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Updated: 04-Sep-2026 11:59am

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Sunlight Hours

13 hrs 57 min
of Sunlight Today

58.1% 41.9%
Which is
5 min 33 sec Shorter
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: 04-Sep-2026 @ 11:59am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 54.7°F ---
High Today 54.9°F 11:22 AM	Low Today 53.8°F 7:30 AM
Yest High 59.4°F 2:20 PM	Yest Low 44.0°F 5:20 AM
Sta* High 61.5°F 2019	Sta* Low 40.2°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: ESE 1.7 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.01 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.0 of 100

Today Chance Light Rain	Tonight Rain	Saturday Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny
Hi 58°F	Lo 52°F	Hi 61°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	54.1°F
Last Hour:	-0.0°F
High 10:06 AM:	54.5°F
Low 1:40 AM:	52.4°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	54.4°F

Today:	0.01 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.41 in
Sep Rain:	0.01 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.42 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.41 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	2.85 in
Season:¹	54.47 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	17.35 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.12 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Sep-4-2026 at 9:50 AM
40 rain days in 2026
1 day in September 0 days since last rain

Current:	ESE 1.7 mph
1Hr Average:	0.4 mph
Wind Run:	16.91 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	15.0 mph 12:06 AM
Month:	22.0 mph Sep-1
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Crescent

44%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	98%
Last Hour:	0%
High 10:06 AM:	100%
Low 12:00 AM:	93%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.087 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 6:15 AM:	30.095
Low 12:23 AM:	30.076
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	5.1
Sep:	47.7
2026 to Date:	6760.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 45 minutes to low tide at
04:45 PM AKDT

Current:	54.7°F
Low 7:30 AM:	53.8°F
Yesterday:	44.0°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
32

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.5

Sunburn in

224 Minutes

Highest:
11:47 AM
0.6

98 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:47 AM
111 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	37.8°F
Sunrise:	7:06 am
Sunset:	9:03 pm
Moonrise:	9:38 pm
Moonset:	5:28 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.41 in
7-Days ET:	0.15 in
7-Day:	0.256 in
September:	0.07 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:2.5 \| 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. 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 4 of just the month of September for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 4 of September for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Chance Light Rain

Hi 58°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 58. South wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the morning. A chance of rain. Mild. High 62°. Wind south around 4 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 11300 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Tonight

Rain

Lo 52°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Low 52°. Wind east around 3 mph in the evening, becoming south around 8 mph, gusting to 20 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation mostly between half an inch and one inch. Minimum freezing level 8200 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny	Saturday Night Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Light Rain Likely	Sunday Night Light Rain Likely	Labor Day Chance Rain Showers	Monday Night Chance Rain Showers	Tuesday Chance Rain Showers
Hi 61°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 57°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 58°F

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