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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 17-Oct-2026 1:19pm

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9 hrs 58 min
of Sunlight Today

41.5% 58.5%
Which is
5 min 33 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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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 17-Oct-2026 @ 1:19pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 45.8°F Feels like: 43°F ---
High Today 46.0°F 1:08 PM	Low Today 41.5°F 7:23 AM
Yest High 48.8°F 3:41 PM	Yest Low 38.0°F 3:44 AM
Sta* High 49.9°F 2023	Sta* Low 28.3°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NNE 5.5 Gusting to: 6.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 7.6 of 100

This Afternoon Slight Chance Light Rain	Tonight Partly Cloudy	Sunday Mostly Sunny
Hi 44°F	Lo 30°F	Hi 41°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	32.7°F
Last Hour:	-1.8°F
High 12:02 AM:	39.6°F
Low 12:43 PM:	31.7°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	40.6°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	2.67 in
Oct Rain:	4.27 in
Oct to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.74 in
Oct to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.53 in
Oct Avg:	7.21 in
Diff from Avg:	2.94 in
Season:¹	62.05 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	21.56 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	40.49 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Oct-15-2026 at 8:16 PM
65 rain days in 2026
10 days in October 1 day since last rain

Current:	NNE 5.5 mph
1Hr Average:	4.2 mph
Wind Run:	63.63 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	6.0 mph
Today:	16.1 mph 5:50 AM
Month:	32.0 mph Oct-15
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

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Waxing Crescent

42%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	60%
Last Hour:	9%
High 12:24 AM:	85%
Low 12:43 PM:	59%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.660 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 1:17 PM:	29.661
Low 12:00 AM:	29.457
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	11.5
Oct:	380.2
2026 to Date:	7538.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 42 minutes to low tide at
04:02 PM AKDT

Current:	43.0°F
Low 6:46 AM:	35.8°F
Yesterday:	36.2°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
35

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.7

Sunburn in

160 Minutes

Highest:
1:07 PM
0.7

86 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
12:46 PM
116 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	39.2°F
Sunrise:	8:52 am
Sunset:	6:50 pm
Moonrise:	5:45 pm
Moonset:	8:09 pm
Full Moon:	Oct-25-2026
New Moon:	07:03 UTC Nov-08-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	2.67 in
7-Days ET:	0.11 in
7-Day:	2.56 in
October:	4.03 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:1.6 \| 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. 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 17 of just the month of October for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 17 of October for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Slight Chance Light Rain

Hi 44°F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. Patchy light fog. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. High 45°. Wind west-southwest around 4 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 4300 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 3200 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo 30°F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog. Rain likely. Low 40°. Wind south-southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a quarter of an inch. Minimum freezing level 3100 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 1800 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday Mostly Sunny	Sunday Night Chance Rain And Snow Showers	Monday Light Snow Likely	Monday Night Light Rain Likely	Tuesday Rain And Snow Likely	Tuesday Night Chance Rain And Snow	Wednesday Chance Light Snow then Cloudy
Hi 41°F	Lo 30°F	Hi 41°F	Lo 33°F	Hi 42°F	Lo 30°F	Hi 39°F

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