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Updated: 08-Apr-2026 10:08am

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Sunlight Hours

14 hrs 0 min
of Sunlight Today

58.3% 41.7%
Which is
5 min 37 sec Longer
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 - Chukchi Sea Coast - Lower Kuskokwim Valley


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 08-Apr-2026 @ 10:08am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 34.8°F Wind Chill: 34.8°F ---
High Today 35.9°F 1:31 AM	Low Today 33.7°F 8:09 AM
Yest High 38.8°F 5:15 PM	Yest Low 26.7°F 12:01 AM
Sta* High 52.3°F 2019	Sta* Low 16.1°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: ENE 1.2 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.3 of 100

Today Widespread Rain Showers	Tonight Chance Rain Showers then Scattered Rain And Snow Showers	Thursday Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Partly Sunny
Hi 41°F	Lo 29°F	Hi 43°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	33.5°F
Last Hour:	+0.7°F
High 1:31 AM:	34.3°F
Low 7:25 AM:	32.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	34.3°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.80 in
Apr Rain:	0.80 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.15 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.65 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	0.12 in
Season:¹	4.99 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.24 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.75 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-2-2026 at 8:54 PM
10 rain days in 2026
2 days in April 5 days since last rain

Current:	ENE 1.2 mph
1Hr Average:	1.6 mph
Wind Run:	25.61 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	13.0 mph 6:17 AM
Month:	21.0 mph Apr-4
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Gibbous

64%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	95%
Last Hour:	0%
High 4:06 AM:	95%
Low 12:00 AM:	93%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.023 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 9:56 AM:	30.023
Low 6:11 AM:	29.982
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	12.5
Apr:	256.3
2026 to Date:	4479.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 53 minutes to low tide at
04:02 PM AKDT

Current:	34.8°F
Low 5:53 AM:	28.0°F
Yesterday:	21.6°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
14

Good

Density:
1.29 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

90 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:05 AM
90 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	19.7°F
Sunrise:	7:06 am
Sunset:	9:06 pm
Moonrise:	6:11 am
Moonset:	8:48 am
Full Moon:	Apr-01-2026
New Moon:	11:52 UTC Apr-17-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.80 in
7-Days ET:	0.15 in
7-Day:	0.654 in
April:	0.65 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:3.8 \| 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 8 of just the month of April for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 8 of April for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Widespread Rain Showers

Hi 41°F

NWS forecast: Widespread rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog in the morning. A chance of a mix of rain and snow in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. High 41°. Wind northeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a quarter of an inch. No snow accumulation expected. Maximum freezing level 1700 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 900 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Chance Rain Showers then Scattered Rain And Snow Showers

Lo 29°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then scattered rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain. Low 35°. Wind northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 1300 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 800 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Partly Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy	Friday Partly Sunny	Friday Night Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Partly Sunny	Saturday Night Chance Rain And Snow	Sunday Chance Light Snow
Hi 43°F	Lo 23°F	Hi 40°F	Lo 25°F	Hi 43°F	Lo 27°F	Hi 43°F

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