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Updated: 29-Apr-2026 2:31am

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99°F at Terrel County Arpt Aso, TX

Low Temp

-9°F at Barrow/W.post W.rogers, AK

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1.55in at Oceana/Nas Soucek Fld, VA

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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 29-Apr-2026 @ 2:31am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 34.9°F Wind Chill: 34.9°F ---
High Today 36.8°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 34.9°F 2:20 AM
Yest High 45.4°F 4:15 PM	Yest Low 36.3°F 6:50 AM
Sta* High 53.3°F 2024	Sta* Low 27.8°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Partly cloudy
	Wind: S 1.0 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.2 of 100

Tonight Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers	Wednesday Chance Rain And Snow Showers	Wednesday Night Isolated Rain Showers then Areas Of Fog
Lo 33°F	Hi 44°F	Lo 33°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	30.3°F
Last Hour:	-2.6°F
High 12:15 AM:	33.8°F
Low 2:21 AM:	30.3°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	33.3°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	12.81 in
Apr Rain:	30.08 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.69 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	29.39 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	29.40 in
Season:¹	34.27 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.78 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	31.49 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-27-2026 at 1:50 AM
20 rain days in 2026
12 days in April 1 day since last rain

Current:	S 1.0 mph
1Hr Average:	1.7 mph
Wind Run:	3.55 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	5.0 mph 12:51 AM
Month:	39.0 mph Apr-28
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

95%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	83%
Last Hour:	5%
High 12:14 AM:	89%
Low 2:17 AM:	83%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.083 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 2:30 AM:	30.083
Low 12:15 AM:	30.050
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	2.3
Apr:	830.1
2026 to Date:	5051.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 17 minutes to high tide at
03:48 AM AKDT

Current:	34.9°F
Low 2:20 AM:	32.9°F
Yesterday:	30.3°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
50

Good

Density:
1.29 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 2.4 @ 2:36 PM
Apr-29 2.5	Apr-30 2.8	May-01 2.9

High Yest: 756.0 @ 3:39 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 56:51 Hrs

Rise: 6:03 am Set: 10:00 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	22.8°F
Sunrise:	6:03 am
Sunset:	10:00 pm
Moonrise:	6:59 pm
Moonset:	5:16 am
Full Moon:	May-01-2026
New Moon:	20:02 UTC May-16-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	12.81 in
7-Days ET:	0.16 in
7-Day:	12.649 in
April:	29.45 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:1 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:3.3 \| RCP:98%

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. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 29 of just the month of April for this station since 2013. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 29 of April for this station since 2013.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Wednesday

Tonight

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers

Lo 33°F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy. Low 35°. Wind south-southwest around 4 mph in the evening, becoming southeast after midnight. Minimum freezing level 900 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Wednesday

Chance Rain And Snow Showers

Hi 44°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain and snow showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. High 43°. Wind east around 3 mph in the morning, becoming north-northwest in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 3000 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 2700 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Night Isolated Rain Showers then Areas Of Fog	Thursday Areas Of Fog	Thursday Night Chance Light Rain	Friday Light Rain Likely	Friday Night Cloudy	Saturday Light Rain Likely	Saturday Night Light Rain Likely
Lo 33°F	Hi 44°F	Lo 37°F	Hi 48°F	Lo 36°F	Hi 48°F	Lo 35°F

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