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Updated: 18-Sep-2026 11:49pm

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12 hrs 34 min
of Sunlight Today

52.4% 47.6%
Which is
5 min 34 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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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK - Lower Kuskokwim Valley


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 18-Sep-2026 @ 11:49pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 46.5°F ---
High Today 52.9°F 3:55 PM	Low Today 46.0°F 10:22 PM
Yest High 54.4°F 2:04 PM	Yest Low 45.0°F 7:47 AM
Sta* High 58.4°F 2018	Sta* Low 33.2°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy
	Wind: ENE 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.10 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.1 of 100

Tonight Chance Rain Showers	Saturday Rain Showers Likely	Saturday Night Rain Showers Likely then Light Rain Likely
Lo 41°F	Hi 52°F	Lo 43°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	45.4°F
Last Hour:	+0.4°F
High 2:29 PM:	50.6°F
Low 10:22 PM:	44.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	46.0°F

Today:	0.10 in
Storm Rain:	0.10 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.85 in
Sep Rain:	2.20 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.69 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.49 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	0.66 in
Season:¹	56.66 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	19.62 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.04 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Sep-18-2026 at 11:50 AM
47 rain days in 2026
8 days in September 0 days since last rain

Current:	ENE 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	Calm
Wind Run:	23.21 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	9.2 mph 1:48 PM
Month:	33.0 mph Sep-16
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

First Quarter

55%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	96%
Last Hour:	0%
High 12:13 PM:	98%
Low 4:03 PM:	83%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.508 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:00 AM:	29.913
Low 11:27 PM:	29.506
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	15.3
Sep:	229.3
2026 to Date:	6941.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 56 minutes to low tide at
05:45 AM AKDT

Current:	46.5°F
Low 10:22 PM:	46.0°F
Yesterday:	43.3°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
N/A

No Data

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Today: 0.9 @ 3:26 PM
Sep-19 1.5	Sep-20 1.4	Sep-21 1.4

High Today:
364 W/m² @ 3:26 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:57
This Month: 21:49 Hrs

Rise: 7:42 am Set: 8:16 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	38.6°F
Sunrise:	7:42 am
Sunset:	8:16 pm
Moonrise:	7:29 pm
Moonset:	9:01 pm
Full Moon:	Sep-26-2026
New Moon:	15:51 UTC Oct-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.85 in
7-Days ET:	0.10 in
7-Day:	0.748 in
September:	1.91 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:1.5 \| 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 September for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 18 of September for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Saturday

Tonight

Chance Rain Showers

Lo 41°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog in the evening. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Low 45°. Wind southeast around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 4700 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 3500 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Saturday

Rain Showers Likely

Hi 52°F

NWS forecast: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Northeast wind 0 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Relatively mild. High 57°. Wind northeast around 4 mph in the morning, becoming 11 mph, gusting to 22 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 5200 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Night Rain Showers Likely then Light Rain Likely	Sunday Light Rain Likely then Slight Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Night Rain Showers	Monday Rain Showers	Monday Night Rain Showers Likely	Tuesday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	Tuesday Night Partly Cloudy
Lo 43°F	Hi 54°F	Lo 38°F	Hi 51°F	Lo 36°F	Hi 52°F	Lo 35°F

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