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Updated: 24-Aug-2026 8:31pm

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Sunlight Hours

14 hrs 52 min
of Sunlight Today

61.9% 38.1%
Which is
5 min 29 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
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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: 24-Aug-2026 @ 8:31pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 55.6°F ---
High Today 58.5°F 2:11 PM	Low Today 47.8°F 6:14 AM
Yest High 63.7°F 4:55 PM	Yest Low 50.0°F 11:46 PM
Sta* High 67.2°F 2019	Sta* Low 43.2°F 2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SW 3.7 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.2 of 100

Tonight Light Rain Likely	Tuesday Light Rain	Tuesday Night Chance Light Rain then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Lo 53°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 48°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	52.4°F
Last Hour:	+0.3°F
High 1:19 PM:	54.3°F
Low 6:14 AM:	46.7°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	53.9°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.02 in
Last 7 Days:	0.65 in
Aug Rain:	1.09 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.91 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.82 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	3.23 in
Season:¹	53.91 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	15.74 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.17 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-23-2026 at 4:22 AM
37 rain days in 2026
7 days in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	SW 3.7 mph
1Hr Average:	2.4 mph
Wind Run:	42.68 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	17.3 mph 6:19 PM
Month:	39.0 mph Aug-17
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

92%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	89%
Last Hour:	2%
High 1:09 AM:	97%
Low 2:41 PM:	82%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.935 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:00 AM:	30.013
Low 7:32 PM:	29.934
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	11.9
Aug:	212.4
2026 to Date:	6631.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 20 minutes to low tide at
09:51 PM AKDT

Current:	55.5°F
Low 6:14 AM:	47.8°F
Yesterday:	50.0°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
N/A

No Data

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
1:57 PM
1.6

18 W/m²
4%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
12:22 PM
285 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	35.9°F
Sunrise:	6:41 am
Sunset:	9:33 pm
Moonrise:	9:26 pm
Moonset:	2:50 am
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	0.65 in
7-Days ET:	0.18 in
7-Day:	0.469 in
August:	0.29 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:3.5 \| 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. 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 24 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 24 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Tuesday

Tonight

Light Rain Likely

Lo 53°F

NWS forecast: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Low 52°. Wind southwest around 9 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Minimum freezing level 10700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tuesday

Light Rain

Hi 58°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 58. South wind 10 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. Rain likely. Windy. High 65°. Wind southwest around 14 mph, gusting to 24 mph, in the morning, becoming 19 mph, gusting to 27 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Maximum freezing level 10800 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Night Chance Light Rain then Slight Chance Rain Showers	Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Mostly Clear	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Chance Rain Showers	Friday Chance Rain Showers	Friday Night Chance Rain Showers
Lo 48°F	Hi 61°F	Lo 45°F	Hi 60°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 56°F	Lo 48°F

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