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Updated: 24-Feb-2026 11:52am

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Sunlight Hours

9 hrs 58 min
of Sunlight Today

41.5% 58.5%
Which is
5 min 37 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
Past 24 Hours

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USA

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: 24-Feb-2026 @ 11:52am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 28.5°F Wind Chill: 21.3°F Feels like: 21°F ---
High Today 28.5°F 11:50 AM	Low Today 15.6°F 7:00 AM
Yest High 30.5°F 3:11 PM	Yest Low 14.4°F 6:14 AM
Sta* High 45.0°F 2016	Sta* Low 3.2°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: E 7.0 Gusting to: 7.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 2.3 of 100

Today Partly Sunny	Tonight Partly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Sunny
Hi 27°F	Lo 0°F	Hi 9°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	19.3°F
Last Hour:	-0.5°F
High 9:45 AM:	22.2°F
Low 6:50 AM:	13.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	25.7°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Feb Rain:	3.56 in
Feb to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.77 in
Feb to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.79 in
Feb Avg:	0.62 in
Diff from Avg:	2.94 in
Season:¹	4.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	1.24 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.76 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Feb-9-2026 at 5:30 PM
8 rain days in 2026
7 days in February 14 days since last rain

Current:	E 7.0 mph
1Hr Average:	2.9 mph
Wind Run:	25.17 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	7.0 mph
Today:	14.0 mph 11:47 AM
Month:	39.0 mph Feb-20
Year:	40.3 mph Jan-14
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

First Quarter

54%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	68%
Last Hour:	6%
High 7:47 AM:	94%
Low 11:46 AM:	68%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.643 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 1:52 AM:	29.742
Low 11:50 AM:	29.642
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	21.3
Feb:	929.1
2026 to Date:	2391.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 33 minutes to low tide at
04:25 PM AKST

Current:	21.3°F
Low 7:01 AM:	7.8°F
Yesterday:	12.4°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
7

Good

Density:
1.29 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

98 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:40 AM
220 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	21.0°F
Sunrise:	8:18 am
Sunset:	6:16 pm
Moonrise:	9:09 am
Moonset:	4:51 am
Full Moon:	Mar-03-2026
New Moon:	01:24 UTC Mar-18-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.09 in
7-Day:	0.094 in
February:	3.29 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 24 of just the month of February for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 24 of February for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Partly Sunny

Hi 27°F

NWS forecast: Partly sunny. High near 27, with temperatures falling to around 22 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon. A slight chance of snow in the morning, then a chance of snow in the afternoon. High 32°. Wind chill ranging from 18 to 25. Wind east-northeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo 0°F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening, then a slight chance of snow after midnight. Low 8°. Wind east-northeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Snow accumulation about half an inch.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Mostly Clear	Thursday Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy	Friday Mostly Sunny	Friday Night Partly Cloudy	Saturday Mostly Sunny
Hi 9°F	Lo -16°F	Hi 7°F	Lo -12°F	Hi 7°F	Lo -10°F	Hi 9°F

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