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Updated: 19-May-2026 6:48pm

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Sunlight Hours

17 hrs 44 min
of Sunlight Today

73.9% 26.1%
Which is
4 min 39 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: 19-May-2026 @ 6:48pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 51.4°F ---
High Today 52.6°F 5:35 PM	Low Today 40.2°F 9:04 AM
Yest High 53.9°F 4:41 PM	Yest Low 38.8°F 5:32 AM
Sta* High 65.4°F 2022	Sta* Low 37.8°F 2022
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Mainly cloudy, Dry
	Wind: WNW 2.5 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 4.7 of 100

Tonight Slight Chance Rain Showers then Light Rain Likely	Wednesday Light Rain Likely	Wednesday Night Mostly Cloudy then Light Rain Likely
Lo 38°F	Hi 48°F	Lo 39°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	40.4°F
Last Hour:	-0.4°F
High 6:24 PM:	42.4°F
Low 12:02 AM:	35.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	46.4°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	6.08 in
May Rain:	9.79 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.96 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	8.83 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	8.70 in
Season:¹	44.06 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	6.16 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.90 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-13-2026 at 10:32 PM
24 rain days in 2026
4 days in May 5 days since last rain

Current:	WNW 2.5 mph
1Hr Average:	6.0 mph
Wind Run:	71.66 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	16.1 mph 12:37 AM
Month:	33.0 mph May-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

17 h 34 m 45 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
17 h 39 m 23 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 38 sec longer than
yesterday
17 h 43 m 56 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Crescent

14%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	66%
Last Hour:	1%
High 7:41 AM:	99%
Low 5:31 PM:	62%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.894 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 4:54 PM:	29.901
Low 3:25 AM:	29.775
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	15.9
May:	431.9
2026 to Date:	5532.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 6 minutes to high tide at
07:54 PM AKDT

Current:	51.4°F
Low 9:47 AM:	35.1°F
Yesterday:	38.4°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
16

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.8

Sunburn in

140 Minutes

Highest:
2:38 PM
3.2

84 W/m²
18%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
5:10 PM
921 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	25.6°F
Sunrise:	5:09 am
Sunset:	10:53 pm
Moonrise:	8:49 am
Moonset:	3:23 am
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.05 in
7-Days Rain:	6.08 in
7-Days ET:	0.34 in
7-Day:	5.745 in
May:	9.09 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:3 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:2.8 \| 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 19 of just the month of May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 19 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Wednesday

Tonight

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Light Rain Likely

Lo 38°F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy after midnight. A slight chance of rain. Low 38°. Wind chill ranging from 33 to 50. Wind north around 3 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the evening, becoming 7 mph, gusting to 17 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 2600 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 1500 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Wednesday

Light Rain Likely

Hi 48°F

NWS forecast: Rain likely before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 48. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. High 53°. Wind north around 12 mph, gusting to 19 mph, in the morning, becoming 8 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 3800 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 3300 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Night Mostly Cloudy then Light Rain Likely	Thursday Light Rain then Rain Showers	Thursday Night Rain Showers Likely	Friday Rain Showers Likely	Friday Night Rain Showers Likely	Saturday Chance Rain Showers	Saturday Night Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Lo 39°F	Hi 49°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 48°F	Lo 38°F	Hi 50°F	Lo 40°F

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