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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 31-May-2026 8:04am

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Sunlight Hours

18 hrs 29 min
of Sunlight Today

77% 23%
Which is
3 min 36 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

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Past 24 Hours

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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: 31-May-2026 @ 8:04am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 46.4°F ---
High Today 46.4°F 8:02 AM	Low Today 41.5°F 4:40 AM
Yest High 54.4°F 6:05 PM	Yest Low 41.5°F 4:35 AM
Sta* High 69.4°F 2022	Sta* Low 37.7°F 2025
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SSW 3.3 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 0.1 of 100

Today Mostly Sunny	Tonight Mostly Clear	Monday Mostly Sunny
Hi 54°F	Lo 43°F	Hi 59°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	40.2°F
Last Hour:	+0.5°F
High 7:54 AM:	40.6°F
Low 4:04 AM:	37.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	43.7°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	3.29 in
May Rain:	16.85 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.71 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	15.14 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	15.76 in
Season:¹	51.12 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	6.91 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	44.21 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-29-2026 at 8:56 PM
28 rain days in 2026
8 days in May 1 day since last rain

Current:	SSW 3.3 mph
1Hr Average:	3.6 mph
Wind Run:	28.64 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	17.3 mph 1:46 AM
Month:	33.0 mph May-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 24 m 46 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 28 m 16 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
3 min 30 sec longer than
yesterday
18 h 31 m 39 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Full Moon

100%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	79%
Last Hour:	8%
High 6:24 AM:	88%
Low 12:39 AM:	77%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.261 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 8:02 AM:	30.261
Low 12:03 AM:	30.160
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	6.6
May:	663.2
2026 to Date:	5763.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

3 hours, 47 minutes to low tide at
11:51 AM AKDT

Current:	45.3°F
Low 4:55 AM:	37.6°F
Yesterday:	37.6°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
7

Good

Density:
1.27 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

107 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
7:48 AM
206 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	27.1°F
Sunrise:	4:48 am
Sunset:	11:17 pm
Moonrise:	12:25 am
Moonset:	3:30 am
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	3.29 in
7-Days ET:	0.50 in
7-Day:	2.794 in
May:	15.46 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:3.4 \| 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 31 of just the month of May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 31 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Mostly Sunny

Hi 54°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. High 56°. Wind south-southwest around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 4800 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Partly cloudy with little temp change.

Tonight

Mostly Clear

Lo 43°F

NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind 0 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair in the evening, becoming clear after midnight. Cool. Low 40°. Wind south-southwest around 4 mph in the evening, becoming east after midnight. Minimum freezing level 3900 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Mostly Cloudy	Tuesday Partly Sunny	Tuesday Night Partly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Mostly Clear	Thursday Sunny
Hi 59°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 63°F	Lo 54°F	Hi 71°F	Lo 53°F	Hi 64°F

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