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Updated: 09-Oct-2026 9:45pm

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Sunlight Hours

10 hrs 37 min
of Sunlight Today

44.2% 55.8%
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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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 09-Oct-2026 @ 9:45pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 42.0°F ---
High Today 47.5°F 2:43 PM	Low Today 38.8°F 10:05 AM
Yest High 49.2°F 1:15 PM	Yest Low 36.8°F 12:19 AM
Sta* High 56.0°F 2025	Sta* Low 31.9°F 2017
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Moderate drizzle, Overcast
	Wind: SSE 0.9 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.22 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.0 of 100

Tonight Light Rain	Saturday Light Rain	Saturday Night Rain
Lo 45°F	Hi 50°F	Lo 37°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	40.1°F
Last Hour:	+0.2°F
High 12:48 PM:	41.4°F
Low 9:48 AM:	37.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	41.2°F

Today:	0.22 in
Rate (/hr):	0.100 in
Storm Rain:	0.22 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	1.15 in
Oct Rain:	1.51 in
Oct to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.67 in
Oct to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.84 in
Oct Avg:	7.21 in
Diff from Avg:	5.70 in
Season:¹	59.29 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	20.49 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.80 in
60 rain days in 2026
6 days in October 0 days since last rain

Current:	SSE 0.9 mph
1Hr Average:	1.1 mph
Wind Run:	10.06 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	8.1 mph 3:01 PM
Month:	32.0 mph Oct-3
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

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New Moon

0%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	93%
Last Hour:	1%
High 5:53 AM:	94%
Low 2:41 PM:	69%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.014 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:29 AM:	30.135
Low 8:46 PM:	30.007
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	20.9
Oct:	207.0
2026 to Date:	7365.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 11 minutes to low tide at
10:56 PM AKDT

Current:	42.0°F
Low 10:05 AM:	38.8°F
Yesterday:	36.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
N/A

No Data

Density:
1.27 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Today: 0.7 @ 12:21 PM
Oct-10 0.9	Oct-11 0.8	Oct-12 0.8

High Today:
197 W/m² @ 11:29 AM

Sun Hours Today:
00:16
This Month: 03:54 Hrs

Rise: 8:34 am Set: 7:11 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	39.1°F
Sunrise:	8:34 am
Sunset:	7:11 pm
Moonrise:	9:08 am
Moonset:	6:22 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:	1.15 in
7-Days ET:	0.12 in
7-Day:	1.032 in
October:	1.38 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:1.7 \| 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 9 of just the month of October for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 9 of October for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Saturday

Tonight

Light Rain

Lo 45°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Rain likely. Low 41°. Wind southeast around 8 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation mostly between half an inch and one inch. Minimum freezing level 3700 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 1700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Saturday

Light Rain

Hi 50°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog. Rain likely. High 48°. Wind southeast around 9 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation mostly between 1 and 2 inches. Maximum freezing level 4900 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 2900 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Night Rain	Sunday Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Night Chance Rain Showers	Columbus Day Chance Rain Showers then Chance Light Rain	Monday Night Chance Light Rain	Tuesday Chance Light Rain	Tuesday Night Chance Light Rain
Lo 37°F	Hi 47°F	Lo 34°F	Hi 45°F	Lo 33°F	Hi 43°F	Lo 31°F

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