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Updated: 19-Mar-2026 10:11am

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Sunlight Hours

12 hrs 7 min
of Sunlight Today

50.5% 49.5%
Which is
5 min 39 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
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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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COLD WEATHER ADVISORY - Lower Kuskokwim Valley


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 19-Mar-2026 @ 10:11am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 12.1°F Wind Chill: 8.2°F Feels like: 8°F ---
High Today 14.8°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 10.9°F 7:51 AM
Yest High 18.9°F 3:33 PM	Yest Low 1.0°F 8:13 AM
Sta* High 43.9°F 2015	Sta* Low 2.9°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NNW 2.3 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 6.5 of 100

Today Light Snow Likely	Tonight Light Snow Likely then Chance Snow Showers	Friday Partly Sunny
Hi 16°F	Lo 4°F	Hi 24°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	-0.2°F
Last Hour:	+0.4°F
High 12:55 AM:	0.7°F
Low 2:22 AM:	-3.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	9.9°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	0.49 in
Mar to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	3.07 in
Mar Avg:	0.81 in
Diff from Avg:	2.75 in
Season:¹	4.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	1.53 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.47 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Feb-9-2026 at 5:30 PM
8 rain days in 2026
0 days in March 26 days since last rain

Current:	NNW 2.3 mph
1Hr Average:	6.2 mph
Wind Run:	85.69 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	26.5 mph 1:36 AM
Month:	42.0 mph Mar-17
Year:	42.0 mph Mar-17
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Crescent

1%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	57%
Last Hour:	1%
High 8:21 AM:	60%
Low 12:00 AM:	48%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.439 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:22 AM:	29.444
Low 4:20 AM:	29.411
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	21.5
Mar:	1054.6
2026 to Date:	3710.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 50 minutes to low tide at
12:01 PM AKDT

Current:	8.2°F
Low 7:35 AM:	-4.9°F
Yesterday:	-5.9°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
29

Good

Density:
1.32 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

74 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:09 AM
74 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	18.2°F
Sunrise:	8:08 am
Sunset:	8:15 pm
Moonrise:	8:08 am
Moonset:	8:19 pm
Full Moon:	Apr-01-2026
New Moon:	11:52 UTC Apr-17-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.17 in
7-Day:	0.173 in
March:	3.05 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 19 of just the month of March for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 19 of March for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Light Snow Likely

Hi 16°F

NWS forecast: Snow likely after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. A chance of snow. Very cold. High 13°. Wind chill ranging from -4 to 2. Wind north around 4 mph, gusting to 24 mph, in the morning, becoming 8 mph, gusting to 19 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Snow accumulation about half an inch.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Light Snow Likely then Chance Snow Showers

Lo 4°F

NWS forecast: Snow likely before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers between 10pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. A slight chance of snow. Very cold. Low 6°. Wind chill ranging from -3 to 5. Wind north-northeast around 6 mph, gusting to 16 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

Friday Partly Sunny	Friday Night Partly Cloudy	Saturday Partly Sunny	Saturday Night Partly Cloudy	Sunday Sunny	Sunday Night Mostly Clear	Monday Sunny
Hi 24°F	Lo 8°F	Hi 28°F	Lo 5°F	Hi 31°F	Lo 4°F	Hi 28°F

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