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Updated: 01-May-2026 1:55am

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Sunlight Hours

16 hrs 7 min
of Sunlight Today

67.2% 32.8%
Which is
5 min 26 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

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USA

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: 01-May-2026 @ 1:55am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 41.0°F Feels like: 34°F ---
High Today 42.0°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 41.0°F 1:38 AM
Yest High 42.2°F 10:21 PM	Yest Low 32.9°F 3:38 AM
Sta* High 53.2°F 2019	Sta* Low 30.5°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy
	Wind: ESE 11.3 Gusting to: 8.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.2 of 100

Tonight Chance Light Rain	Friday Light Rain	Friday Night Light Rain
Lo 40°F	Hi 46°F	Lo 39°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	35.0°F
Last Hour:	-0.2°F
High 12:10 AM:	35.5°F
Low 1:38 AM:	35.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	38.6°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	7.37 in
May Rain:	0.00 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.03 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.03 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	1.09 in
Season:¹	34.27 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	5.23 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	29.04 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-27-2026 at 1:50 AM
20 rain days in 2026
0 days in May 3 days since last rain

Current:	ESE 11.3 mph
1Hr Average:	7.6 mph
Wind Run:	13.42 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	8.0 mph
Today:	23.0 mph 1:38 AM
Month:	23.0 mph May-1
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Full Moon

100%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	79%
Last Hour:	1%
High 1:08 AM:	79%
Low 12:00 AM:	77%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.776 inHg
Last Hour:	Falling slowly
High 12:10 AM:	29.816
Low 1:54 AM:	29.776
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	1.4
May:	1.4
2026 to Date:	5103.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 55 minutes to high tide at
04:50 AM AKDT

Current:	34.4°F
Low 1:39 AM:	33.3°F
Yesterday:	30.6°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
9

Good

Density:
1.26 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 0.9 @ 10:12 AM
May-01 2.9	May-02 2.8	May-03 2.8

High Yest: 288.0 @ 10:11 AM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 61:33 Hrs

Rise: 5:58 am Set: 10:05 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	23.1°F
Sunrise:	5:58 am
Sunset:	10:05 pm
Moonrise:	9:58 pm
Moonset:	5:12 am
Full Moon:	May-01-2026
New Moon:	20:02 UTC May-16-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	7.37 in
7-Days ET:	0.16 in
7-Day:	7.209 in
May:	0 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:1 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:3.6 \| 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 1 of just the month of May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 1 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Friday

Tonight

Chance Light Rain

Lo 40°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. A chance of rain. Low 39°. Wind east-northeast around 9 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 1600 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Friday

Light Rain

Hi 46°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 46. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Breezy. High 44°. Wind east-northeast around 15 mph, gusting to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a quarter of an inch. Maximum freezing level 2700 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 2000 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Night Light Rain	Saturday Chance Light Rain	Saturday Night Chance Light Rain	Sunday Chance Light Rain	Sunday Night Light Rain	Monday Light Rain then Rain Showers Likely	Monday Night Rain Showers Likely
Lo 39°F	Hi 47°F	Lo 36°F	Hi 47°F	Lo 35°F	Hi 51°F	Lo 36°F

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