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Updated: 15-Aug-2026 11:44pm

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15 hrs 41 min
of Sunlight Today

65.3% 34.7%
Which is
5 min 24 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: 15-Aug-2026 @ 11:44pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 55.2°F ---
High Today 62.9°F 2:43 PM	Low Today 55.1°F 11:42 PM
Yest High 73.2°F 6:28 PM	Yest Low 54.6°F 5:01 AM
Sta* High 76.4°F 2019	Sta* Low 44.9°F 2018
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Overcast
	Wind: ENE 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.6 of 100

Tonight Light Rain Likely	Sunday Rain	Sunday Night Rain then Chance Rain Showers
Lo 53°F	Hi 62°F	Lo 53°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	53.2°F
Last Hour:	-0.3°F
High 2:38 PM:	58.5°F
Low 6:56 PM:	53.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	54.1°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Aug Rain:	0.08 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.73 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.65 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	4.24 in
Season:¹	52.90 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	14.56 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.34 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-3-2026 at 9:23 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in August 11 days since last rain

Current:	ENE 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	Calm
Wind Run:	46.50 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	13.0 mph 4:24 PM
Month:	22.0 mph Aug-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Crescent

14%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	93%
Last Hour:	1%
High 8:06 AM:	98%
Low 5:38 PM:	81%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.945 inHg
Last Hour:	Falling
High 12:23 PM:	30.041
Low 11:34 PM:	29.933
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	6.2
Aug:	123.8
2026 to Date:	6543.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 59 minutes to low tide at
01:43 AM AKDT

Current:	55.2°F
Low 11:42 PM:	55.1°F
Yesterday:	54.6°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
N/A

No Data

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Today: 1.5 @ 2:48 PM
Aug-16 4.2	Aug-17 3.5	Aug-18 3.6

High Today:
281 W/m² @ 2:51 PM

Sun Hours Today:
01:54
This Month: 31:39 Hrs

Rise: 6:19 am Set: 10:00 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	35.1°F
Sunrise:	6:19 am
Sunset:	10:00 pm
Moonrise:	12:36 pm
Moonset:	9:59 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.12 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.22 in
7-Day:	0.224 in
August:	0.35 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:3.6 \| 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 15 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 15 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Sunday

Tonight

Light Rain Likely

Lo 53°F

NWS forecast: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. Patchy light fog after midnight. Rain likely. Low 52°. Wind south-southeast near calm in the evening, becoming east-northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Minimum freezing level 10100 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Sunday

Rain

Hi 62°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. Mild. High 69°. Wind northeast around 8 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Maximum freezing level 12200 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday Night Rain then Chance Rain Showers	Monday Chance Rain Showers	Monday Night Slight Chance Light Rain	Tuesday Slight Chance Light Rain	Tuesday Night Chance Light Rain	Wednesday Rain Showers Likely	Wednesday Night Rain Showers Likely
Lo 53°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 56°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 57°F	Lo 48°F

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