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Updated: 28-May-2020 6:50am

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Sunlight Hours

11 hrs 53 min
of Sunlight Today

49.5% 50.5%
Which is
0 min 01 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: 28-May-2020 @ 6:50am

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 40.1°F ---
High Today 44.9°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 37.9°F 5:39 AM
Yest High 64.6°F 4:34 PM	Yest Low 34.6°F 4:52 AM
Sta* High 69.2°F 2013	Sta* Low 39.2°F 2013
* This Station's Records Since 2014
Rec* High 32.0°F 0	Rec* Low 32.0°F 0
* Records from Weather Underground



	Clear
	Wind: NW 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current FWI:⁴ Fire Danger: 2.1 of 232

Today Mostly Cloudy High: 63°	Tonight Fog late Low: 34°	Friday Fog a.m. High: 66°
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	36.8°F
Last Hour:	2.7°F
High 12:02 AM:	37.7°F
Low 5:39 AM:	34.1°F
Record High:	49.1°F on May-24-2020
Record Low:	-17.1°F on Jan-8-2020
Wetbulb:	38.8°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.29 in
May Rain:	0.44 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.68 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.24 in
May Avg:	0.00 in
Diff from Avg:	0.44 in
Season:¹	3.18 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	4.42 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	1.24 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-24-2020 at 10:41 AM
31 rain days in 2020
6 days in May 3 days since last rain

Current:	NW 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	Calm
Wind Run:	1.69 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	6.0 mph 1:36 AM
Month:	30.0 mph May-7
Year:	41.4 mph Feb-8
Record Gust:	41.4 mph Feb-8-2020

Sunlight:

11 hrs 53 min
of Sunlight Today

49.5% 50.5%
Which is
0 min 01 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

34%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	88%
Last Hour:	2%
High 6:42 AM:	88%
Low 2:13 AM:	73%
Record High:	94% Feb-5-2020
Record Low:	24% Mar-30-2020

Current:	30.127 inHg
Last Hour:	Falling slowly
High 12:01 AM:	30.169
Low 6:49 AM:	30.127
Record High:	30.974 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.485 inHg Jan-29-2020

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	5.9
May:	448.7
2020 to Date:	4553.0
Cooling Degree Days
2020 to Date:	0.0

Kenai River Entrance 8 hours, 42 minutes to low tide at 03:37 PM AKDT
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Current:	40.1°F
Low 5:39 AM:	37.9°F
Yesterday:	34.6°F
Record:	-17.7°F Jan-7-2020

Anchorage
Air Quality
Index⁶:
18

Good

Density:
1.28 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

40 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
6:43 AM
40 W/m² Record:1018 W/m²

Almanac

Snow³

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Current:	Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	29.4°F
Sunrise:	9:53 pm
Sunset:	10:00 am
Moonrise:	2:47 am
Moonset:	3:13 pm
Full Moon:	-June-2020
New Moon:	06:42 UTC -June-2020

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
May Snow:	0.00 in
May Avg:	4.17 in
Diff from Avg:	-4.17 in
Season Total:²	0.00 in
Snow Depth:	4.29 in
0 snow day in May
0 snow day this season.²

HIGHS:	LOWS:
69.3°F May-15-2020	-13.4°F Jan-8-2020
Daytime Records
59.3°F May-15-2020	-5.4°F Jan-08-2020
Nitetime Records
55.9°F May-10-2020	-10.5°F Jan-08-2020
ICN:0 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:4.6 \| RCP:98%

¹ Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st. ⁴ Updated at Noon Central Time. 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 28 of just the month of May for this station since 2014. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 28 of May for this station since 2014.

WXSIM Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Mostly Cloudy
High: 63°

WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming sunny in the afternoon. Mild. High 63°. UV index up to 6. Wind north-northeast around 7 mph, gusting to 15 mph, in the morning, becoming northwest around 10 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 6900 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Tonight

Fog late
Low: 34°

WXSIM forecast: Clear, with scattered light frost possible. Moderate fog after midnight. Unusually cold. Low 34°. Wind chill ranging from 28 to 60. Wind northwest around 6 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the evening, becoming east-northeast after midnight. Minimum freezing level 6800 feet above sea level.

WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday

Fog a.m.
High: 66°

Friday
night

Fog late
Low: 37°

Saturday