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Updated: 23-Feb-2026 12:57pm

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Sunlight Hours

9 hrs 52 min
of Sunlight Today

41.1% 58.9%
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: 23-Feb-2026 @ 12:57pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 27.1°F Wind Chill: 27.1°F ---
High Today 27.1°F 12:56 PM	Low Today 14.4°F 6:14 AM
Yest High 27.5°F 4:41 PM	Yest Low 10.4°F 3:26 AM
Sta* High 40.6°F 2015	Sta* Low 3.2°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SW 0.2 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 8.7 of 100

Today Partly Sunny	Tonight Partly Cloudy	Tuesday Partly Sunny
Hi 34°F	Lo 20°F	Hi 30°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	13.5°F
Last Hour:	-1.9°F
High 11:15 AM:	18.4°F
Low 6:14 AM:	9.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	23.4°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	0.66 in
Feb to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.90 in
Feb Avg:	0.62 in
Diff from Avg:	2.94 in
Season:¹	4.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	1.13 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.87 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Feb-9-2026 at 5:30 PM
8 rain days in 2026
7 days in February 13 days since last rain

Current:	SW 0.2 mph
1Hr Average:	1.5 mph
Wind Run:	11.14 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	8.1 mph 11:07 AM
Month:	39.0 mph Feb-20
Year:	40.3 mph Jan-14
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Crescent

43%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	56%
Last Hour:	9%
High 6:26 AM:	81%
Low 12:50 PM:	56%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.969 inHg
Last Hour:	Falling
High 12:24 AM:	30.239
Low 12:53 PM:	29.967
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	24.7
Feb:	890.1
2026 to Date:	2352.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 13 minutes to low tide at
03:11 PM AKST

Current:	27.1°F
Low 3:48 AM:	12.4°F
Yesterday:	7.4°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
15

Good

Density:
1.31 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:25 PM
0.5

84 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:38 AM
185 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	21.0°F
Sunrise:	8:21 am
Sunset:	6:13 pm
Moonrise:	8:58 am
Moonset:	3:02 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:	0.10 in
7-Day:	0.098 in
February:	3.3 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: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 23 of just the month of February for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 23 of February for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Partly Sunny

Hi 34°F

NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. High 31°. Wind east-southeast near calm in the morning, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 6400 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds and cooler, precipitation possible and windy within 6 hrs.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo 20°F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 20, with temperatures rising to around 26 overnight. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy. Low 22°. Wind south-southwest around 2 mph.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Partly Sunny	Tuesday Night Mostly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy	Friday Mostly Sunny
Hi 30°F	Lo 4°F	Hi 10°F	Lo -8°F	Hi 7°F	Lo -11°F	Hi 6°F

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