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Updated: 25-May-2026 9:18am

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Sunlight Hours

18 hrs 6 min
of Sunlight Today

75.4% 24.6%
Which is
4 min 14 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
Past 24 Hours

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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: 25-May-2026 @ 9:18am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 45.8°F ---
High Today 45.8°F 9:05 AM	Low Today 36.8°F 5:41 AM
Yest High 52.3°F 4:05 PM	Yest Low 33.0°F 1:58 AM
Sta* High 69.6°F 2021	Sta* Low 39.2°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SW 4.5 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 0.2 of 100

Memorial Day Mostly Sunny	Tonight Chance Rain Showers then Light Rain Likely	Tuesday Light Rain Likely then Widespread Rain Showers
Hi 51°F	Lo 41°F	Hi 54°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	39.3°F
Last Hour:	+1.5°F
High 9:16 AM:	39.7°F
Low 12:15 AM:	33.9°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	43.0°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	3.77 in
May Rain:	13.56 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.34 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	12.22 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	12.47 in
Season:¹	47.83 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	6.54 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	41.29 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-23-2026 at 6:57 PM
26 rain days in 2026
6 days in May 1 day since last rain

Current:	SW 4.5 mph
1Hr Average:	3.7 mph
Wind Run:	20.53 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	10.4 mph 12:09 AM
Month:	33.0 mph May-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 1 m 23 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 5 m 32 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 9 sec longer than
yesterday
18 h 9 m 35 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Gibbous

72%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	78%
Last Hour:	0%
High 4:22 AM:	92%
Low 12:23 AM:	70%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.663 inHg
Last Hour:	Falling slowly
High 12:00 AM:	29.791
Low 9:14 AM:	29.662
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	8.7
May:	559.0
2026 to Date:	5659.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 8 minutes to high tide at
01:26 PM AKDT

Current:	43.6°F
Low 6:29 AM:	34.1°F
Yesterday:	32.9°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
13

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.8

Sunburn in

140 Minutes

Highest:
9:13 AM
1.0

163 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
9:09 AM
359 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	26.3°F
Sunrise:	4:58 am
Sunset:	11:04 pm
Moonrise:	3:17 pm
Moonset:	3:30 am
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	3.77 in
7-Days ET:	0.28 in
7-Day:	3.49 in
May:	12.62 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:3.4 \| 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 25 of just the month of May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 25 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Memorial Day & Tonight

Memorial
Day

Mostly Sunny

Hi 51°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly sunny in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. High 52°. Wind south-southwest around 4 mph in the morning, becoming 8 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 4000 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 3000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation likely, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Tonight

Chance Rain Showers then Light Rain Likely

Lo 41°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain. Cool. Low 40°. Wind west-southwest around 8 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the evening, becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 2700 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 2200 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Light Rain Likely then Widespread Rain Showers	Tuesday Night Widespread Rain Showers then Chance Light Rain	Wednesday Chance Light Rain	Wednesday Night Isolated Rain Showers then Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Cloudy	Thursday Night Mostly Cloudy	Friday Partly Sunny
Hi 54°F	Lo 45°F	Hi 54°F	Lo 43°F	Hi 55°F	Lo 42°F	Hi 54°F

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