:	51.8°F
Low 4:14 AM:	49.4°F
Record High:	65.8°F on Jul-31-2018
Record Low:	-34.1°F on Jan-7-2009
Wetbulb:	53.0°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Jun Rain:	0.11 in
Jun to Date Avg:¹⁰	3.10 in
Jun to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.99 in
Jun Avg:	2.68 in
Diff from Avg:	2.57 in
Season:¹	4.52 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	8.43 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	3.91 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-15-2019 at 11:08 PM
54 rain days in 2019
2 days in June 10 days since last rain

Current:	SSW 1.9 mph
1Hr Average:	2.4 mph
Wind Run:	16.54 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	12.0 mph 12:24 AM
Month:	19.6 mph Jun-19
Year:	46.0 mph Mar-9
Record Gust:	79.0 mph Mar-9-2009

Sunlight:

19 hrs 3 min
of Sunlight Today

79.4% 20.6%
Which is
0 min 49 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

36%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	91%
Last Hour:	0%
High 4:12 AM:	91%
Low 12:02 AM:	86%
Record High:	100% Jan-13-2009
Record Low:	0% Feb-7-2016

Current:	30.132 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 6:57 AM:	30.134
Low 12:02 AM:	30.091
Record High:	31.083 inHg Dec-13-2008
Record Low:	28.429 inHg Nov-4-2009

Cooling Degree Days

Tide

Heat Index

Air

Today:	0.0
Jun:	0.0
2019 to Date:	0.0
Heating Degree Days
2019 to Date:	4927.6

Kenai River Entrance 1 hour, 48 minutes to high tide at 11:48 AM AKDT
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Current:	54.4°F
High 12:15am:	54.4°F
Yesterday:	59.2°F
Record:	83.3°F Jun-15-2015

Anchorage
Air Quality
Index⁶:
31

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

90 W/m²
45%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
7:07 AM
95 W/m² Record:2014 W/m²

Almanac

Snow³

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Current:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	36.2°F
Sunrise:	4:32 am
Sunset:	11:35 pm
Moonrise:	2:46 am
Moonset:	3:31 pm
Full Moon:	-June-2019
New Moon:	19:17 UTC -July-2019

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Jun Snow:	387.05 in
Jun Avg:	0.00 in
Diff from Avg:	387.05 in
Season Total:²	452.72 in
Snow Depth:	4.29 in
0 snow day in June
143 snow days this season.²

HIGHS:	LOWS:
86.4°F Jun-15-2015	-27.6°F Jan-7-2009
Daytime Records
75.2°F Jun-15-2015	-21.3°F Jan-07-2009
Nitetime Records
67.1°F Jun-17-2015	-23.6°F Jan-08-2009
ICN:3 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:4.6 \| RCP:100%

¹ Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st. ⁴ Updated at Noon Central Time. 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 26 of just the month of June for this station since 2014. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 26 of June for this station since 2014.

WXSIM Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Mostly Cloudy
High: 69°

WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. Mild. High 69°. UV index up to 6. Wind west-northwest around 4 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the morning, becoming 10 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 12000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy
Low: 48°

WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Low 48°. Wind west around 7 mph, gusting to 15 mph, in the evening, becoming south near calm after midnight. Minimum freezing level 11500 feet above sea level.

WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday

Partly Cloudy
High: 73°

Thursday
night
Clear

Clear
Low: 47°

Friday