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Updated: 14-Mar-2026 9:52am

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11 hrs 39 min
of Sunlight Today

48.5% 51.5%
Which is
5 min 38 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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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 14-Mar-2026 @ 9:52am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 12.0°F Wind Chill: 11.5°F ---
High Today 12.0°F 9:51 AM	Low Today 8.5°F 1:50 AM
Yest High 21.5°F 4:14 PM	Yest Low -0.2°F 5:33 AM
Sta* High 37.7°F 2016	Sta* Low 1.3°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NE 1.2 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.7 of 100

Today Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow	Tonight Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Partly Sunny
Hi 19°F	Lo 5°F	Hi 19°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	7.0°F
Last Hour:	+2.5°F
High 9:51 AM:	7.0°F
Low 1:29 AM:	1.3°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	11.0°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Mar Rain:	3.56 in
Mar to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.36 in
Mar to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	3.20 in
Mar Avg:	0.81 in
Diff from Avg:	2.75 in
Season:¹	4.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	1.40 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.60 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Feb-9-2026 at 5:30 PM
8 rain days in 2026
0 days in March 21 days since last rain

Current:	NE 1.2 mph
1Hr Average:	1.6 mph
Wind Run:	13.01 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	6.0 mph 5:55 AM
Month:	33.0 mph Mar-10
Year:	40.3 mph Jan-14
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Crescent

18%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	80%
Last Hour:	1%
High 9:43 AM:	81%
Low 12:00 AM:	70%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.086 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:01 AM:	30.104
Low 8:53 AM:	30.074
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	21.7
Mar:	808.1
2026 to Date:	3463.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 45 minutes to high tide at
02:38 PM AKDT

Current:	11.5°F
Low 4:02 AM:	4.6°F
Yesterday:	-5.6°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
52

Moderate

Density:
1.35 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

91 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
9:51 AM
91 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	18.4°F
Sunrise:	8:24 am
Sunset:	8:03 pm
Moonrise:	8:20 am
Moonset:	2:15 pm
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
March:	3.2 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 14 of just the month of March for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 14 of March for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow

Hi 19°F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of snow after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy. Cold. High 21°. Wind chill ranging from 6 to 11. Wind northeast around 5 mph.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Tonight

Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 5°F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy after midnight. A slight chance of snow. Cold. Low 10°. Wind chill ranging from 2 to 12. Wind northeast around 9 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Snow accumulation about a quarter inch.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday Partly Sunny	Sunday Night Mostly Cloudy	Monday Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Mostly Cloudy	Tuesday Partly Sunny	Tuesday Night Mostly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Sunny
Hi 19°F	Lo 6°F	Hi 17°F	Lo 2°F	Hi 16°F	Lo -4°F	Hi 16°F

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