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Updated: 21-Jul-2019 5:30pm

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Sunlight Hours

17 hrs 47 min
of Sunlight Today

74.1% 25.9%
Which is
4 min 24 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

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Past 24 Hours

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High Temp

112°F at Needles Airport, CA

Low Temp

29°F at Stanley Ranger Stn, ID

Precipitation

3.26in at Rome, GA

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Updated: 21-Jul-2019 @ 5:30pm

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 71.9°F ---
High Today 72.5°F 3:45 PM	Low Today 47.6°F 5:55 AM
Yest High 65.8°F 4:21 PM	Yest Low 55.6°F 11:59 PM
Sta* High 71.7°F 2018	Sta* Low 41.8°F 2014
* This Station's Records Since 2014
Rec* High 46.0°F 2003	Rec* Low -4.0°F 1998
* Records from Weather Underground



	Mainly cloudy, Dry
	Wind: NW 2.3 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current FWI:⁴ Fire Danger: 4.2 of 232

This afternoon Mostly Cloudy High: 71°	Tonight Fog late Low: 48°	Monday Fog a.m. High: 71°
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	60.8°F
Last Hour:	0.4°F
High 4:15 PM:	62.0°F
Low 5:55 AM:	45.4°F
Record High:	65.8°F on Jul-31-2018
Record Low:	-34.1°F on Jan-7-2009
Wetbulb:	65.1°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.20 in
Jul Rain:	0.20 in
Jul to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.35 in
Jul to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.15 in
Jul Avg:	3.71 in
Diff from Avg:	3.51 in
Season:¹	4.72 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	9.99 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	5.27 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jul-16-2019 at 1:17 PM
57 rain days in 2019
3 days in July 5 days since last rain

Current:	NW 2.3 mph
1Hr Average:	1.0 mph
Wind Run:	10.14 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	9.2 mph 4:07 PM
Month:	22.0 mph Jul-10
Year:	46.0 mph Mar-9
Record Gust:	79.0 mph Mar-9-2009

Sunlight:

17 hrs 47 min
of Sunlight Today

74.1% 25.9%
Which is
4 min 24 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

77%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	68%
Last Hour:	2%
High 7:51 AM:	94%
Low 3:45 PM:	66%
Record High:	100% Jan-13-2009
Record Low:	0% Feb-7-2016

Current:	30.076 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 9:21 AM:	30.136
Low 5:23 PM:	30.076
Record High:	31.083 inHg Dec-13-2008
Record Low:	28.429 inHg Nov-4-2009

Cooling Degree Days

Tide

Heat Index

Air

Today:	0.0
Jul:	4.2
2019 to Date:	4.3
Heating Degree Days
2019 to Date:	5050.5

Kenai River Entrance 2 hours, 55 minutes to high tide at 08:25 PM AKDT
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Current:	71.9°F
High 3:45pm:	72.5°F
Yesterday:	65.8°F
Record:	88.3°F Jul-4-2019

Anchorage
Air Quality
Index⁶:
53

Moderate

Density:
1.19 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

2.2

Sunburn in

51 Minutes

Highest:
2:25 PM
4.0

487 W/m²
86%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
2:43 PM
735 W/m² Record:2014 W/m²

Almanac

Snow³

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Current:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	39.3°F
Sunrise:	5:14 am
Sunset:	11:01 pm
Moonrise:	12:47 am
Moonset:	11:58 am
Full Moon:	-July-2019
New Moon:	03:12 UTC -August-2019

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Jul Snow:	0.00 in
Jul Avg:	0.00 in
Diff from Avg:	0.00 in
Season Total:²	0.00 in
Snow Depth:	4.29 in
0 snow day in July
0 snow day this season.²

HIGHS:	LOWS:
88.5°F Jul-4-2019	-27.6°F Jan-7-2009
Daytime Records
77.5°F Jul-04-2019	-21.3°F Jan-07-2009
Nitetime Records
67.1°F Jun-17-2015	-23.6°F Jan-08-2009
ICN:0 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:4.6 \| RCP:99%

¹ Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st. ⁴ Updated at Noon Central Time. 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 21 of just the month of July for this station since 2014. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 21 of July for this station since 2014.

WXSIM Weather Forecast - Outlook This afternoon & Tonight

This
afternoon

Mostly Cloudy
High: 71°

WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. Mild. High 71°. UV index up to 4. Wind west around 5 mph. Maximum freezing level 11500 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Tonight

Fog late
Low: 48°

WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly clear after midnight. Light to moderate fog after midnight. Cool. Low 48°. Wind west-southwest around 6 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the evening, becoming south-southeast around 3 mph after midnight. Minimum freezing level 10600 feet above sea level.

WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday

Fog a.m.
High: 71°

Monday
night
Fog