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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 22-Aug-2026 1:27pm

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15 hrs 8 min
of Sunlight Today

63.1% 36.9%
Which is
5 min 28 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: 22-Aug-2026 @ 1:27pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 54.6°F ---
High Today 54.8°F 12:09 PM	Low Today 52.3°F 5:57 AM
Yest High 58.9°F 5:25 PM	Yest Low 53.2°F 10:15 PM
Sta* High 68.2°F 2015	Sta* Low 42.7°F 2019
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Stopped raining
	Wind: NE 2.4 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	Rain: 0.15 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.9 of 100

This Afternoon Light Rain Likely	Tonight Light Rain Likely then Scattered Rain Showers	Sunday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Hi 55°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 62°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	53.8°F
Last Hour:	0.0°F
High 12:09 PM:	54.0°F
Low 12:39 AM:	50.4°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	54.2°F

Today:	0.15 in
Storm Rain:	0.15 in
Yesterday:	0.01 in
Last 7 Days:	0.72 in
Aug Rain:	0.95 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.48 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.53 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	3.37 in
Season:¹	53.77 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	15.31 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.46 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-22-2026 at 1:11 PM
35 rain days in 2026
6 days in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	NE 2.4 mph
1Hr Average:	1.4 mph
Wind Run:	11.02 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	14.0 mph 12:16 AM
Month:	39.0 mph Aug-17
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

76%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	97%
Last Hour:	0%
High 9:37 AM:	97%
Low 12:00 AM:	90%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.738 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:06 AM:	29.824
Low 11:18 AM:	29.729
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	6.4
Aug:	186.3
2026 to Date:	6605.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

58 minutes to high tide at
02:25 PM AKDT

Current:	54.6°F
Low 5:57 AM:	52.3°F
Yesterday:	53.2°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
14

Good

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.6

Sunburn in

187 Minutes

Highest:
11:44 AM
0.7

116 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:47 AM
153 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	35.7°F
Sunrise:	6:34 am
Sunset:	9:42 pm
Moonrise:	8:45 pm
Moonset:	10:12 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.72 in
7-Days ET:	0.34 in
7-Day:	0.381 in
August:	0.19 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:2 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:3.2 \| 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 22 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 22 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Light Rain Likely

Hi 55°F

NWS forecast: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 55. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. Patchy light fog. Rain likely. High 59°. Wind northwest around 2 mph in the morning, becoming east-northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Maximum freezing level 7400 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Light Rain Likely then Scattered Rain Showers

Lo 49°F

NWS forecast: Rain likely before 7pm, then scattered rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then patchy fog and isolated rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Low 53°. Wind northeast around 4 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 6200 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny	Sunday Night Mostly Clear	Monday Partly Sunny	Monday Night Chance Light Rain	Tuesday Light Rain Likely	Tuesday Night Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain Showers	Wednesday Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Hi 62°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 60°F	Lo 53°F	Hi 61°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 62°F

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