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Updated: 24-Sep-2020 9:35am

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Sunlight Hours

11 hrs 53 min
of Sunlight Today

49.5% 50.5%
Which is
0 min 00 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
Past 24 Hours

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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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Updated: 24-Sep-2020 @ 9:35am

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 47.9°F ---
High Today 50.4°F 3:30 AM	Low Today 46.5°F 12:00 AM
Yest High 59.0°F 3:23 PM	Yest Low 46.5°F 11:53 PM
Sta* High 56.8°F 2019	Sta* Low 25.6°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 2014
Rec* High 32.0°F 0	Rec* Low 32.0°F 0
* Records from Weather Underground



	overcast - light rain
	Wind: NE 3.2 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	Rain: 0.01 in
	Current FWI:⁴ Fire Danger: 0.0 of 232

Today Chance rain High: 50°	Tonight Chance rain Low: 47°	Friday Chance rain High: 50°
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	46.0°F
Last Hour:	0°F
High 3:30 AM:	48.2°F
Low 12:00 AM:	44.3°F
Record High:	61.3°F on Jul-31-2020
Record Low:	-17.1°F on Jan-8-2020
Wetbulb:	47.0°F

Today:	0.01 in
Storm Rain:	0.33 in
Yesterday:	0.08 in
Last 7 Days:	1.01 in
Sep Rain:	2.24 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	4.46 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.22 in
Sep Avg:	0.00 in
Diff from Avg:	2.24 in
Season:¹	10.10 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	12.32 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.22 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Sep-24-2020 at 12:31 AM
74 rain days in 2020
11 days in September 0 days since last rain

Current:	NE 3.2 mph
1Hr Average:	2.8 mph
Wind Run:	8.41 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	8.1 mph 9:15 AM
Month:	34.5 mph Sep-7
Year:	42.6 mph Aug-31
Record Gust:	42.6 mph Aug-31-2020

Sunlight:

11 hrs 53 min
of Sunlight Today

49.5% 50.5%
Which is
0 min 00 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

57%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	93%
Last Hour:	0%
High 12:19 AM:	93%
Low 12:00 AM:	92%
Record High:	95% Sep-20-2020
Record Low:	24% Mar-30-2020

Current:	29.173 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 9:27 AM:	29.173
Low 12:00 AM:	29.113
Record High:	30.974 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.485 inHg Jan-29-2020

Cooling Degree Days

Tide

Heat Index

Air

Today:	0.0
Sep:	0.0
2020 to Date:	5.1
Heating Degree Days
2020 to Date:	5758.9

Kenai River Entrance 1 hour, 30 minutes to high tide at 11:09 AM AKDT
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Current:	47.9°F
High 3:30am:	50.4°F
Yesterday:	59.0°F
Record:	79.1°F Aug-15-2020

Anchorage
Air Quality
Index⁶:
8

Good

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 0.0 @ 12:00 AM
Sep-24 1.6	Sep-25 1.5	Sep-26 1.4

High Yest: 413.0 @ 3:12 PM

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

Rise: 9:48 pm Set: 9:55 am

Almanac

Snow³

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Current:	Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	41.7°F
Sunrise:	9:48 pm
Sunset:	9:55 am
Moonrise:	4:11 am
Moonset:	3:42 pm
Full Moon:	-October-2020
New Moon:	19:32 UTC -October-2020

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Sep Snow:	0.00 in
Sep Avg:	0.00 in
Diff from Avg:	0.00 in
Season Total:²	0.00 in
Snow Depth:	4.29 in
0 snow day in September
0 snow day this season.²

HIGHS:	LOWS:
78.6°F Aug-15-2020	-13.4°F Jan-8-2020
Daytime Records
77.9°F Aug-15-2020	-5.4°F Jan-08-2020
Nitetime Records
68.3°F Aug-16-2020	-10.5°F Jan-08-2020
ICN:15 \| 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 24 of just the month of September for this station since 2014. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 24 of September for this station since 2014.

WXSIM Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Chance rain
High: 50°

WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. High 50°. Wind north-northeast around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 6000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Chance rain
Low: 47°

WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Relatively mild. Low 47°. Wind northeast around 4 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 5700 feet above sea level.

WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday

Chance rain
High: 50°

Friday
night