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Updated: 20-Jul-2026 11:07am

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Sunlight Hours

17 hrs 57 min
of Sunlight Today

74.8% 25.2%
Which is
4 min 19 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
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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: 20-Jul-2026 @ 11:07am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 54.9°F ---
High Today 54.9°F 11:00 AM	Low Today 52.1°F 5:31 AM
Yest High 53.2°F 5:02 PM	Yest Low 49.6°F 4:29 AM
Sta* High 72.5°F 2016	Sta* Low 48.7°F 2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NNE 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.0 of 100

Today Chance Light Rain	Tonight Chance Light Rain	Tuesday Light Rain
Hi 55°F	Lo 45°F	Hi 56°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	54.6°F
Last Hour:	+0.4°F
High 11:00 AM:	54.6°F
Low 5:31 AM:	51.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	54.8°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Jul Rain:	0.00 in
Jul to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.25 in
Jul to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.25 in
Jul Avg:	4.04 in
Diff from Avg:	4.04 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	11.37 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	41.45 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in July 44 days since last rain

Current:	NNE 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	0.8 mph
Wind Run:	10.91 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	8.1 mph 1:49 AM
Month:	30.0 mph Jul-15
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

17 h 56 m 55 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
17 h 52 m 38 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 17 sec shorter than
yesterday
17 h 48 m 14 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Crescent

43%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	99%
Last Hour:	0%
High 9:12 AM:	99%
Low 12:00 AM:	98%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.016 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 10:34 AM:	30.017
Low 12:00 AM:	29.968
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	5.6
Jul:	222.5
2026 to Date:	6324.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 53 minutes to low tide at
04:00 PM AKDT

Current:	54.9°F
Low 5:31 AM:	52.1°F
Yesterday:	47.5°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
3

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.5

Sunburn in

224 Minutes

Highest:
10:50 AM
0.5

84 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:00 AM
102 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	33.8°F
Sunrise:	5:13 am
Sunset:	11:10 pm
Moonrise:	3:03 pm
Moonset:	11:48 pm
Full Moon:	Jul-29-2026
New Moon:	17:37 UTC Aug-12-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.18 in
7-Day:	0.185 in
July:	0.91 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:3.1 \| 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. 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 20 of just the month of July for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 20 of July for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Chance Light Rain

Hi 55°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. Patchy light fog. Rain likely. High 59°, but temperatures falling in the afternoon. Wind east-southeast around 2 mph in the morning, becoming south-southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Maximum freezing level 9100 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Chance Light Rain

Lo 45°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain. Cool. Low 46°. Wind south-southwest around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 5200 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Light Rain	Tuesday Night Rain	Wednesday Light Rain	Wednesday Night Light Rain	Thursday Rain Showers	Thursday Night Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy	Friday Sunny
Hi 56°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 57°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 64°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 67°F

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