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Updated: 23-Apr-2026 2:43am

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Sunlight Hours

15 hrs 23 min
of Sunlight Today

64.1% 35.9%
Which is
5 min 32 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

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USA

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: 23-Apr-2026 @ 2:43am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 36.6°F Wind Chill: 35.5°F ---
High Today 36.9°F 1:09 AM	Low Today 36.6°F 12:00 AM
Yest High 40.2°F 1:40 PM	Yest Low 35.4°F 9:50 AM
Sta* High 55.4°F 2016	Sta* Low 25.4°F 2019
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Overcast
	Wind: ENE 2.3 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.4 of 100

Tonight Light Rain	Thursday Chance Light Rain	Thursday Night Light Rain
Lo 35°F	Hi 45°F	Lo 36°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	35.8°F
Last Hour:	-0.2°F
High 1:09 AM:	36.1°F
Low 12:00 AM:	35.8°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	36.3°F

Today:	0.00 in
Storm Rain:	3.24 in
Yesterday:	0.96 in
Last 7 Days:	11.77 in
Apr Rain:	18.23 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.44 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	17.79 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	17.55 in
Season:¹	22.42 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.53 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	19.89 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-22-2026 at 4:47 PM
16 rain days in 2026
8 days in April 0 days since last rain

Current:	ENE 2.3 mph
1Hr Average:	2.5 mph
Wind Run:	5.19 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	7.0 mph 2:32 AM
Month:	29.0 mph Apr-20
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Crescent

42%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	97%
Last Hour:	0%
High 12:00 AM:	97%
Low 12:00 AM:	97%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.070 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:36 AM:	30.072
Low 12:33 AM:	30.054
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	2.9
Apr:	677.7
2026 to Date:	4899.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 16 minutes to low tide at
03:59 AM AKDT

Current:	35.5°F
Low 2:32 AM:	33.4°F
Yesterday:	29.6°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
8

Good

Density:
1.28 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 1.6 @ 12:59 PM
Apr-23 2.7	Apr-24 2.7	Apr-25 2.5

High Yest: 353.0 @ 1:04 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 44:55 Hrs

Rise: 6:21 am Set: 9:44 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	21.9°F
Sunrise:	6:21 am
Sunset:	9:44 pm
Moonrise:	11:22 am
Moonset:	5:18 am
Full Moon:	May-01-2026
New Moon:	20:02 UTC May-16-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.00 in
7-Days Rain:	11.77 in
7-Days ET:	0.15 in
7-Day:	11.624 in
April:	17.75 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:1 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:3.6 \| 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. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 23 of just the month of April for this station since 2013. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 23 of April for this station since 2013.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Thursday

Tonight

Light Rain

Lo 35°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. Patchy light fog. A mix of rain and snow likely. Low 35°. Wind west-southwest around 3 mph in the evening, becoming north-northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around a quarter of an inch. No snow accumulation expected. Minimum freezing level 2700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Thursday

Chance Light Rain

Hi 45°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 45. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. High 42°. Wind north-northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 4200 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 3600 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Night Light Rain	Friday Light Rain Likely	Friday Night Light Rain Likely	Saturday Chance Light Rain	Saturday Night Chance Light Rain	Sunday Light Rain Likely	Sunday Night Light Rain Likely
Lo 36°F	Hi 45°F	Lo 34°F	Hi 46°F	Lo 32°F	Hi 45°F	Lo 33°F

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