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Updated: 18-Mar-2026 10:05am

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Sunlight Hours

12 hrs 2 min
of Sunlight Today

50.1% 49.9%
Which is
5 min 39 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: 18-Mar-2026 @ 10:05am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 8.0°F Wind Chill: 7.3°F ---
High Today 13.9°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 1.0°F 8:13 AM
Yest High 17.9°F 6:09 PM	Yest Low 13.5°F 7:26 AM
Sta* High 47.8°F 2019	Sta* Low 5.5°F 2017
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SE 1.2 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 3.8 of 100

Today Sunny	Tonight Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Snow	Thursday Chance Light Snow
Hi 15°F	Lo -4°F	Hi 15°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	-2.7°F
Last Hour:	+3.4°F
High 2:21 AM:	0.7°F
Low 8:09 AM:	-7.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	6.3°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	0.48 in
Mar to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	3.08 in
Mar Avg:	0.81 in
Diff from Avg:	2.75 in
Season:¹	4.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	1.52 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.48 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Feb-9-2026 at 5:30 PM
8 rain days in 2026
0 days in March 25 days since last rain

Current:	SE 1.2 mph
1Hr Average:	0.6 mph
Wind Run:	44.58 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	26.5 mph 1:08 AM
Month:	42.0 mph Mar-17
Year:	42.0 mph Mar-17
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

New Moon

0%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	61%
Last Hour:	9%
High 8:00 AM:	76%
Low 12:08 AM:	49%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.533 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:15 AM:	29.546
Low 5:44 AM:	29.527
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	22.0
Mar:	1002.9
2026 to Date:	3657.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 20 minutes to low tide at
11:25 AM AKDT

Current:	7.3°F
Low 7:02 AM:	-5.9°F
Yesterday:	-4.6°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
58

Moderate

Density:
1.34 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

79 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
9:40 AM
123 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	18.3°F
Sunrise:	8:11 am
Sunset:	8:13 pm
Moonrise:	8:10 am
Moonset:	6:40 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:	0.17 in
7-Day:	0.169 in
March:	3.07 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:3.7 \| RCP:98%

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 18 of just the month of March for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 18 of March for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Sunny

Hi 15°F

NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 15. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Sunny in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Very cold. High 12°. Wind chill ranging from -10 to 6. Wind northeast around 3 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the morning, becoming north in the afternoon.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Snow

Lo -4°F

NWS forecast: A chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy. Very cold. Low 7°. Wind chill ranging from -4 to 3. Wind north-northwest around 7 mph.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Chance Light Snow	Thursday Night Chance Snow Showers	Friday Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Sunny	Friday Night Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Partly Sunny	Saturday Night Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Mostly Sunny
Hi 15°F	Lo 0°F	Hi 23°F	Lo 6°F	Hi 29°F	Lo 5°F	Hi 29°F

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