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Updated: 26-Aug-2026 8:24pm

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Sunlight Hours

14 hrs 41 min
of Sunlight Today

61.2% 38.8%
Which is
5 min 31 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: 26-Aug-2026 @ 8:24pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 57.5°F ---
High Today 63.6°F 4:37 PM	Low Today 47.6°F 8:08 AM
Yest High 59.1°F 4:39 PM	Yest Low 52.1°F 11:56 PM
Sta* High 63.9°F 2019	Sta* Low 41.7°F 2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Cloudy, Dry
	Wind: SW 2.8 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 2.3 of 100

Tonight Patchy Fog	Thursday Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Light Rain	Thursday Night Rain
Lo 44°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 49°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	48.9°F
Last Hour:	+1.7°F
High 3:53 AM:	54.0°F
Low 8:08 AM:	46.8°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	53.1°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.14 in
Last 7 Days:	0.66 in
Aug Rain:	1.23 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	3.29 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.06 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	3.09 in
Season:¹	54.05 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	16.12 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.93 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-25-2026 at 11:54 AM
38 rain days in 2026
8 days in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	SW 2.8 mph
1Hr Average:	2.9 mph
Wind Run:	29.94 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	11.5 mph 2:58 AM
Month:	40.0 mph Aug-25
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

99%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	73%
Last Hour:	11%
High 3:53 AM:	100%
Low 4:59 PM:	56%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.009 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:12 PM:	30.031
Low 12:06 AM:	29.883
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	10.5
Aug:	232.2
2026 to Date:	6651.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 37 minutes to low tide at
11:01 PM AKDT

Current:	57.5°F
Low 8:08 AM:	47.6°F
Yesterday:	52.1°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
N/A

No Data

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
2:50 PM
2.0

25 W/m²
5%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
4:01 PM
591 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	36.0°F
Sunrise:	6:46 am
Sunset:	9:27 pm
Moonrise:	9:23 pm
Moonset:	6:00 am
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	0.66 in
7-Days ET:	0.13 in
7-Day:	0.526 in
August:	0.39 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:2.8 \| 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 26 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 26 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Thursday

Tonight

Patchy Fog

Lo 44°F

NWS forecast: Patchy fog after 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Low 47°. Wind southwest around 3 mph in the evening, becoming east-northeast after midnight. Minimum freezing level 7000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Thursday

Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Light Rain

Hi 59°F

NWS forecast: Patchy fog before 10am, then a slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy. Mild. High 64°. Wind northeast around 3 mph in the morning, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 10200 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Night Rain	Friday Light Rain Likely	Friday Night Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain	Saturday Night Chance Light Rain	Sunday Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny	Sunday Night Chance Rain Showers
Lo 49°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 60°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 60°F	Lo 47°F

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