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Updated: 13-Sep-2026 6:55pm

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13 hrs 2 min
of Sunlight Today

54.3% 45.7%
Which is
5 min 33 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

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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: 13-Sep-2026 @ 6:55pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 58.4°F ---
High Today 59.6°F 6:01 PM	Low Today 43.8°F 7:08 AM
Yest High 58.8°F 6:09 PM	Yest Low 47.9°F 11:58 PM
Sta* High 66.2°F 2018	Sta* Low 37.0°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Cloudy, Dry
	Wind: NNW 0.7 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.2 of 100

Tonight Mostly Cloudy then Areas Of Fog	Monday Areas Of Fog then Chance Light Rain	Monday Night Light Rain Likely
Lo 42°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 49°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	53.3°F
Last Hour:	+0.7°F
High 6:01 PM:	53.4°F
Low 7:08 AM:	43.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	55.6°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.76 in
Sep Rain:	1.25 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.69 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.44 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	1.61 in
Season:¹	55.71 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	18.62 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.09 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Sep-8-2026 at 2:22 AM
45 rain days in 2026
5 days in September 4 days since last rain

Current:	NNW 0.7 mph
1Hr Average:	0.6 mph
Wind Run:	14.62 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	7.0 mph 10:12 AM
Month:	31.1 mph Sep-5
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Crescent

9%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	83%
Last Hour:	5%
High 8:52 AM:	99%
Low 5:42 PM:	75%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.047 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 9:34 AM:	30.107
Low 6:23 PM:	30.045
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	13.6
Sep:	159.4
2026 to Date:	6871.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

6 hours, 18 minutes to low tide at
01:14 AM AKDT

Current:	58.4°F
Low 7:08 AM:	43.8°F
Yesterday:	47.9°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
18

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
1:55 PM
1.3

44 W/m²
18%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
4:22 PM
316 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	38.4°F
Sunrise:	7:30 am
Sunset:	8:32 pm
Moonrise:	1:12 pm
Moonset:	8:07 pm
Full Moon:	Sep-26-2026
New Moon:	15:51 UTC Oct-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.76 in
7-Days ET:	0.09 in
7-Day:	0.669 in
September:	1.04 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:19 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:1.7 \| 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 13 of just the month of September for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 13 of September for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Monday

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy then Areas Of Fog

Lo 42°F

NWS forecast: Areas of fog after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 0 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair to partly cloudy after midnight. Low 46°. Wind west around 3 mph in the evening, becoming south-southwest after midnight. Minimum freezing level 7700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Monday

Areas Of Fog then Chance Light Rain

Hi 58°F

NWS forecast: Areas of fog before 10am, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy. Mild. High 63°. Wind east-southeast around 2 mph in the morning, becoming north-northwest in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 10700 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Night Light Rain Likely	Tuesday Rain	Tuesday Night Light Rain Likely	Wednesday Slight Chance Light Rain	Wednesday Night Slight Chance Light Rain	Thursday Slight Chance Rain Showers	Thursday Night Chance Rain Showers
Lo 49°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 57°F	Lo 40°F	Hi 56°F	Lo 40°F

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