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12 hrs 39 min
of Sunlight Today

52.7% 47.3%
Which is
5 min 32 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 @ 12:22am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 49.2°F ---
High Today 49.3°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 49.2°F 12:14 AM
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, Overcast
	Wind: NE 0.5 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.0 of 100

Tonight Rain Showers Likely then Light Rain	Friday Light Rain	Friday Night Chance Light Rain
Lo 46°F	Hi 54°F	Lo 41°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	48.1°F
Last Hour:	+0.1°F
High 12:00 AM:	48.2°F
Low 12:14 AM:	48.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	48.7°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.85 in
Sep Rain:	2.10 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.69 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.59 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	0.76 in
Season:¹	56.56 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	19.62 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	36.94 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Sep-15-2026 at 7:42 PM
47 rain days in 2026
7 days in September 2 days since last rain

Current:	NE 0.5 mph
1Hr Average:	1.0 mph
Wind Run:	0.34 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	3.5 mph 12:13 AM
Month:	33.0 mph Sep-16
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

First Quarter

45%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

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

Current:	29.905 inHg
Last Hour:	Falling slowly
High 12:00 AM:	29.913
Low 12:19 AM:	29.904
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	0.1
Sep:	213.9
2026 to Date:	6925.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 4 minutes to low tide at
04:26 AM AKDT

Current:	49.2°F
Low 12:14 AM:	49.2°F
Yesterday:	43.3°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
21

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 0.9 @ 1:46 PM
Sep-18 1.6	Sep-19 1.5	Sep-20 1.5

High Yest: 250.0 @ 1:57 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 20:52 Hrs

Rise: 7:40 am Set: 8:19 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	38.6°F
Sunrise:	7:40 am
Sunset:	8:19 pm
Moonrise:	6:27 pm
Moonset:	8:10 pm
Full Moon:	Sep-26-2026
New Moon:	15:51 UTC Oct-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.00 in
7-Days Rain:	0.85 in
7-Days ET:	0.10 in
7-Day:	0.748 in
September:	1.81 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:1.6 \| 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. 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 & Friday

Tonight

Rain Showers Likely then Light Rain

Lo 46°F

NWS forecast: Rain showers likely before 4am, then rain. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. Patchy light fog after midnight. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Relatively mild. Low 48°, but temperatures rising after midnight. Wind east-northeast around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a quarter of an inch. Minimum freezing level 5100 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 3400 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Friday

Light Rain

Hi 54°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. High 54°. Wind east-northeast around 4 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Maximum freezing level 5100 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Night Chance Light Rain	Saturday Slight Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain Showers	Saturday Night Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Chance Rain Showers then Chance Light Rain	Sunday Night Light Rain Likely	Monday Rain Showers	Monday Night Rain Showers Likely
Lo 41°F	Hi 52°F	Lo 43°F	Hi 54°F	Lo 38°F	Hi 51°F	Lo 36°F

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