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Updated: 13-May-2026 11:09pm

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Sunlight Hours

17 hrs 15 min
of Sunlight Today

71.9% 28.1%
Which is
4 min 59 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: 13-May-2026 @ 11:09pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 44.9°F ---
High Today 51.9°F 3:59 PM	Low Today 38.8°F 2:10 AM
Yest High 43.9°F 7:02 PM	Yest Low 38.6°F 3:03 AM
Sta* High 67.6°F 2016	Sta* Low 32.4°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Stopped raining, Overcast
	Wind: NNE 1.5 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 6.08 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.9 of 100

Tonight Scattered Rain Showers	Thursday Partly Sunny then Scattered Rain Showers	Thursday Night Scattered Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Lo 39°F	Hi 52°F	Lo 38°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	40.4°F
Last Hour:	-0.2°F
High 1:04 PM:	43.1°F
Low 1:45 AM:	37.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	42.9°F

Today:	6.08 in
Storm Rain:	6.08 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	2.50 in
May Rain:	9.79 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.69 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	9.10 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	8.70 in
Season:¹	44.06 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	5.89 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.17 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-13-2026 at 10:32 PM
23 rain days in 2026
4 days in May 0 days since last rain

Current:	NNE 1.5 mph
1Hr Average:	1.9 mph
Wind Run:	76.32 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	21.0 mph 3:50 AM
Month:	33.0 mph May-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

17 h 5 m 44 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
17 h 10 m 42 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 58 sec longer than
yesterday
17 h 15 m 38 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waning Crescent

8%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	84%
Last Hour:	3%
High 1:50 AM:	94%
Low 5:02 PM:	65%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.663 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 11:07 PM:	29.664
Low 5:46 AM:	29.544
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	21.6
May:	315.0
2026 to Date:	5416.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

3 hours, 56 minutes to high tide at
03:05 AM AKDT

Current:	44.9°F
Low 1:50 AM:	32.7°F
Yesterday:	29.9°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
N/A

No Data

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Today: 2.7 @ 1:04 PM
May-14 3.5	May-15 3.5	May-16 3.6

High Today:
568 W/m² @ 1:00 PM

Sun Hours Today:
03:06
This Month: 33:26 Hrs

Rise: 5:23 am Set: 10:38 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	24.8°F
Sunrise:	5:23 am
Sunset:	10:38 pm
Moonrise:	4:29 am
Moonset:	6:25 pm
Full Moon:	May-01-2026
New Moon:	20:02 UTC May-16-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.04 in
7-Days Rain:	2.50 in
7-Days ET:	0.23 in
7-Day:	2.272 in
May:	9.38 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:3.1 \| 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 13 of just the month of May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 13 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Thursday

Tonight

Scattered Rain Showers

Lo 39°F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Low 39°. Wind east around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly around a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 3200 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 1800 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Thursday

Partly Sunny then Scattered Rain Showers

Hi 52°F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. A chance of rain. High 52°. Wind north-northeast around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 4400 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 3500 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Night Scattered Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy	Friday Mostly Sunny	Friday Night Partly Cloudy	Saturday Mostly Sunny	Saturday Night Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Night Chance Rain Showers
Lo 38°F	Hi 47°F	Lo 37°F	Hi 48°F	Lo 42°F	Hi 52°F	Lo 40°F

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