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Updated: 15-Mar-2026 10:33am

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Sunlight Hours

11 hrs 44 min
of Sunlight Today

48.9% 51.1%
Which is
5 min 39 sec Longer
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: 15-Mar-2026 @ 10:33am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 15.2°F Wind Chill: 10.2°F Feels like: 10°F ---
High Today 17.1°F 1:48 AM	Low Today 8.1°F 7:49 AM
Yest High 20.9°F 6:27 PM	Yest Low 8.5°F 1:50 AM
Sta* High 40.5°F 2016	Sta* Low 6.1°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NNE 3.1 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 5.5 of 100

Today Mostly Sunny	Tonight Partly Cloudy	Monday Sunny
Hi 19°F	Lo 6°F	Hi 16°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	3.4°F
Last Hour:	+0.1°F
High 1:20 AM:	8.6°F
Low 7:46 AM:	2.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	12.8°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Mar Rain:	3.56 in
Mar to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.37 in
Mar to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	3.19 in
Mar Avg:	0.81 in
Diff from Avg:	2.75 in
Season:¹	4.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	1.41 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.59 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Feb-9-2026 at 5:30 PM
8 rain days in 2026
0 days in March 22 days since last rain

Current:	NNE 3.1 mph
1Hr Average:	3.0 mph
Wind Run:	34.65 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	16.1 mph 2:11 AM
Month:	33.0 mph Mar-10
Year:	40.3 mph Jan-14
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Crescent

11%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	59%
Last Hour:	16%
High 12:02 AM:	81%
Low 10:23 AM:	59%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.896 inHg
Last Hour:	Falling slowly
High 12:06 AM:	30.082
Low 10:29 AM:	29.895
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	21.0
Mar:	857.5
2026 to Date:	3513.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 51 minutes to high tide at
03:24 PM AKDT

Current:	10.2°F
Low 8:59 AM:	0.7°F
Yesterday:	3.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
14

Good

Density:
1.34 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

53 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:26 AM
134 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	18.4°F
Sunrise:	8:21 am
Sunset:	8:05 pm
Moonrise:	8:17 am
Moonset:	3:42 pm
Full Moon:	Mar-03-2026
New Moon:	01:24 UTC Mar-18-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.11 in
7-Day:	0.106 in
March:	3.19 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:3.7 \| RCP:97%

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 15 of just the month of March for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 15 of March for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Mostly Sunny

Hi 19°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly sunny in the afternoon. Cold. High 18°. Wind chill around 6. Wind northeast around 4 mph in the morning, becoming 7 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the afternoon.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds and cooler, precipitation possible and windy within 6 hrs.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo 6°F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming clear after midnight. Breezy and very cold. Low 1°. Wind chill ranging from -13 to 6. Wind north-northeast around 12 mph, gusting to 19 mph.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Sunny	Monday Night Partly Cloudy	Tuesday Mostly Sunny	Tuesday Night Mostly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy	Thursday Partly Sunny
Hi 16°F	Lo 2°F	Hi 15°F	Lo -1°F	Hi 15°F	Lo -6°F	Hi 16°F

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