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Updated: 28-Sep-2026 5:37pm

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Sunlight Hours

11 hrs 38 min
of Sunlight Today

48.5% 51.5%
Which is
5 min 34 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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - Lower Kuskokwim Valley


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 28-Sep-2026 @ 5:37pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 54.3°F ---
High Today 56.7°F 3:31 PM	Low Today 43.7°F 4:50 AM
Yest High 51.8°F 1:46 PM	Yest Low 42.3°F 6:18 AM
Sta* High 54.4°F 2017	Sta* Low 30.3°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Sunny, Dry
	Wind: W 4.4 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 2.4 of 100

This Afternoon Sunny	Tonight Mostly Cloudy	Tuesday Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 55°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 52°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	45.5°F
Last Hour:	+0.3°F
High 11:58 AM:	50.0°F
Low 4:50 AM:	42.4°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	50.0°F

Today:	0.00 in
Storm Rain:	0.34 in
Yesterday:	0.09 in
Last 7 Days:	0.85 in
Sep Rain:	3.20 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	4.05 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.85 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	0.34 in
Season:¹	57.66 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	20.98 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	36.68 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Sep-27-2026 at 8:25 PM
54 rain days in 2026
14 days in September 0 days since last rain

Current:	W 4.4 mph
1Hr Average:	1.8 mph
Wind Run:	27.06 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	11.5 mph 12:05 AM
Month:	33.0 mph Sep-16
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Gibbous

93%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	72%
Last Hour:	3%
High 11:58 AM:	100%
Low 4:06 PM:	64%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.364 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 4:22 PM:	29.366
Low 12:00 AM:	29.256
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	13.3
Sep:	402.5
2026 to Date:	7113.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

30 minutes to high tide at
06:07 PM AKDT

Current:	53.6°F
Low 4:52 AM:	42.7°F
Yesterday:	42.0°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
12

Good

Density:
1.21 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
2:57 PM
0.9

77 W/m²
100%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
3:17 PM
480 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	39.0°F
Sunrise:	8:07 am
Sunset:	7:45 pm
Moonrise:	7:31 pm
Moonset:	1:04 pm
Full Moon:	Sep-26-2026
New Moon:	15:51 UTC Oct-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.85 in
7-Days ET:	0.09 in
7-Day:	0.756 in
September:	2.77 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:0 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:1.8 \| 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 28 of just the month of September for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 28 of September for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Sunny

Hi 55°F

NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind around 0 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. Relatively mild. High 56°. Wind west-northwest around 2 mph. Maximum freezing level 5400 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy

Lo 39°F

NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. Relatively mild. Low 46°. Wind west around 3 mph in the evening, becoming south-southwest after midnight. Minimum freezing level 4500 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Slight Chance Rain Showers	Tuesday Night Scattered Rain Showers	Wednesday Scattered Rain Showers	Wednesday Night Scattered Rain Showers	Thursday Chance Light Rain	Thursday Night Chance Rain Showers then Chance Rain And Snow Showers	Friday Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Hi 52°F	Lo 35°F	Hi 48°F	Lo 32°F	Hi 47°F	Lo 30°F	Hi 46°F

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