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Updated: 01-Sep-2026 8:29pm

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99°F at Terrel County Arpt Aso, TX

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-9°F at Barrow/W.post W.rogers, AK

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1.55in at Oceana/Nas Soucek Fld, VA

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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 01-Sep-2026 @ 8:29pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 52.7°F ---
High Today 59.0°F 5:39 PM	Low Today 42.0°F 8:00 AM
Yest High 59.4°F 5:27 PM	Yest Low 44.0°F 9:00 AM
Sta* High 66.9°F 2016	Sta* Low 43.6°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: WSW 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.1 of 100

Tonight Mostly Clear	Wednesday Sunny	Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy
Lo 33°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 40°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	47.0°F
Last Hour:	+1.1°F
High 8:25 PM:	47.1°F
Low 5:39 AM:	36.5°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	49.9°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.06 in
Last 7 Days:	0.55 in
Sep Rain:	0.00 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.06 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.06 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	2.86 in
Season:¹	54.46 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	16.99 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.47 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-31-2026 at 8:47 AM
40 rain days in 2026
0 days in September 0 days since last rain

Current:	WSW 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	0.5 mph
Wind Run:	51.60 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	22.0 mph 1:08 AM
Month:	22.0 mph Sep-1
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Gibbous

73%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	81%
Last Hour:	10%
High 8:51 AM:	88%
Low 3:24 PM:	53%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.692 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 9:29 AM:	29.741
Low 8:19 PM:	29.689
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	12.4
Sep:	12.4
2026 to Date:	6725.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

6 hours, 16 minutes to low tide at
02:45 AM AKDT

Current:	52.7°F
Low 8:00 AM:	42.0°F
Yesterday:	41.2°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
N/A

No Data

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
3:21 PM
1.8

21 W/m²
4%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
2:44 PM
566 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	37.7°F
Sunrise:	7:01 am
Sunset:	9:09 pm
Moonrise:	9:17 pm
Moonset:	3:24 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.04 in
7-Days Rain:	0.55 in
7-Days ET:	0.15 in
7-Day:	0.404 in
September:	0 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:2.7 \| 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 1 of just the month of September for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 1 of September for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Wednesday

Tonight

Mostly Clear

Lo 33°F

NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair to partly cloudy after midnight. Low 41°. Wind west-northwest around 2 mph in the evening, becoming south-southwest after midnight. Minimum freezing level 7000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Wednesday

Sunny

Hi 58°F

NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Sunny. Mild. High 67°. Wind east around 4 mph in the morning, becoming north-northeast in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 9500 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain	Friday Chance Light Rain	Friday Night Chance Light Rain then Rain Showers Likely	Saturday Chance Rain Showers	Saturday Night Chance Rain Showers
Lo 40°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 48°F

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