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Updated: 26-Feb-2026 11:26am

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Sunlight Hours

10 hrs 9 min
of Sunlight Today

42.3% 57.7%
Which is
5 min 37 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
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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: 26-Feb-2026 @ 11:26am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 8.8°F Wind Chill: 3.7°F Feels like: 4°F ---
High Today 8.8°F 11:22 AM	Low Today -0.0°F 6:59 AM
Yest High 11.0°F 1:09 AM	Yest Low 2.3°F 11:52 PM
Sta* High 42.4°F 2016	Sta* Low 2.1°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NNE 2.7 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 10.7 of 100

Today Sunny	Tonight Mostly Clear	Friday Sunny
Hi 7°F	Lo -18°F	Hi 7°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	-5.7°F
Last Hour:	-2.7°F
High 10:17 AM:	-1.4°F
Low 2:00 AM:	-8.5°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	6.6°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Feb Rain:	3.56 in
Feb to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.80 in
Feb to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.76 in
Feb Avg:	0.62 in
Diff from Avg:	2.94 in
Season:¹	4.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	1.27 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.73 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Feb-9-2026 at 5:30 PM
8 rain days in 2026
7 days in February 16 days since last rain

Current:	NNE 2.7 mph
1Hr Average:	5.2 mph
Wind Run:	78.72 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	25.3 mph 2:21 AM
Month:	39.0 mph Feb-20
Year:	40.3 mph Jan-14
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

75%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	51%
Last Hour:	16%
High 10:17 AM:	74%
Low 10:55 AM:	51%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.976 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 11:21 AM:	29.976
Low 12:00 AM:	29.724
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	28.7
Feb:	1037.1
2026 to Date:	2499.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

27 minutes to high tide at
11:54 AM AKST

Current:	3.7°F
Low 6:59 AM:	-17.8°F
Yesterday:	-16.4°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
76

Moderate

Density:
1.36 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

111 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:52 AM
179 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	20.7°F
Sunrise:	8:12 am
Sunset:	6:21 pm
Moonrise:	11:47 am
Moonset:	7:29 am
Full Moon:	Mar-03-2026
New Moon:	01:24 UTC Mar-18-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.11 in
7-Day:	0.114 in
February:	3.27 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:3.7 \| RCP:98%

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 February for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 26 of February for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Sunny

Hi 7°F

NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 7. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly sunny in the morning, becoming sunny in the afternoon. Very cold. High 5°. Wind chill ranging from -12 to -6. Wind north-northwest around 4 mph in the morning, becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Local station forecast: Partly cloudy and cooler.

Tonight

Mostly Clear

Lo -18°F

NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around -18. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear in the evening, becoming mostly clear after midnight. Very cold. Low -9°. Wind chill ranging from -19 to -12. Wind north-northeast around 6 mph.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Sunny	Friday Night Mostly Clear	Saturday Sunny	Saturday Night Mostly Clear	Sunday Mostly Sunny	Sunday Night Partly Cloudy	Monday Mostly Sunny
Hi 7°F	Lo -14°F	Hi 11°F	Lo -8°F	Hi 12°F	Lo -5°F	Hi 14°F

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