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Updated: 30-Apr-2026 2:28am

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Sunlight Hours

16 hrs 1 min
of Sunlight Today

66.7% 33.3%
Which is
5 min 25 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: 30-Apr-2026 @ 2:28am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 33.0°F Wind Chill: 33.0°F ---
High Today 35.0°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 33.0°F 2:11 AM
Yest High 48.5°F 4:29 PM	Yest Low 31.1°F 5:45 AM
Sta* High 53.2°F 2019	Sta* Low 30.5°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Clear skies
	Wind: SSE 0.8 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.0 of 100

Tonight Mostly Cloudy then Areas Of Fog	Thursday Areas Of Fog then Chance Light Rain	Thursday Night Chance Light Rain
Lo 33°F	Hi 43°F	Lo 38°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	30.4°F
Last Hour:	-0.0°F
High 12:01 AM:	30.9°F
Low 2:11 AM:	30.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	32.1°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	11.85 in
Apr Rain:	30.08 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.73 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	29.35 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	29.40 in
Season:¹	34.27 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.82 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	31.45 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-27-2026 at 1:50 AM
20 rain days in 2026
12 days in April 2 days since last rain

Current:	SSE 0.8 mph
1Hr Average:	0.4 mph
Wind Run:	1.73 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	4.0 mph 1:59 AM
Month:	39.0 mph Apr-28
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

98%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	90%
Last Hour:	2%
High 2:17 AM:	90%
Low 12:00 AM:	84%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.957 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 1:53 AM:	29.960
Low 1:04 AM:	29.950
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	2.5
Apr:	854.9
2026 to Date:	5076.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 52 minutes to high tide at
04:20 AM AKDT

Current:	33.0°F
Low 2:10 AM:	31.1°F
Yesterday:	28.9°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
45

Good

Density:
1.29 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 2.4 @ 2:49 PM
Apr-30 2.8	May-01 2.9	May-02 2.8

High Yest: 863.0 @ 3:58 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 60:07 Hrs

Rise: 6:01 am Set: 10:02 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	23.0°F
Sunrise:	6:01 am
Sunset:	10:02 pm
Moonrise:	8:27 pm
Moonset:	5:14 am
Full Moon:	May-01-2026
New Moon:	20:02 UTC May-16-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	11.85 in
7-Days ET:	0.19 in
7-Day:	11.661 in
April:	29.42 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:1 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:3.3 \| RCP:98%

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. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 30 of just the month of April for this station since 2013. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 30 of April for this station since 2013.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Thursday

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy then Areas Of Fog

Lo 33°F

NWS forecast: Areas of fog after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. Low 38°. Wind south-southwest around 3 mph in the evening, becoming south-southeast after midnight. Minimum freezing level 900 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Thursday

Areas Of Fog then Chance Light Rain

Hi 43°F

NWS forecast: Areas of fog before 7am, then areas of fog and a slight chance of snow showers between 7am and 10am, then a chance of rain showers between 10am and 4pm, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A chance of rain. High 42°. Wind east-northeast around 4 mph in the morning, becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 2400 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 1700 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Night Chance Light Rain	Friday Light Rain	Friday Night Light Rain	Saturday Chance Light Rain	Saturday Night Light Rain Likely	Sunday Light Rain Likely	Sunday Night Chance Light Rain
Lo 38°F	Hi 46°F	Lo 38°F	Hi 47°F	Lo 36°F	Hi 47°F	Lo 35°F

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