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Updated: 24-Sep-2026 1:11pm

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12 hrs 6 min
of Sunlight Today

50.4% 49.6%
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: 24-Sep-2026 @ 1:11pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 49.0°F ---
High Today 49.0°F 1:09 PM	Low Today 34.0°F 6:32 AM
Yest High 51.6°F 4:09 PM	Yest Low 37.3°F 8:35 AM
Sta* High 53.9°F 2018	Sta* Low 29.9°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: N 1.8 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.3 of 100

Today Sunny	Tonight Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain	Friday Chance Light Rain
Hi 53°F	Lo 41°F	Hi 55°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	45.6°F
Last Hour:	+0.3°F
High 12:00 PM:	46.2°F
Low 6:32 AM:	32.7°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	47.4°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.76 in
Sep Rain:	2.86 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	3.76 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.90 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	0.00 in
Season:¹	57.32 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	20.69 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	36.63 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Sep-21-2026 at 7:54 PM
51 rain days in 2026
11 days in September 2 days since last rain

Current:	N 1.8 mph
1Hr Average:	3.2 mph
Wind Run:	6.67 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	9.2 mph 11:22 AM
Month:	33.0 mph Sep-16
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

97%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	88%
Last Hour:	3%
High 3:08 AM:	100%
Low 12:58 PM:	88%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.855 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 3:02 AM:	29.888
Low 1:09 PM:	29.853
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	15.1
Sep:	334.5
2026 to Date:	7046.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

3 hours, 12 minutes to high tide at
04:23 PM AKDT

Current:	49.0°F
Low 6:32 AM:	34.0°F
Yesterday:	37.3°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
46

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.7

Sunburn in

160 Minutes

Highest:
12:49 PM
0.8

70 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
12:37 PM
265 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	38.8°F
Sunrise:	7:54 am
Sunset:	8:00 pm
Moonrise:	7:34 pm
Moonset:	5:06 am
Full Moon:	Sep-26-2026
New Moon:	15:51 UTC Oct-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.76 in
7-Days ET:	0.08 in
7-Day:	0.677 in
September:	2.5 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 24 of just the month of September for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 24 of September for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Sunny

Hi 53°F

NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 53. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Sunny in the morning, becoming partly to mostly sunny in the afternoon. Patchy light fog. High 49°. Wind north near calm in the morning, becoming 5 mph in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 5800 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain

Lo 41°F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. Low 42°. Wind east-northeast around 7 mph. Minimum freezing level 3800 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Chance Light Rain	Friday Night Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain Showers	Saturday Rain Showers then Light Rain	Saturday Night Light Rain	Sunday Rain Showers	Sunday Night Rain Showers Likely	Monday Chance Rain Showers
Hi 55°F	Lo 42°F	Hi 53°F	Lo 37°F	Hi 52°F	Lo 38°F	Hi 52°F

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