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Updated: 18-Jun-2026 8:58am

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Sunlight Hours

19 hrs 8 min
of Sunlight Today

79.7% 20.3%
Which is
0 min 41 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: 18-Jun-2026 @ 8:58am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 53.4°F ---
High Today 53.4°F 8:56 AM	Low Today 47.9°F 4:52 AM
Yest High 58.7°F 4:05 PM	Yest Low 46.4°F 6:33 AM
Sta* High 71.4°F 2023	Sta* Low 32.0°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: WSW 3.9 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.4 of 100

Today Mostly Sunny	Tonight Mostly Cloudy	Juneteenth Partly Sunny
Hi 65°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 66°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	48.4°F
Last Hour:	+1.3°F
High 8:56 AM:	48.4°F
Low 4:44 AM:	44.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	50.9°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Jun Rain:	1.70 in
Jun to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.02 in
Jun to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.68 in
Jun Avg:	1.52 in
Diff from Avg:	0.18 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	8.61 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	44.21 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
2 days in June 12 days since last rain

Current:	WSW 3.9 mph
1Hr Average:	3.2 mph
Wind Run:	30.23 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	14.0 mph 12:24 AM
Month:	26.0 mph Jun-13
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

19 h 4 m 57 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
19 h 5 m 31 s
of Sunlight Today Which is 34 sec longer than
yesterday
19 h 5 m 53 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Crescent

16%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	83%
Last Hour:	2%
High 5:35 AM:	92%
Low 8:42 AM:	83%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.352 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 8:37 AM:	30.359
Low 12:00 AM:	30.319
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	5.7
Jun:	195.4
2026 to Date:	5966.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 15 minutes to low tide at
02:13 PM AKDT

Current:	52.9°F
Low 12:25 AM:	44.9°F
Yesterday:	42.4°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
19

Good

Density:
1.25 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.5

Sunburn in

224 Minutes

Highest:
8:55 AM
0.7

197 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
7:38 AM
223 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	30.0°F
Sunrise:	4:32 am
Sunset:	11:40 pm
Moonrise:	9:45 am
Moonset:	1:41 am
Full Moon:	Jun-29-2026
New Moon:	09:44 UTC Jul-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.48 in
7-Day:	0.48 in
June:	0.28 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:3.0 \| 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 18 of just the month of June for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 18 of June for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Mostly Sunny

Hi 65°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly sunny in the afternoon. High 68°. UV index up to 4. Wind west-southwest around 4 mph. Maximum freezing level 9200 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Partly cloudy with little temp change.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy

Lo 47°F

NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. Low 49°. Wind west-southwest around 6 mph in the evening, becoming south-southwest after midnight. Minimum freezing level 8600 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Juneteenth Partly Sunny	Friday Night Partly Cloudy	Saturday Partly Sunny	Saturday Night Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Night Mostly Cloudy	Monday Mostly Cloudy
Hi 66°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 64°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 64°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 65°F

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