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Updated: 12-Jul-2026 12:06pm

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Sunlight Hours

18 hrs 29 min
of Sunlight Today

77% 23%
Which is
3 min 29 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - Chukchi Sea Coast


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 12-Jul-2026 @ 12:06pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 52.7°F ---
High Today 52.9°F 11:46 AM	Low Today 49.7°F 5:47 AM
Yest High 59.8°F 9:22 AM	Yest Low 50.6°F 11:21 PM
Sta* High 75.4°F 2016	Sta* Low 42.2°F 2018
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: ESE 1.6 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.9 of 100

Today Light Rain	Tonight Light Rain Likely	Monday Chance Light Rain
Hi 60°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 58°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	51.9°F
Last Hour:	-0.2°F
High 11:46 AM:	52.4°F
Low 5:47 AM:	48.9°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	52.3°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Jul Rain:	0.00 in
Jul to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.35 in
Jul to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.35 in
Jul Avg:	4.04 in
Diff from Avg:	4.04 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	10.47 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	42.35 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in July 36 days since last rain

Current:	ESE 1.6 mph
1Hr Average:	1.6 mph
Wind Run:	7.17 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	7.0 mph 10:39 AM
Month:	27.9 mph Jul-3
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 27 m 55 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 24 m 25 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
3 min 30 sec shorter than
yesterday
18 h 20 m 47 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waning Crescent

3%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	97%
Last Hour:	1%
High 7:48 AM:	98%
Low 12:00 AM:	96%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.810 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:01 AM:	29.812
Low 7:03 AM:	29.789
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	7.3
Jul:	115.3
2026 to Date:	6218.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 9 minutes to high tide at
04:15 PM AKDT

Current:	52.7°F
Low 5:47 AM:	49.7°F
Yesterday:	50.6°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
2

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.5

Sunburn in

224 Minutes

Highest:
11:34 AM
0.7

97 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:36 AM
139 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	33.0°F
Sunrise:	4:56 am
Sunset:	11:25 pm
Moonrise:	1:41 am
Moonset:	10:14 pm
Full Moon:	Jun-29-2026
New Moon:	09:44 UTC Jul-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.44 in
7-Day:	0.441 in
July:	0.7 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:3.2 \| 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 12 of just the month of July for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 12 of July for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Light Rain

Hi 60°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 60. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Cool. Low 46°. Wind east around 4 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the evening, becoming south-southwest after midnight. Minimum freezing level 7000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Light Rain Likely

Lo 47°F

NWS forecast: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Scattered thundershowers possible. High 67°. Wind southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 8700 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Chance Light Rain	Monday Night Rain	Tuesday Rain	Tuesday Night Rain	Wednesday Chance Rain Showers	Wednesday Night Chance Rain Showers	Thursday Rain Showers Likely
Hi 58°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 62°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 59°F

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