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Updated: 25-Aug-2026 8:08pm

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Sunlight Hours

14 hrs 46 min
of Sunlight Today

61.5% 38.5%
Which is
5 min 30 sec Shorter
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: 25-Aug-2026 @ 8:08pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 56.6°F ---
High Today 59.1°F 4:39 PM	Low Today 53.4°F 4:30 AM
Yest High 58.5°F 2:11 PM	Yest Low 47.8°F 6:14 AM
Sta* High 64.9°F 2015	Sta* Low 43.8°F 2019
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Cloudy, Dry
	Wind: S 4.8 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	Rain: 0.14 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.3 of 100

Tonight Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Mostly Clear
Lo 48°F	Hi 62°F	Lo 45°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	53.7°F
Last Hour:	-0.8°F
High 4:02 PM:	57.0°F
Low 12:00 AM:	52.3°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	55.0°F

Today:	0.14 in
Storm Rain:	0.14 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.52 in
Aug Rain:	1.23 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	3.10 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.87 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	3.09 in
Season:¹	54.05 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	15.93 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.12 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-25-2026 at 11:54 AM
37 rain days in 2026
8 days in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	S 4.8 mph
1Hr Average:	6.4 mph
Wind Run:	123.18 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	40.3 mph 3:12 PM
Month:	40.0 mph Aug-25
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

96%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	90%
Last Hour:	0%
High 4:49 AM:	98%
Low 5:17 PM:	90%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.817 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:00 AM:	29.927
Low 12:26 PM:	29.766
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	8.7
Aug:	220.7
2026 to Date:	6639.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 19 minutes to low tide at
10:27 PM AKDT

Current:	56.1°F
Low 4:30 AM:	53.4°F
Yesterday:	47.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
11

Good

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
4:01 PM
1.6

30 W/m²
6%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
5:11 PM
441 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	36.0°F
Sunrise:	6:44 am
Sunset:	9:30 pm
Moonrise:	9:25 pm
Moonset:	4:27 am
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	0.52 in
7-Days ET:	0.15 in
7-Day:	0.366 in
August:	0.41 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:19 \| 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. 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 25 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 25 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Wednesday

Tonight

Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 48°F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 0 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy. A chance of rain. Low 49°. Wind southwest around 10 mph, gusting to 23 mph, in the evening, becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 6600 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

Hi 62°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly sunny in the morning, becoming sunny in the afternoon. Mild. High 66°. Wind northeast around 4 mph in the morning, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 6900 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Night Mostly Clear	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Light Rain Likely	Friday Light Rain	Friday Night Chance Rain Showers	Saturday Chance Rain Showers	Saturday Night Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Lo 45°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 60°F	Lo 48°F

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