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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 29-May-2026 8:05am

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Sunlight Hours

18 hrs 22 min
of Sunlight Today

76.5% 23.5%
Which is
3 min 50 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: 29-May-2026 @ 8:05am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 44.8°F Feels like: 42°F ---
High Today 44.8°F 8:04 AM	Low Today 40.0°F 5:50 AM
Yest High 58.1°F 5:33 PM	Yest Low 40.0°F 6:06 AM
Sta* High 70.6°F 2020	Sta* Low 38.9°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SSW 5.2 Gusting to: 6.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.0 of 100

Today Partly Sunny	Tonight Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Partly Sunny
Hi 54°F	Lo 42°F	Hi 50°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	38.7°F
Last Hour:	+1.6°F
High 12:10 AM:	39.3°F
Low 5:50 AM:	35.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	42.2°F

Today:	0.00 in
Storm Rain:	2.63 in
Yesterday:	2.63 in
Last 7 Days:	4.97 in
May Rain:	16.19 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.49 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	14.70 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	15.10 in
Season:¹	50.46 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	6.69 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	43.77 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-28-2026 at 10:13 PM
27 rain days in 2026
7 days in May 0 days since last rain

Current:	SSW 5.2 mph
1Hr Average:	4.4 mph
Wind Run:	41.52 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	6.0 mph
Today:	22.0 mph 12:40 AM
Month:	33.0 mph May-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 17 m 24 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 21 m 8 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
3 min 44 sec longer than
yesterday
18 h 24 m 46 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Gibbous

97%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	79%
Last Hour:	4%
High 12:00 AM:	90%
Low 7:52 AM:	79%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.789 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:15 AM:	29.807
Low 5:59 AM:	29.783
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	7.7
May:	628.6
2026 to Date:	5728.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 32 minutes to low tide at
10:37 AM AKDT

Current:	42.0°F
Low 12:41 AM:	35.3°F
Yesterday:	35.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
31

Good

Density:
1.25 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

165 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
8:04 AM
165 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	26.8°F
Sunrise:	4:51 am
Sunset:	11:13 pm
Moonrise:	9:16 pm
Moonset:	3:24 am
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	4.97 in
7-Days ET:	0.39 in
7-Day:	4.58 in
May:	14.96 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:3.4 \| 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 29 of just the month of May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 29 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Partly Sunny

Hi 54°F

NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 0 to 15 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. High 55°. Wind south-southwest around 6 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Maximum freezing level 5200 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy

Lo 42°F

NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. Low 42°. Wind south-southwest around 11 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Minimum freezing level 3900 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Partly Sunny	Saturday Night Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Partly Sunny	Sunday Night Partly Cloudy	Monday Sunny	Monday Night Partly Cloudy	Tuesday Mostly Sunny
Hi 50°F	Lo 44°F	Hi 56°F	Lo 44°F	Hi 61°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 65°F

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