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Updated: 05-Jul-2026 8:46am

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Sunlight Hours

18 hrs 51 min
of Sunlight Today

78.5% 21.5%
Which is
2 min 30 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: 05-Jul-2026 @ 8:46am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 53.1°F Feels like: 51°F ---
High Today 53.1°F 8:41 AM	Low Today 49.8°F 12:37 AM
Yest High 55.2°F 5:34 PM	Yest Low 47.8°F 5:30 AM
Sta* High 75.1°F 2019	Sta* Low 47.9°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NNE 6.5 Gusting to: 6.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.9 of 100

Today Chance Light Rain then Scattered Rain Showers	Tonight Partly Cloudy	Monday Sunny
Hi 63°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 65°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	49.0°F
Last Hour:	-0.5°F
High 7:30 AM:	50.2°F
Low 4:15 AM:	46.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	51.0°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Jul Rain:	0.00 in
Jul to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.32 in
Jul to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.32 in
Jul Avg:	4.04 in
Diff from Avg:	4.04 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	9.44 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	43.38 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in July 29 days since last rain

Current:	NNE 6.5 mph
1Hr Average:	5.7 mph
Wind Run:	31.03 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	6.0 mph
Today:	19.6 mph 7:16 AM
Month:	28.0 mph Jul-3
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 48 m 44 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 46 m 12 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 32 sec shorter than
yesterday
18 h 43 m 30 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waning Gibbous

71%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	86%
Last Hour:	5%
High 1:13 AM:	95%
Low 4:15 AM:	85%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.884 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:22 AM:	29.901
Low 7:37 AM:	29.874
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	5.1
Jul:	55.6
2026 to Date:	6158.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

6 hours, 22 minutes to low tide at
03:08 PM AKDT

Current:	51.1°F
Low 12:54 AM:	49.4°F
Yesterday:	46.1°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
18

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

56 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
8:38 AM
58 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	32.1°F
Sunrise:	4:44 am
Sunset:	11:35 pm
Moonrise:	12:53 am
Moonset:	12:02 pm
Full Moon:	Jun-29-2026
New Moon:	09:44 UTC Jul-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.41 in
7-Day:	0.409 in
July:	0.26 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:3.5 \| 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 5 of just the month of July for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 5 of July for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Chance Light Rain then Scattered Rain Showers

Hi 63°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain before 10am, then scattered rain showers between 10am and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Scattered thundershowers possible. High 68°. Wind north-northeast around 10 mph, gusting to 19 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 7100 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo 48°F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 48°. Wind northeast around 4 mph, gusting to 15 mph, in the evening, becoming south after midnight. Minimum freezing level 6800 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Sunny	Monday Night Isolated Rain Showers	Tuesday Mostly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers	Tuesday Night Chance Rain Showers	Wednesday Chance Rain Showers	Wednesday Night Chance Rain Showers	Thursday Chance Rain Showers
Hi 65°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 65°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 66°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 66°F

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