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Updated: 16-Aug-2026 11:27am

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Sunlight Hours

15 hrs 41 min
of Sunlight Today

65.3% 34.7%
Which is
5 min 24 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

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USA

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: 16-Aug-2026 @ 11:27am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 60.1°F ---
High Today 60.1°F 11:22 AM	Low Today 54.5°F 2:10 AM
Yest High 62.9°F 2:43 PM	Yest Low 54.9°F 11:56 PM
Sta* High 74.2°F 2019	Sta* Low 48.2°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SE 1.2 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.02 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.0 of 100

Today Light Rain Likely	Tonight Rain	Monday Chance Light Rain
Hi 62°F	Lo 53°F	Hi 58°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	56.8°F
Last Hour:	-1.1°F
High 10:34 AM:	58.2°F
Low 2:10 AM:	53.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	58.3°F

Today:	0.02 in
Storm Rain:	0.02 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Aug Rain:	0.10 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.94 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.84 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	4.22 in
Season:¹	52.92 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	14.77 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.15 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-16-2026 at 4:35 AM
30 rain days in 2026
1 day in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	SE 1.2 mph
1Hr Average:	1.1 mph
Wind Run:	20.49 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	11.5 mph 6:37 AM
Month:	22.0 mph Aug-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Crescent

18%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	89%
Last Hour:	8%
High 3:28 AM:	99%
Low 11:25 AM:	89%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.752 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:06 AM:	29.943
Low 9:22 AM:	29.745
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	4.4
Aug:	128.5
2026 to Date:	6548.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 29 minutes to low tide at
01:56 PM AKDT

Current:	60.1°F
Low 2:10 AM:	54.5°F
Yesterday:	54.9°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
6

Good

Density:
1.21 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.5

Sunburn in

224 Minutes

Highest:
11:23 AM
0.5

86 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:24 AM
91 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	35.1°F
Sunrise:	6:19 am
Sunset:	10:00 pm
Moonrise:	12:36 pm
Moonset:	9:59 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.08 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.31 in
7-Day:	0.307 in
August:	0.44 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:3.6 \| 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 16 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 16 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Light Rain Likely

Hi 62°F

NWS forecast: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the morning. Rain likely in the afternoon. Mild. High 68°. Wind east around 3 mph in the morning, becoming 8 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Maximum freezing level 11800 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Rain

Lo 53°F

NWS forecast: Rain before 1am, then scattered rain showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy after midnight. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Breezy. Low 53°. Wind northeast around 11 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the evening, becoming south-southwest around 17 mph, gusting to 26 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation mostly around half an inch. Minimum freezing level 6600 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Chance Light Rain	Monday Night Chance Light Rain	Tuesday Slight Chance Light Rain	Tuesday Night Chance Light Rain	Wednesday Rain Showers Likely	Wednesday Night Rain Showers Likely	Thursday Rain Showers Likely
Hi 58°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 56°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 57°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 59°F

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