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Updated: 07-Mar-2026 11:14am

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Sunlight Hours

11 hrs 0 min
of Sunlight Today

45.8% 54.2%
Which is
5 min 38 sec Longer
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: 07-Mar-2026 @ 11:14am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 18.5°F Wind Chill: 10.1°F Feels like: 10°F ---
High Today 23.2°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 17.2°F 7:22 AM
Yest High 30.2°F 4:53 PM	Yest Low 22.0°F 12:00 AM
Sta* High 39.5°F 2025	Sta* Low 1.6°F 2017
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: S 6.0 Gusting to: 6.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.5 of 100

Today Areas Of Blowing Snow	Tonight Areas Of Blowing Snow	Sunday Areas Of Blowing Snow
Hi 19°F	Lo 4°F	Hi 22°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	11.9°F
Last Hour:	+0.1°F
High 12:00 AM:	19.1°F
Low 7:06 AM:	11.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	16.9°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Mar Rain:	0.00 in
Mar to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.16 in
Mar to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.16 in
Mar Avg:	0.81 in
Diff from Avg:	0.81 in
Season:¹	4.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	1.49 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.51 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Feb-9-2026 at 5:30 PM
8 rain days in 2026
0 days in March 25 days since last rain

Current:	S 6.0 mph
1Hr Average:	4.4 mph
Wind Run:	101.07 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	6.0 mph
Today:	34.5 mph 1:55 AM
Month:	34.0 mph Mar-6
Year:	40.3 mph Jan-14
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Gibbous

82%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	75%
Last Hour:	2%
High 12:00 AM:	84%
Low 10:00 AM:	75%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.328 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 11:10 AM:	29.330
Low 12:00 AM:	29.101
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	20.1
Mar:	337.2
2026 to Date:	2993.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 58 minutes to low tide at
01:13 PM AKST

Current:	10.1°F
Low 6:48 AM:	3.2°F
Yesterday:	8.3°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
14

Good

Density:
1.30 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

49 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:03 AM
81 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	19.2°F
Sunrise:	7:45 am
Sunset:	6:45 pm
Moonrise:	12:10 am
Moonset:	7:45 am
Full Moon:	Mar-03-2026
New Moon:	01:24 UTC Mar-18-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.09 in
7-Day:	0.094 in
March:	0.09 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:3.7 \| 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 7 of just the month of March for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 7 of March for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Areas Of Blowing Snow

Hi 19°F

NWS forecast: Areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. A slight chance of snow in the morning, then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Cold. High 21°. Wind chill ranging from 8 to 14. Wind south-southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Snow accumulation about half an inch.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Tonight

Areas Of Blowing Snow

Lo 4°F

NWS forecast: Areas of blowing snow before 9pm, then areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Snow likely. Low 12°. Wind south-southwest around 3 mph in the evening, becoming west-southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around a tenth of an inch. Snow accumulation 1 to 2 inches.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday Areas Of Blowing Snow	Sunday Night Areas Of Blowing Snow then Mostly Cloudy	Monday Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Mostly Clear	Tuesday Mostly Sunny	Tuesday Night Partly Cloudy	Wednesday Sunny
Hi 22°F	Lo 1°F	Hi 15°F	Lo -5°F	Hi 13°F	Lo -6°F	Hi 16°F

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