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Updated: 22-Sep-2026 12:57pm

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12 hrs 17 min
of Sunlight Today

51.2% 48.8%
Which is
5 min 34 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

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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: 22-Sep-2026 @ 12:57pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 47.8°F ---
High Today 47.8°F 12:56 PM	Low Today 38.0°F 7:59 AM
Yest High 52.1°F 1:58 PM	Yest Low 44.7°F 11:58 PM
Sta* High 56.2°F 2018	Sta* Low 29.3°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: WNW 2.6 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.9 of 100

Today Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny	Tonight Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog	Wednesday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Hi 53°F	Lo 34°F	Hi 53°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	46.2°F
Last Hour:	+1.3°F
High 12:56 PM:	46.2°F
Low 7:59 AM:	37.2°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	47.0°F

Today:	0.00 in
Storm Rain:	0.51 in
Yesterday:	0.51 in
Last 7 Days:	1.59 in
Sep Rain:	2.86 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	3.54 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.68 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	0.00 in
Season:¹	57.32 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	20.47 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	36.85 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Sep-21-2026 at 7:54 PM
51 rain days in 2026
11 days in September 0 days since last rain

Current:	WNW 2.6 mph
1Hr Average:	0.4 mph
Wind Run:	3.66 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	5.0 mph 10:36 AM
Month:	33.0 mph Sep-16
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

86%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	94%
Last Hour:	4%
High 10:48 AM:	99%
Low 12:46 PM:	94%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.739 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:03 PM:	29.740
Low 12:01 AM:	29.646
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	12.2
Sep:	289.6
2026 to Date:	7001.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 29 minutes to high tide at
03:26 PM AKDT

Current:	47.6°F
Low 7:59 AM:	38.0°F
Yesterday:	44.7°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
58

Moderate

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.7

Sunburn in

160 Minutes

Highest:
12:52 PM
0.7

165 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
12:51 PM
188 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	38.8°F
Sunrise:	7:50 am
Sunset:	8:07 pm
Moonrise:	7:38 pm
Moonset:	1:57 am
Full Moon:	Sep-26-2026
New Moon:	15:51 UTC Oct-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	1.59 in
7-Days ET:	0.11 in
7-Day:	1.484 in
September:	2.52 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:3.2 \| 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 22 of just the month of September for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 22 of September for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

Hi 53°F

NWS forecast: Patchy fog before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon. High 49°. Wind south near calm in the morning, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 6000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog

Lo 34°F

NWS forecast: Patchy fog after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming clear after midnight. Low 34°. Wind north around 5 mph. Minimum freezing level 3700 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 3600 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Mostly Clear	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Chance Light Rain	Friday Rain Showers Likely	Friday Night Rain Showers Likely	Saturday Rain Showers
Hi 53°F	Lo 32°F	Hi 53°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 52°F	Lo 38°F	Hi 52°F

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