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Updated: 01-Jul-2026 8:42am

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Sunlight Hours

18 hrs 59 min
of Sunlight Today

79.1% 20.9%
Which is
1 min 49 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: 01-Jul-2026 @ 8:42am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 51.4°F ---
High Today 51.4°F 8:41 AM	Low Today 41.1°F 5:33 AM
Yest High 60.4°F 5:06 PM	Yest Low 46.0°F 6:17 AM
Sta* High 66.5°F 2020	Sta* Low 45.9°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SSW 0.3 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 0.1 of 100

Today Sunny	Tonight Mostly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Cloudy
Hi 60°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 58°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	45.4°F
Last Hour:	+1.8°F
High 8:41 AM:	45.8°F
Low 5:34 AM:	39.5°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	48.5°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	0.00 in
Jul to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.00 in
Jul Avg:	4.04 in
Diff from Avg:	4.04 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	9.12 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	43.70 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in July 25 days since last rain

Current:	SSW 0.3 mph
1Hr Average:	1.0 mph
Wind Run:	1.40 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	5.0 mph 7:29 AM
Month:	5.0 mph Jul-1
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 57 m 18 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 55 m 24 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 54 sec shorter than
yesterday
18 h 53 m 20 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waning Gibbous

97%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	80%
Last Hour:	9%
High 6:24 AM:	100%
Low 8:41 AM:	80%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.916 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:05 AM:	29.973
Low 8:39 AM:	29.914
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	7.1
Jul:	7.1
2026 to Date:	6110.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 5 minutes to low tide at
12:47 PM AKDT

Current:	51.4°F
Low 5:33 AM:	41.1°F
Yesterday:	45.1°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
28

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

97 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
7:41 AM
251 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	31.7°F
Sunrise:	4:39 am
Sunset:	11:38 pm
Moonrise:	12:58 am
Moonset:	6:02 am
Full Moon:	Jun-29-2026
New Moon:	09:44 UTC Jul-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.47 in
7-Day:	0.472 in
July:	0 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:3.6 \| 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 1 of just the month of July for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 1 of July for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Sunny

Hi 60°F

NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. High 64°. Wind west-southwest around 2 mph in the morning, becoming 7 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 7200 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy

Lo 46°F

NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. Cool. Low 46°. Wind southwest around 10 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Minimum freezing level 6300 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Mostly Cloudy	Thursday Night Mostly Cloudy	Friday Partly Sunny	Friday Night Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain	Independence Day Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain Showers	Saturday Night Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 58°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 62°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 64°F

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