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Updated: 18-Apr-2026 1:24am

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14 hrs 55 min
of Sunlight Today

62.2% 37.8%
Which is
5 min 34 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: 18-Apr-2026 @ 1:24am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 32.9°F Wind Chill: 32.9°F ---
High Today 33.0°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 32.8°F 12:48 AM
Yest High 38.0°F 1:30 PM	Yest Low 31.8°F 6:23 AM
Sta* High 53.6°F 2021	Sta* Low 27.9°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Overcast
	Wind: WSW 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.5 of 100

Tonight Isolated Rain And Snow Showers	Saturday Partly Sunny	Saturday Night Chance Rain And Snow
Lo 28°F	Hi 42°F	Lo 34°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	32.1°F
Last Hour:	-0.1°F
High 12:00 AM:	32.2°F
Low 12:48 AM:	31.8°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	32.6°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Apr Rain:	6.46 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.37 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	6.09 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	5.78 in
Season:¹	10.65 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.46 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	8.19 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-10-2026 at 8:12 PM
12 rain days in 2026
4 days in April 7 days since last rain

Current:	WSW 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	0.6 mph
Wind Run:	0.69 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	3.5 mph 12:40 AM
Month:	21.0 mph Apr-4
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Crescent

1%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	97%
Last Hour:	0%
High 12:00 AM:	97%
Low 12:34 AM:	96%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.835 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:48 AM:	29.835
Low 12:00 AM:	29.822
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	1.3
Apr:	536.0
2026 to Date:	4758.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 3 minutes to high tide at
05:27 AM AKDT

Current:	32.9°F
Low 12:42 AM:	32.1°F
Yesterday:	28.1°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
11

Good

Density:
1.28 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 1.1 @ 1:05 PM
Apr-18 2.5	Apr-19 2.7	Apr-20 2.4

High Yest: 279.0 @ 1:09 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 33:30 Hrs

Rise: 6:36 am Set: 9:31 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	21.2°F
Sunrise:	6:36 am
Sunset:	9:31 pm
Moonrise:	6:19 am
Moonset:	10:58 pm
Full Moon:	May-01-2026
New Moon:	20:02 UTC May-16-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.00 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.14 in
7-Day:	0.142 in
April:	6.11 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:3.7 \| 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. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 18 of just the month of April for this station since 2013. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 18 of April for this station since 2013.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Saturday

Tonight

Isolated Rain And Snow Showers

Lo 28°F

NWS forecast: Isolated rain and snow showers before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. Patchy light fog in the evening. A slight chance of snow in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Low 33°. Wind southwest around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Snow accumulation about a quarter inch. Minimum freezing level 400 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Saturday

Partly Sunny

Hi 42°F

NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy. High 40°. Wind southwest around 5 mph. Maximum freezing level 1900 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Night Chance Rain And Snow	Sunday Light Rain	Sunday Night Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy	Monday Partly Sunny then Chance Rain And Snow	Monday Night Chance Rain And Snow	Tuesday Chance Light Snow	Tuesday Night Chance Rain And Snow
Lo 34°F	Hi 43°F	Lo 31°F	Hi 43°F	Lo 28°F	Hi 39°F	Lo 21°F

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