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Updated: 20-Apr-2026 1:40am

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15 hrs 6 min
of Sunlight Today

62.9% 37.1%
Which is
5 min 33 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: 20-Apr-2026 @ 1:40am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 35.2°F Wind Chill: 29.8°F Feels like: 30°F ---
High Today 36.0°F 12:57 AM	Low Today 35.2°F 12:21 AM
Yest High 40.1°F 5:38 PM	Yest Low 33.7°F 3:05 AM
Sta* High 50.5°F 2016	Sta* Low 25.1°F 2019
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Clear skies
	Wind: S 6.4 Gusting to: 7.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.4 of 100

Tonight Partly Cloudy	Monday Isolated Rain And Snow Showers then Partly Sunny	Monday Night Mostly Clear
Lo 32°F	Hi 43°F	Lo 29°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	31.1°F
Last Hour:	-0.4°F
High 12:12 AM:	31.6°F
Low 12:51 AM:	31.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	33.7°F

Today:	0.00 in
Storm Rain:	8.53 in
Yesterday:	1.28 in
Last 7 Days:	8.53 in
Apr Rain:	14.99 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.41 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	14.58 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	14.31 in
Season:¹	19.18 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.50 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	16.68 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-19-2026 at 5:46 AM
14 rain days in 2026
6 days in April 0 days since last rain

Current:	S 6.4 mph
1Hr Average:	7.1 mph
Wind Run:	12.76 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	7.0 mph
Today:	20.0 mph 12:51 AM
Month:	26.0 mph Apr-19
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Crescent

11%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	85%
Last Hour:	1%
High 12:12 AM:	86%
Low 12:51 AM:	83%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.667 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 1:34 AM:	29.671
Low 12:06 AM:	29.650
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	1.8
Apr:	593.7
2026 to Date:	4815.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 4 minutes to high tide at
06:44 AM AKDT

Current:	29.8°F
Low 12:27 AM:	27.1°F
Yesterday:	27.6°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
13

Good

Density:
1.27 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 1.7 @ 4:14 PM
Apr-20 2.4	Apr-21 2.6	Apr-22 2.8

High Yest: 533.0 @ 4:15 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 37:52 Hrs

Rise: 6:30 am Set: 9:36 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	21.5°F
Sunrise:	6:30 am
Sunset:	9:36 pm
Moonrise:	6:42 am
Moonset:	2:49 am
Full Moon:	May-01-2026
New Moon:	20:02 UTC May-16-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	8.53 in
7-Days ET:	0.16 in
7-Day:	8.373 in
April:	14.6 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:1 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:3.6 \| RCP:98%

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. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 20 of just the month of April for this station since 2013. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 20 of April for this station since 2013.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Monday

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo 32°F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Breezy. Low 34°. Wind chill ranging from 24 to 29. Wind southwest around 12 mph, gusting to 21 mph. Minimum freezing level 1100 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Clearing, cooler and windy.

Monday

Isolated Rain And Snow Showers then Partly Sunny

Hi 43°F

NWS forecast: Isolated rain and snow showers between 7am and 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy in the afternoon. Breezy. High 40°. Wind southwest around 14 mph, gusting to 22 mph. Maximum freezing level 2300 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 1000 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Night Mostly Clear	Tuesday Mostly Sunny	Tuesday Night Scattered Rain Showers then Chance Light Rain	Wednesday Light Rain	Wednesday Night Light Rain	Thursday Light Rain	Thursday Night Light Rain
Lo 29°F	Hi 44°F	Lo 31°F	Hi 42°F	Lo 33°F	Hi 46°F	Lo 33°F

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