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Updated: 02-Aug-2026 11:37am

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Sunlight Hours

16 hrs 55 min
of Sunlight Today

70.5% 29.5%
Which is
5 min 04 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: 02-Aug-2026 @ 11:37am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 52.1°F ---
High Today 52.1°F 11:31 AM	Low Today 50.3°F 6:38 AM
Yest High 64.9°F 3:01 PM	Yest Low 51.8°F 11:19 PM
Sta* High 73.4°F 2021	Sta* Low 47.1°F 2022
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: W 5.1 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.9 of 100

Today Mostly Sunny	Tonight Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain	Monday Rain
Hi 59°F	Lo 53°F	Hi 59°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	51.0°F
Last Hour:	+0.2°F
High 11:31 AM:	51.3°F
Low 4:16 AM:	49.2°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	51.5°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Aug Rain:	0.00 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.17 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.17 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	4.32 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	13.00 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	39.82 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in August 57 days since last rain

Current:	W 5.1 mph
1Hr Average:	4.0 mph
Wind Run:	45.56 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	16.1 mph 5:04 AM
Month:	18.4 mph Aug-1
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Gibbous

82%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	96%
Last Hour:	1%
High 5:52 AM:	97%
Low 12:00 AM:	93%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.136 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 11:11 AM:	30.137
Low 12:00 AM:	29.992
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	6.5
Aug:	14.4
2026 to Date:	6434.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 22 minutes to low tide at
01:59 PM AKDT

Current:	50.6°F
Low 6:38 AM:	50.3°F
Yesterday:	51.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
17

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.9

Sunburn in

124 Minutes

Highest:
11:16 AM
0.9

178 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:16 AM
192 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	35.2°F
Sunrise:	5:44 am
Sunset:	10:39 pm
Moonrise:	11:05 pm
Moonset:	11:18 am
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:	0.27 in
7-Day:	0.268 in
August:	0.05 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:2.4 \| 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 2 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 2 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Mostly Sunny

Hi 59°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the morning. Breezy. High 68°. Wind southwest around 9 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the morning, becoming 15 mph, gusting to 23 mph, in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 11700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain

Lo 53°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. Breezy. Low 58°. Wind southwest around 17 mph, gusting to 24 mph, in the evening, becoming 12 mph, gusting to 21 mph, after midnight. Minimum freezing level 11700 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Rain	Monday Night Heavy Rain	Tuesday Rain	Tuesday Night Light Rain Likely	Wednesday Light Rain Likely then Rain Showers Likely	Wednesday Night Rain Showers Likely	Thursday Chance Rain Showers
Hi 59°F	Lo 52°F	Hi 57°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 63°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 64°F

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