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Updated: 06-Aug-2026 11:57am

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Sunlight Hours

16 hrs 34 min
of Sunlight Today

69% 31%
Which is
5 min 12 sec Shorter
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: 06-Aug-2026 @ 11:57am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 57.7°F ---
High Today 57.7°F 11:56 AM	Low Today 52.9°F 6:25 AM
Yest High 59.5°F 3:55 PM	Yest Low 54.9°F 7:21 AM
Sta* High 72.1°F 2019	Sta* Low 50.6°F 2022
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SW 2.3 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.6 of 100

Today Light Rain	Tonight Mostly Cloudy	Friday Mostly Cloudy
Hi 58°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 64°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	53.2°F
Last Hour:	+0.7°F
High 12:00 AM:	54.9°F
Low 6:25 AM:	52.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	55.3°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.08 in
Aug Rain:	0.08 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.57 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.49 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	4.24 in
Season:¹	52.90 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	13.40 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	39.50 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-3-2026 at 9:23 PM
31 rain days in 2026
1 day in August 2 days since last rain

Current:	SW 2.3 mph
1Hr Average:	1.9 mph
Wind Run:	12.98 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	11.5 mph 3:05 AM
Month:	22.0 mph Aug-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Crescent

41%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	85%
Last Hour:	2%
High 8:39 AM:	98%
Low 11:48 AM:	84%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.109 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 10:17 AM:	30.116
Low 12:04 AM:	30.092
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	4.9
Aug:	53.1
2026 to Date:	6473.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 0 minutes to low tide at
04:57 PM AKDT

Current:	57.7°F
Low 6:25 AM:	52.9°F
Yesterday:	54.9°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
10

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

1.1

Sunburn in

102 Minutes

Highest:
11:48 AM
1.1

165 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:23 AM
211 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	35.5°F
Sunrise:	5:54 am
Sunset:	10:28 pm
Moonrise:	11:05 pm
Moonset:	4:13 pm
Full Moon:	Jul-29-2026
New Moon:	17:37 UTC Aug-12-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.08 in
7-Days ET:	0.18 in
7-Day:	0.097 in
August:	0.05 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:3.4 \| 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 6 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 6 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Light Rain

Hi 58°F

NWS forecast: Rain before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. High 65°. Wind south-southwest around 6 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Maximum freezing level 9700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy

Lo 50°F

NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog after midnight. Low 52°. Wind south-southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 15 mph. Minimum freezing level 9700 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Mostly Cloudy	Friday Night Partly Cloudy	Saturday Partly Sunny	Saturday Night Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Night Mostly Cloudy	Monday Mostly Cloudy
Hi 64°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 66°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 65°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 66°F

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