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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 16-Apr-2026 10:59am

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14 hrs 44 min
of Sunlight Today

61.4% 38.6%
Which is
5 min 36 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: 16-Apr-2026 @ 10:59am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 33.6°F Wind Chill: 30.7°F Feels like: 31°F ---
High Today 34.0°F 1:09 AM	Low Today 32.2°F 6:54 AM
Yest High 40.2°F 5:18 PM	Yest Low 28.8°F 1:44 AM
Sta* High 50.3°F 2016	Sta* Low 28.9°F 2017
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: N 3.4 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.4 of 100

Today Light Snow Likely then Widespread Rain And Snow Showers	Tonight Scattered Rain And Snow Showers	Friday Chance Light Snow then Scattered Snow Showers
Hi 39°F	Lo 30°F	Hi 39°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	32.3°F
Last Hour:	-0.0°F
High 9:56 AM:	32.4°F
Low 4:07 AM:	30.5°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	33.1°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	5.66 in
Apr Rain:	6.46 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.32 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	6.14 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	5.78 in
Season:¹	10.65 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.41 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	8.24 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-10-2026 at 8:12 PM
12 rain days in 2026
4 days in April 5 days since last rain

Current:	N 3.4 mph
1Hr Average:	3.7 mph
Wind Run:	21.74 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	12.7 mph 10:28 AM
Month:	21.0 mph Apr-4
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Crescent

1%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	95%
Last Hour:	1%
High 9:31 AM:	96%
Low 12:00 AM:	89%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.848 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:12 AM:	29.903
Low 10:57 AM:	29.847
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	13.8
Apr:	486.7
2026 to Date:	4708.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 55 minutes to high tide at
04:54 PM AKDT

Current:	30.7°F
Low 10:27 AM:	26.8°F
Yesterday:	24.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
12

Good

Density:
1.28 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

32 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:36 AM
35 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	21.0°F
Sunrise:	6:42 am
Sunset:	9:26 pm
Moonrise:	6:19 am
Moonset:	7:22 pm
Full Moon:	Apr-01-2026
New Moon:	11:52 UTC Apr-17-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	5.66 in
7-Days ET:	0.17 in
7-Day:	5.491 in
April:	6.13 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:3.7 \| 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. 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 16 of just the month of April for this station since 2013. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 16 of April for this station since 2013.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Light Snow Likely then Widespread Rain And Snow Showers

Hi 39°F

NWS forecast: Snow likely before 10am, then widespread rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the morning. A slight chance of a mix of rain and snow in the morning, then a chance of a mix of rain and snow in the afternoon. High 38°. Wind chill around 30. Wind north around 7 mph, gusting to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around a tenth of an inch. No snow accumulation expected. Maximum freezing level 2000 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 1400 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Scattered Rain And Snow Showers

Lo 30°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then scattered rain and snow showers between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog in the evening. A chance of a mix of rain and snow in the evening, then a chance of a mix of snow and rain after midnight. Low 34°. Wind north-northeast around 5 mph in the evening, becoming 2 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a quarter of an inch. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Minimum freezing level 700 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Chance Light Snow then Scattered Snow Showers	Friday Night Isolated Snow Showers	Saturday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow	Saturday Night Rain And Snow Likely	Sunday Rain And Snow Likely	Sunday Night Rain And Snow Likely	Monday Chance Rain And Snow then Rain And Snow Likely
Hi 39°F	Lo 29°F	Hi 41°F	Lo 30°F	Hi 42°F	Lo 31°F	Hi 43°F

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