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Updated: 18-Aug-2026 2:31am

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15 hrs 30 min
of Sunlight Today

64.6% 35.4%
Which is
5 min 26 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: 18-Aug-2026 @ 2:31am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 55.5°F Feels like: 53°F ---
High Today 55.5°F 2:22 AM	Low Today 54.6°F 12:02 AM
Yest High 60.1°F 4:08 PM	Yest Low 52.8°F 2:44 AM
Sta* High 69.0°F 2015	Sta* Low 44.3°F 2018
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Clear skies
	Wind: S 8.5 Gusting to: 5.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.5 of 100

Tonight Slight Chance Light Rain	Tuesday Partly Sunny	Tuesday Night Chance Light Rain
Lo 52°F	Hi 57°F	Lo 50°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	50.7°F
Last Hour:	-0.2°F
High 12:39 AM:	51.4°F
Low 2:16 AM:	50.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	53.0°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.13 in
Last 7 Days:	0.50 in
Aug Rain:	0.58 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.16 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.58 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	3.74 in
Season:¹	53.40 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	14.99 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.41 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-17-2026 at 1:38 AM
32 rain days in 2026
2 days in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	S 8.5 mph
1Hr Average:	5.8 mph
Wind Run:	15.56 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	5.0 mph
Today:	21.0 mph 12:04 AM
Month:	39.0 mph Aug-17
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Crescent

33%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	84%
Last Hour:	2%
High 12:00 AM:	88%
Low 2:16 AM:	84%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.884 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 1:46 AM:	29.889
Low 12:18 AM:	29.866
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	0.8
Aug:	140.2
2026 to Date:	6559.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

43 minutes to low tide at
03:14 AM AKDT

Current:	53.3°F
Low 12:02 AM:	54.6°F
Yesterday:	52.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
12

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 2.3 @ 12:29 PM
Aug-18 3.5	Aug-19 3.7	Aug-20 3.5

High Yest: 610.0 @ 12:31 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 34:26 Hrs

Rise: 6:24 am Set: 9:54 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	35.3°F
Sunrise:	6:24 am
Sunset:	9:54 pm
Moonrise:	3:41 pm
Moonset:	9:55 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	0.50 in
7-Days ET:	0.37 in
7-Day:	0.134 in
August:	0.1 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: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. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 18 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 18 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Tuesday

Tonight

Slight Chance Light Rain

Lo 52°F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Breezy. Low 51°. Wind south-southwest around 11 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the evening, becoming 15 mph, gusting to 23 mph, after midnight. Minimum freezing level 7200 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tuesday

Partly Sunny

Hi 57°F

NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Breezy. High 64°. Wind south-southwest around 13 mph, gusting to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 8100 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Night Chance Light Rain	Wednesday Light Rain Likely	Wednesday Night Light Rain Likely	Thursday Light Rain Likely	Thursday Night Chance Light Rain	Friday Chance Rain Showers	Friday Night Rain Showers
Lo 50°F	Hi 54°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 46°F

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