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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 14-Apr-2026 11:43am

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Sunlight Hours

14 hrs 33 min
of Sunlight Today

60.6% 39.4%
Which is
5 min 36 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: 14-Apr-2026 @ 11:43am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 40.7°F ---
High Today 42.4°F 10:02 AM	Low Today 30.6°F 7:01 AM
Yest High 48.8°F 5:33 PM	Yest Low 31.1°F 7:17 AM
Sta* High 51.4°F 2016	Sta* Low 24.2°F 2022
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NNW 2.4 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 17.7 of 100

Today Sunny	Tonight Mostly Clear	Wednesday Chance Light Snow
Hi 41°F	Lo 27°F	Hi 40°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	22.5°F
Last Hour:	+0.6°F
High 7:22 AM:	26.4°F
Low 10:48 AM:	21.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	34.7°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	5.66 in
Apr Rain:	6.46 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.26 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	6.20 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	5.78 in
Season:¹	10.65 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.35 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	8.30 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-10-2026 at 8:12 PM
12 rain days in 2026
4 days in April 3 days since last rain

Current:	NNW 2.4 mph
1Hr Average:	3.0 mph
Wind Run:	40.56 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	17.3 mph 12:03 AM
Month:	21.0 mph Apr-4
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Crescent

8%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	48%
Last Hour:	2%
High 7:22 AM:	83%
Low 10:26 AM:	45%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.859 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 11:17 AM:	29.860
Low 12:02 AM:	29.768
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	14.3
Apr:	428.6
2026 to Date:	4651.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

3 hours, 50 minutes to high tide at
03:33 PM AKDT

Current:	39.9°F
Low 7:00 AM:	26.5°F
Yesterday:	25.6°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
92

Moderate

Density:
1.27 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.9

Sunburn in

124 Minutes

Highest:
11:38 AM
1.1

204 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
9:56 AM
369 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	20.7°F
Sunrise:	6:48 am
Sunset:	9:21 pm
Moonrise:	6:22 am
Moonset:	4:05 pm
Full Moon:	Apr-01-2026
New Moon:	11:52 UTC Apr-17-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	5.66 in
7-Days ET:	0.14 in
7-Day:	5.522 in
April:	6.19 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:3.8 \| 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 14 of just the month of April for this station since 2013. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 14 of April for this station since 2013.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Sunny

Hi 41°F

NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. High 43°, but temperatures falling in the afternoon. Wind north around 3 mph in the morning, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 2500 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 1000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Mostly Clear

Lo 27°F

NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. Low 33°. Wind west-southwest around 2 mph in the evening, becoming south after midnight. Minimum freezing level 500 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Chance Light Snow	Wednesday Night Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain And Snow	Thursday Chance Rain And Snow	Thursday Night Rain And Snow Likely	Friday Light Snow Likely	Friday Night Chance Rain And Snow	Saturday Chance Light Snow
Hi 40°F	Lo 29°F	Hi 42°F	Lo 28°F	Hi 42°F	Lo 28°F	Hi 43°F

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