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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 28-May-2026 6:43am

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18 hrs 18 min
of Sunlight Today

76.3% 23.7%
Which is
3 min 58 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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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 28-May-2026 @ 6:43am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 40.9°F ---
High Today 46.6°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 40.0°F 6:06 AM
Yest High 55.1°F 4:07 PM	Yest Low 42.3°F 6:28 AM
Sta* High 73.3°F 2022	Sta* Low 37.5°F 2025
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NE 2.1 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.4 of 100

Overnight Mostly Cloudy	Thursday Partly Sunny	Thursday Night Mostly Cloudy
Lo 39°F	Hi 55°F	Lo 38°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	37.0°F
Last Hour:	+1.2°F
High 1:05 AM:	38.4°F
Low 5:28 AM:	35.4°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	39.3°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	2.34 in
May Rain:	13.56 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.45 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	12.11 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	12.47 in
Season:¹	47.83 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	6.65 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	41.18 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-23-2026 at 6:57 PM
26 rain days in 2026
6 days in May 4 days since last rain

Current:	NE 2.1 mph
1Hr Average:	1.3 mph
Wind Run:	6.31 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	6.0 mph 6:35 AM
Month:	33.0 mph May-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 13 m 32 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 17 m 24 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
3 min 52 sec longer than
yesterday
18 h 21 m 8 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Gibbous

93%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	86%
Last Hour:	3%
High 6:26 AM:	86%
Low 12:00 AM:	68%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.784 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 6:27 AM:	29.784
Low 12:02 AM:	29.735
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	5.5
May:	609.7
2026 to Date:	5710.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

3 hours, 15 minutes to low tide at
09:58 AM AKDT

Current:	40.6°F
Low 6:26 AM:	37.8°F
Yesterday:	39.4°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
18

Good

Density:
1.26 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

49 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
6:41 AM
49 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	26.7°F
Sunrise:	4:53 am
Sunset:	11:11 pm
Moonrise:	7:43 pm
Moonset:	3:25 am
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	2.34 in
7-Days ET:	0.34 in
7-Day:	2.001 in
May:	12.42 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:3.4 \| 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 28 of just the month of May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 28 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Overnight & Thursday

Overnight

Mostly Cloudy

Lo 39°F

NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. A chance of rain. High 54°. Wind northeast around 2 mph in the morning, becoming west-northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 4600 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 3900 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Thursday

Partly Sunny

Hi 55°F

NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. Cool. Low 40°. Wind southwest around 8 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Minimum freezing level 4500 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Night Mostly Cloudy	Friday Partly Sunny	Friday Night Mostly Cloudy then Isolated Rain Showers	Saturday Isolated Rain Showers	Saturday Night Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Partly Sunny	Sunday Night Partly Cloudy
Lo 38°F	Hi 54°F	Lo 45°F	Hi 52°F	Lo 45°F	Hi 57°F	Lo 45°F

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