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Updated: 06-Jun-2026 8:59am

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Sunlight Hours

18 hrs 48 min
of Sunlight Today

78.3% 21.7%
Which is
2 min 49 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

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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: 06-Jun-2026 @ 8:59am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 52.5°F ---
High Today 52.9°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 45.4°F 5:25 AM
Yest High 70.3°F 4:45 PM	Yest Low 45.8°F 5:10 AM
Sta* High 71.0°F 2019	Sta* Low 42.0°F 2025
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SSW 2.7 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 1.4 of 100

Today Sunny	Tonight Mostly Cloudy then Areas Of Fog	Sunday Mostly Cloudy then Isolated Rain Showers
Hi 59°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 57°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	44.8°F
Last Hour:	+0.6°F
High 8:48 AM:	45.7°F
Low 5:25 AM:	41.5°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	48.8°F

Today:	0.00 in
Storm Rain:	1.21 in
Yesterday:	1.21 in
Last 7 Days:	1.70 in
Jun Rain:	1.70 in
Jun to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.17 in
Jun to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.53 in
Jun Avg:	1.52 in
Diff from Avg:	0.18 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	7.76 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	45.06 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
2 days in June 0 days since last rain

Current:	SSW 2.7 mph
1Hr Average:	2.6 mph
Wind Run:	29.63 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	16.1 mph 1:20 AM
Month:	23.0 mph Jun-1
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 43 m 50 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 46 m 32 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 42 sec longer than
yesterday
18 h 49 m 4 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waning Gibbous

66%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	75%
Last Hour:	3%
High 4:37 AM:	86%
Low 12:00 AM:	66%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.563 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:00 AM:	29.570
Low 3:59 AM:	29.549
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	5.2
Jun:	38.4
2026 to Date:	5809.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

6 hours, 48 minutes to low tide at
03:47 PM AKDT

Current:	52.5°F
Low 6:09 AM:	43.8°F
Yesterday:	44.5°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
31

Good

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.7

Sunburn in

160 Minutes

Highest:
8:50 AM
0.7

74 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
8:52 AM
301 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	28.3°F
Sunrise:	4:39 am
Sunset:	11:27 pm
Moonrise:	2:45 am
Moonset:	11:21 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:	1.70 in
7-Days ET:	0.67 in
7-Day:	1.027 in
June:	1.1 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:2.9 \| 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 6 of just the month of June for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 6 of June for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Sunny

Hi 59°F

NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon. High 61°. Wind south around 5 mph in the morning, becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 7100 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy then Areas Of Fog

Lo 48°F

NWS forecast: Areas of fog between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain. Low 48°. Wind southwest around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 5800 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday Mostly Cloudy then Isolated Rain Showers	Sunday Night Isolated Rain Showers	Monday Isolated Rain Showers	Monday Night Mostly Cloudy	Tuesday Mostly Cloudy	Tuesday Night Mostly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Sunny
Hi 57°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 61°F	Lo 44°F	Hi 63°F

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