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Updated: 14-Jan-2026 7:07pm

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Sunlight Hours

6 hrs 32 min
of Sunlight Today

27.2% 72.8%
Which is
3 min 57 sec Longer
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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HIGH WIND WARNING - Anchorage - Matanuska Valley - Western Prince William Sound

WINTER STORM WATCH - Central Beaufort Sea Coast - Chukchi Sea Coast - Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Northern Arctic Coast - Western Arctic Coast

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY - Anchorage - Central Beaufort Sea Coast - Chukchi Sea Coast - Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Matanuska Valley - Northern Arctic Coast - Susitna Valley - Western Arctic Coast - Western Kenai Peninsula - Western Prince William Sound

COLD WEATHER ADVISORY - Central Beaufort Sea Coast - Chukchi Sea Coast - Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Northern Arctic Coast - Western Arctic Coast


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 14-Jan-2026 @ 7:07pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 20.7°F Wind Chill: 13.7°F Feels like: 14°F ---
High Today 23.6°F 4:04 PM	Low Today 13.9°F 1:21 AM
Yest High 18.5°F 9:48 PM	Yest Low -0.1°F 12:00 AM
Sta* High 44.2°F 2015	Sta* Low 0.2°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Overcast
	Wind: NNE 5.1 Gusting to: 6.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.5 of 100

Tonight Isolated Snow Showers then Light Snow Likely	Thursday Light Snow Likely	Thursday Night Freezing Rain then Rain
Lo 9°F	Hi 32°F	Lo 28°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	18.5°F
Last Hour:	+0.6°F
High 3:34 PM:	20.1°F
Low 12:29 AM:	11.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.4°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	20.1°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Jan Rain:	0.00 in
Jan to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.27 in
Jan to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.27 in
Jan Avg:	0.48 in
Diff from Avg:	0.48 in
Season:¹	0.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	0.27 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	0.27 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Nov-28-2025 at 8:37 PM
0 rain days in 2026
0 days in January 44 days since last rain

Current:	NNE 5.1 mph
1Hr Average:	2.4 mph
Wind Run:	123.18 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	6.0 mph
Today:	40.3 mph 2:02 PM
Month:	40.0 mph Jan-14
Year:	40.0 mph Jan-14
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

6 h 29 m 17 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
6 h 33 m 9 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
3 min 52 sec longer than
yesterday
6 h 37 m 5 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waning Crescent

12%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	91%
Last Hour:	2%
High 7:19 AM:	94%
Low 1:02 PM:	85%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.003 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 7:01 PM:	30.004
Low 12:00 AM:	29.154
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	38.3
Jan:	810.0
2026 to Date:	809.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 29 minutes to low tide at
08:36 PM AKST

Current:	13.7°F
Low 10:30 AM:	4.0°F
Yesterday:	-5.5°F
Record:	-21.0°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
33

Good

Density:
1.32 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Today: 0.0 @ 12:00 AM
Jan-15 0.1	Jan-16 0.2	Jan-17 0.2

High Today:
18 W/m² @ 12:51 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 00:00 Hrs

Rise: 9:57 am Set: 4:29 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	6.4°F
Sunrise:	9:57 am
Sunset:	4:29 pm
Moonrise:	9:44 am
Moonset:	11:15 am
Full Moon:	Jan-03-2026
New Moon:	19:53 UTC Jan-18-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.04 in
7-Day:	0.035 in
January:	0.07 in

HIGHS:	LOWS:
85.6°F Jul-4-2019	-15.3°F Jan-8-2026
Daytime Records
83.7°F°F Jul-04-2019	-9.1°F°F Jan-08-2026
Nitetime Records
69.3°F°F Jun-17-2015	-10.6°F°F Jan-08-2026
ICN:1 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:4.5 \| 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 14 of just the month of January for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 14 of January for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Thursday

Tonight

Isolated Snow Showers then Light Snow Likely

Lo 9°F

NWS forecast: Isolated snow showers before 9pm, then snow likely. Cloudy. Low around 9, with temperatures rising to around 15 overnight. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A slight chance of snow in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Low 18°, but temperatures rising after midnight. Wind north around 4 mph in the evening, becoming 8 mph, gusting to 16 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Snow accumulation about half an inch.
Local station forecast: Partly cloudy and cooler.

Thursday

Light Snow Likely

Hi 32°F

NWS forecast: Snow likely before noon, then a chance of rain and snow between noon and 3pm, then freezing rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 32. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A chance of snow in the morning, then a slight chance of a mix of snow and rain in the afternoon. Breezy and relatively mild. High 41°. Wind chill ranging from 16 to 29. Wind north around 10 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the morning, becoming 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around a tenth of an inch. No snow accumulation expected. Maximum freezing level 2300 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 1500 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Night Freezing Rain then Rain	Friday Light Rain then Light Snow Likely	Friday Night Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Chance Light Snow	Saturday Night Chance Light Snow	Sunday Chance Light Snow	Sunday Night Chance Light Snow
Lo 28°F	Hi 34°F	Lo 18°F	Hi 27°F	Lo 17°F	Hi 28°F	Lo 18°F

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