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Updated: 24-May-2026 10:52am

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Sunlight Hours

18 hrs 2 min
of Sunlight Today

75.1% 24.9%
Which is
4 min 20 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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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 24-May-2026 @ 10:52am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 46.2°F Feels like: 44°F ---
High Today 47.2°F 10:28 AM	Low Today 33.0°F 1:58 AM
Yest High 48.5°F 6:09 PM	Yest Low 36.3°F 4:46 AM
Sta* High 70.2°F 2021	Sta* Low 38.1°F 2018
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NNW 4.0 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.4 of 100

Today Mostly Sunny	Tonight Partly Cloudy	Memorial Day Mostly Sunny
Hi 48°F	Lo 37°F	Hi 51°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	40.7°F
Last Hour:	-0.8°F
High 9:25 AM:	42.5°F
Low 1:58 AM:	31.7°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	43.8°F

Today:	0.00 in
Storm Rain:	2.34 in
Yesterday:	2.34 in
Last 7 Days:	3.77 in
May Rain:	13.56 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.30 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	12.26 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	12.47 in
Season:¹	47.83 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	6.50 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	41.33 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-23-2026 at 6:57 PM
26 rain days in 2026
6 days in May 0 days since last rain

Current:	NNW 4.0 mph
1Hr Average:	3.2 mph
Wind Run:	9.28 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	9.2 mph 10:35 AM
Month:	33.0 mph May-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

17 h 57 m 9 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 1 m 23 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 14 sec longer than
yesterday
18 h 5 m 32 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Gibbous

63%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	81%
Last Hour:	6%
High 12:09 AM:	100%
Low 10:13 AM:	80%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.857 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 10:51 AM:	29.858
Low 12:00 AM:	29.774
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	12.9
May:	541.9
2026 to Date:	5642.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 24 minutes to high tide at
12:16 PM AKDT

Current:	44.5°F
Low 1:56 AM:	32.9°F
Yesterday:	34.5°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
22

Good

Density:
1.25 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

1.3

Sunburn in

86 Minutes

Highest:
10:29 AM
1.6

211 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:14 AM
631 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	26.1°F
Sunrise:	5:00 am
Sunset:	11:02 pm
Moonrise:	3:17 pm
Moonset:	3:31 am
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	3.77 in
7-Days ET:	0.28 in
7-Day:	3.487 in
May:	12.67 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:3.3 \| 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 May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 24 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Mostly Sunny

Hi 48°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. A chance of rain. High 52°. Wind north-northwest around 5 mph, gusting to 15 mph, in the morning, becoming west-southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 3500 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 2700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo 37°F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Cold. Low 37°. Wind southwest around 6 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Minimum freezing level 3200 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Memorial Day Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Light Rain	Tuesday Scattered Rain Showers	Tuesday Night Scattered Rain Showers	Wednesday Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers	Wednesday Night Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Cloudy
Hi 51°F	Lo 41°F	Hi 54°F	Lo 44°F	Hi 56°F	Lo 43°F	Hi 55°F

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