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Updated: 23-Jan-2021 8:50pm

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Sunlight Hours

11 hrs 53 min
of Sunlight Today

49.5% 50.5%
Which is
0 min 01 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
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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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AIR QUALITY ALERT - Lower Kuskokwim Valley

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 23-Jan-2021 @ 8:50pm

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 32.8°F Wind Chill: 32.8°F ---
High Today 36.9°F 9:30 AM	Low Today 32.8°F 7:56 PM
Yest High 39.1°F 2:07 PM	Yest Low 34.5°F 6:26 PM
Sta* High 41.7°F 2019	Sta* Low -0.3°F 2010
* This Station's Records Since 2014
Rec* High 32.0°F 0	Rec* Low 32.0°F 0
* Records from Weather Underground



	overcast - light snow; mist
	Wind: NNE 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.02 in
	Current FWI:⁴ Fire Danger: 0.0 of 232

Tonight Snow Low: 27°	Sunday Snow High: 28°	Sunday night Fog late Cold! Low: 10°
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	31.0°F
Last Hour:	0.1°F
High 3:18 PM:	33.5°F
Low 7:41 AM:	29.1°F
Record High:	61.3°F on Jul-31-2020
Record Low:	-17.1°F on Jan-8-2020
Wetbulb:	32.2°F

Today:	0.02 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.33 in
Jan Rain:	0.37 in
Jan to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.43 in
Jan to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.06 in
Jan Avg:	0.00 in
Diff from Avg:	0.37 in
Season:¹	0.37 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	0.43 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	0.06 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jan-23-2021 at 3:24 PM
5 rain days in 2021
6 days in January 0 days since last rain

Current:	NNE 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	Calm
Wind Run:	153.58 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	29.0 mph 7:51 AM
Month:	39.0 mph Jan-9
Year:	39.0 mph Jan-9
Record Gust:	50.0 mph Jan-9-2020

Sunlight:

11 hrs 53 min
of Sunlight Today

49.5% 50.5%
Which is
0 min 01 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

81%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	93%
Last Hour:	0%
High 7:18 PM:	94%
Low 7:41 AM:	76%
Record High:	95% Sep-20-2020
Record Low:	0% Nov-8-2020

Current:	29.517 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 12:00 AM:	29.709
Low 1:26 PM:	29.376
Record High:	30.974 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.485 inHg Jan-29-2020

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	24.9
Jan:	836.2
2021 to Date:	834.8
Cooling Degree Days
2021 to Date:	0.0

Kenai River Entrance 15 hours, 57 minutes to high tide at 12:50 PM AKST
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Current:	32.8°F
Low 6:50 AM:	24.9°F
Yesterday:	26.0°F
Record:	-17.7°F Jan-7-2020

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Density:
1.27 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Today: 0.0 @ 12:00 AM
Jan-24 0.2	Jan-25 0.2	Jan-26 0.2

High Today:
21 W/m² @ 12:14 PM

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

Rise: 9:08 pm Set: 9:15 am

Almanac

Snow³

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Current:	Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	28.4°F
Sunrise:	9:08 pm
Sunset:	9:15 am
Moonrise:	5:37 am
Moonset:	5:12 pm
Full Moon:	-January-2021
New Moon:	19:06 UTC -February-2021

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Jan Snow:	0.00 in
Jan Avg:	7.87 in
Diff from Avg:	-7.87 in
Season Total:²	0.00 in
Snow Depth:	4.29 in
0 snow day in January
0 snow day this season.²

HIGHS:	LOWS:
78.6°F Aug-15-2020	-13.4°F Jan-8-2020
Daytime Records
77.9°F Aug-15-2020	-5.4°F Jan-08-2020
Nitetime Records
68.4°F Aug-16-2020	-10.5°F Jan-08-2020
ICN:16 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:4.6 \| RCP:99%

¹ Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st. ⁴ Updated at Noon Central Time. 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 23 of just the month of January for this station since 2014. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 23 of January for this station since 2014.

WXSIM Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Sunday

Tonight

Snow
Low: 27°

WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog. Snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Relatively mild. Low 27°. Wind northeast around 3 mph in the evening, becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around half an inch. Snow accumulation 3 to 5 inches.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Sunday

Snow
High: 28°

WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly sunny in the afternoon. Light to moderate fog in the morning, then moderate fog in the afternoon. A chance of snow. High 28°, but temperatures falling in the afternoon. Wind east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday
night
Fog late
Cold!

Fog late
Cold!
Low: 10°

Monday