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Updated: 24-Apr-2026 3:13am

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Sunlight Hours

15 hrs 29 min
of Sunlight Today

64.5% 35.5%
Which is
5 min 31 sec Longer
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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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 24-Apr-2026 @ 3:13am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 35.8°F Wind Chill: 35.8°F ---
High Today 38.3°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 35.6°F 2:33 AM
Yest High 47.9°F 6:25 PM	Yest Low 36.4°F 3:03 AM
Sta* High 54.6°F 2016	Sta* Low 27.6°F 2019
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Overcast
	Wind: NW 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.89 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.3 of 100

Tonight Light Rain	Friday Light Rain Likely	Friday Night Light Rain
Lo 36°F	Hi 45°F	Lo 34°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	34.8°F
Last Hour:	+0.4°F
High 1:54 AM:	36.5°F
Low 2:23 AM:	34.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	35.4°F

Today:	0.89 in
Storm Rain:	5.37 in
Yesterday:	4.48 in
Last 7 Days:	16.25 in
Apr Rain:	23.60 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.53 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	23.07 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	22.92 in
Season:¹	27.79 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.62 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	25.17 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-24-2026 at 12:34 AM
17 rain days in 2026
10 days in April 0 days since last rain

Current:	NW 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	1.9 mph
Wind Run:	5.12 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	5.0 mph 12:04 AM
Month:	29.0 mph Apr-20
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

First Quarter

54%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	96%
Last Hour:	2%
High 1:54 AM:	100%
Low 12:00 AM:	92%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.953 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 1:21 AM:	29.962
Low 2:19 AM:	29.938
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	3.4
Apr:	702.7
2026 to Date:	4924.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 4 minutes to low tide at
05:17 AM AKDT

Current:	35.8°F
Low 2:37 AM:	33.0°F
Yesterday:	31.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
12

Good

Density:
1.28 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 1.8 @ 2:26 PM
Apr-24 2.7	Apr-25 2.5	Apr-26 3.1

High Yest: 432.0 @ 2:25 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 46:50 Hrs

Rise: 6:18 am Set: 9:47 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	22.1°F
Sunrise:	6:18 am
Sunset:	9:47 pm
Moonrise:	1:00 pm
Moonset:	5:22 am
Full Moon:	May-01-2026
New Moon:	20:02 UTC May-16-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	16.25 in
7-Days ET:	0.17 in
7-Day:	16.085 in
April:	23.1 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: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. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 24 of just the month of April for this station since 2013. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 24 of April for this station since 2013.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Friday

Tonight

Light Rain

Lo 36°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. Rain likely. Low 39°. Wind east around 9 mph, gusting to 15 mph, in the evening, becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly between a quarter and half an inch. Minimum freezing level 2600 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Friday

Light Rain Likely

Hi 45°F

NWS forecast: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. A chance of rain. High 45°. Wind northeast around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 3600 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 3200 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Night Light Rain	Saturday Chance Light Rain	Saturday Night Chance Light Rain	Sunday Chance Light Rain	Sunday Night Light Rain	Monday Light Rain	Monday Night Light Rain
Lo 34°F	Hi 45°F	Lo 33°F	Hi 44°F	Lo 33°F	Hi 48°F	Lo 34°F

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