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Updated: 09-Apr-2026 10:08am

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14 hrs 5 min
of Sunlight Today

58.7% 41.3%
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 - Central Beaufort Sea Coast - Chukchi Sea Coast - Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Northern Arctic Coast - Western Arctic Coast


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 09-Apr-2026 @ 10:08am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 39.8°F Wind Chill: 39.5°F ---
High Today 39.8°F 10:03 AM	Low Today 33.2°F 8:14 AM
Yest High 38.6°F 5:28 PM	Yest Low 33.7°F 8:09 AM
Sta* High 50.5°F 2016	Sta* Low 11.9°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: N 2.0 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.2 of 100

Today Mostly Sunny	Tonight Partly Cloudy	Friday Rain And Snow Likely
Hi 42°F	Lo 25°F	Hi 40°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	38.8°F
Last Hour:	+4.3°F
High 10:03 AM:	39.0°F
Low 8:14 AM:	32.2°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	39.4°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.07 in
Apr Rain:	0.80 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.16 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.64 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	0.12 in
Season:¹	4.99 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.25 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.74 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-2-2026 at 8:54 PM
10 rain days in 2026
2 days in April 6 days since last rain

Current:	N 2.0 mph
1Hr Average:	1.0 mph
Wind Run:	10.64 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	5.0 mph 12:02 AM
Month:	21.0 mph Apr-4
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Last Quarter

54%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	96%
Last Hour:	1%
High 9:22 AM:	98%
Low 12:00 AM:	96%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.166 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 10:07 AM:	30.166
Low 3:09 AM:	30.130
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	12.7
Apr:	285.7
2026 to Date:	4508.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

7 hours, 6 minutes to low tide at
05:14 PM AKDT

Current:	39.5°F
Low 12:26 AM:	31.6°F
Yesterday:	28.0°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
24

Good

Density:
1.28 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.5

Sunburn in

224 Minutes

Highest:
9:43 AM
0.5

130 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
9:47 AM
322 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	19.9°F
Sunrise:	7:03 am
Sunset:	9:08 pm
Moonrise:	6:28 am
Moonset:	10:41 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:	0.07 in
7-Days ET:	0.14 in
7-Day:	0.068 in
April:	0.64 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 9 of just the month of April for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 9 of April for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Mostly Sunny

Hi 42°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. North wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. High 42°. Wind northeast near calm in the morning, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 3000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo 25°F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog. Low 36°. Wind south-southwest around 3 mph. Minimum freezing level 1700 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Rain And Snow Likely	Friday Night Slight Chance Rain And Snow then Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Night Mostly Cloudy then Light Snow Likely	Sunday Light Snow	Sunday Night Rain And Snow Likely	Monday Chance Rain And Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Hi 40°F	Lo 26°F	Hi 40°F	Lo 27°F	Hi 41°F	Lo 28°F	Hi 43°F

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