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Updated: 18-Nov-2019 8:15pm

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Sunlight Hours

7 hrs 8 min
of Sunlight Today

29.7% 70.3%
Which is
4 min 39 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

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High Temp

104°F at Van Nuys-los Angeles, CA

Low Temp

-19°F at Galena Airport, AK

Precipitation

2.26in at Quillayute/State, WA

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ICE STORM WARNING - Lower Kuskokwim Valley

HIGH SURF ADVISORY - Chukchi Sea Coast

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY - Anchorage - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Matanuska Valley - Susitna Valley - Western Kenai Peninsula - Western Prince William Sound

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 18-Nov-2019 @ 8:15pm

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 31.7°F Wind Chill: 31.5°F ---
High Today 36.1°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 31.5°F 6:34 PM
Yest High 37.1°F 12:58 PM	Yest Low 29.2°F 3:34 AM
Sta* High 46.6°F 2014	Sta* Low -6.5°F 2011
* This Station's Records Since 2014
Rec* High 46.0°F 2003	Rec* Low -4.0°F 1998
* Records from Weather Underground



	Night time, Dry, Overcast
	Wind: NE 1.6 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current FWI:⁴ Fire Danger: 0.0 of 232

Tonight Mix Cold! Low: 27°	Tuesday Rain Sleet Cold! High: 31°	Tuesday night Rain Sleet Low: 29°
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	29.1°F
Last Hour:	0.6°F
High 7:49 PM:	29.3°F
Low 2:38 AM:	24.4°F
Record High:	65.8°F on Jul-31-2018
Record Low:	-34.1°F on Jan-7-2009
Wetbulb:	30.8°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.01 in
Last 7 Days:	0.87 in
Nov Rain:	1.30 in
Nov to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.97 in
Nov to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.33 in
Nov Avg:	1.56 in
Diff from Avg:	0.26 in
Season:¹	14.41 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	27.49 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	13.08 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Nov-17-2019 at 1:26 PM
109 rain days in 2019
11 days in November 1 day since last rain

Current:	NE 1.6 mph
1Hr Average:	0.2 mph
Wind Run:	106.72 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	28.0 mph 4:03 AM
Month:	30.0 mph Nov-17
Year:	46.0 mph Mar-9
Record Gust:	79.0 mph Mar-9-2009

Sunlight:

7 hrs 8 min
of Sunlight Today

29.7% 70.3%
Which is
4 min 39 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

57%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	90%
Last Hour:	2%
High 7:49 PM:	90%
Low 2:38 AM:	66%
Record High:	100% Jan-13-2009
Record Low:	0% Feb-7-2016

Current:	29.751 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 7:50 PM:	29.768
Low 12:01 AM:	29.535
Record High:	31.083 inHg Dec-13-2008
Record Low:	28.429 inHg Nov-4-2009

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	25.2
Nov:	493.0
2019 to Date:	6827.7
Cooling Degree Days
2019 to Date:	5.9

Kenai River Entrance 19 hours, 25 minutes to low tide at 03:42 PM AKST
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Current:	31.5°F
Low 1:59 AM:	23.4°F
Yesterday:	23.8°F
Record:	-27.6°F Jan-7-2009

Anchorage
Air Quality
Index⁶:
13

Good

Density:
1.28 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Today: 0.0 @ 12:00 AM
Nov-19 0.2	Nov-20 0.2	Nov-21 0.2

High Today:
155 W/m² @ 12:40 PM

Sun Hours Today:
01:17
This Month: 08:32 Hrs

Rise: 9:13 am Set: 4:21 pm

Almanac

Snow³

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Current:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	42.4°F
Sunrise:	9:13 am
Sunset:	4:21 pm
Moonrise:	10:24 pm
Moonset:	2:42 pm
Full Moon:	-November-2019
New Moon:	15:06 UTC -November-2019

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Nov Snow:	0.00 in
Nov Avg:	7.80 in
Diff from Avg:	-7.80 in
Season Total:²	0.00 in
Snow Depth:	4.29 in
0 snow day in November
0 snow day this season.²

HIGHS:	LOWS:
88.5°F Jul-4-2019	-27.6°F Jan-7-2009
Daytime Records
77.5°F Jul-04-2019	-21.3°F Jan-07-2009
Nitetime Records
67.1°F Jun-17-2015	-23.6°F Jan-08-2009
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 18 of just the month of November for this station since 2014. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 18 of November for this station since 2014.

WXSIM Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Tuesday

Tonight

Mix
Cold!
Low: 27°

WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. A slight chance of snow in the evening, then a slight chance of a mix of snow and sleet after midnight. Breezy. Low 27°. Wind chill ranging from 17 to 33. Wind northeast around 9 mph, gusting to 19 mph, in the evening, becoming 13 mph, gusting to 20 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Little or no snow or ice (on ground) accumulation expected.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tuesday

Rain Sleet
Cold!
High: 31°

WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A chance of a mix of sleet, snow, and freezing rain in the morning, then a mix of freezing rain and sleet likely in the afternoon. Breezy. High 31°. Wind chill ranging from 17 to 23. Wind northeast around 13 mph, gusting to 20 mph, in the morning, becoming 9 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around half an inch. Little or no snow or ice (on ground) accumulation expected. Above-ground freezing rain accumulation up to 0.2 inches. Maximum freezing level 6500 feet above sea level.

WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday
night

Rain Sleet
Low: 29°

Wednesday