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Updated: 22-Apr-2026 12:58am

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Sunlight Hours

15 hrs 18 min
of Sunlight Today

63.8% 36.2%
Which is
5 min 32 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: 22-Apr-2026 @ 12:58am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 38.4°F Wind Chill: 34.8°F Feels like: 35°F ---
High Today 38.8°F 12:34 AM	Low Today 38.2°F 12:05 AM
Yest High 45.3°F 3:04 PM	Yest Low 34.1°F 1:06 AM
Sta* High 54.1°F 2016	Sta* Low 25.4°F 2019
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Overcast
	Wind: SW 4.7 Gusting to: 9.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.0 of 100

Tonight Light Rain	Wednesday Light Rain	Wednesday Night Light Rain
Lo 33°F	Hi 43°F	Lo 34°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	36.0°F
Last Hour:	+0.7°F
High 12:34 AM:	36.1°F
Low 12:05 AM:	35.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	37.4°F

Today:	0.00 in
Storm Rain:	2.28 in
Yesterday:	2.28 in
Last 7 Days:	10.81 in
Apr Rain:	17.27 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.43 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	16.84 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	16.59 in
Season:¹	21.46 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.52 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	18.94 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-21-2026 at 8:09 PM
15 rain days in 2026
7 days in April 0 days since last rain

Current:	SW 4.7 mph
1Hr Average:	4.5 mph
Wind Run:	4.72 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	9.0 mph
Today:	15.0 mph 12:22 AM
Month:	29.0 mph Apr-20
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Crescent

30%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	91%
Last Hour:	2%
High 12:57 AM:	91%
Low 12:05 AM:	88%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.019 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:44 AM:	30.022
Low 12:00 AM:	30.016
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	0.5
Apr:	647.4
2026 to Date:	4869.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 53 minutes to low tide at
02:52 AM AKDT

Current:	34.8°F
Low 12:19 AM:	32.4°F
Yesterday:	25.1°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
59

Moderate

Density:
1.28 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 2.2 @ 2:49 PM
Apr-22 2.8	Apr-23 2.7	Apr-24 2.8

High Yest: 687.0 @ 2:53 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 43:23 Hrs

Rise: 6:24 am Set: 9:42 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	21.8°F
Sunrise:	6:24 am
Sunset:	9:42 pm
Moonrise:	9:37 am
Moonset:	5:04 am
Full Moon:	May-01-2026
New Moon:	20:02 UTC May-16-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	10.81 in
7-Days ET:	0.15 in
7-Day:	10.656 in
April:	16.8 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: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. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 22 of just the month of April for this station since 2013. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 22 of April for this station since 2013.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Wednesday

Tonight

Light Rain

Lo 33°F

NWS forecast: Rain after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. A chance of a mix of rain, snow, and sleet after midnight. Low 34°. Wind south-southwest around 5 mph in the evening, becoming south-southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. No snow or ice (on ground) accumulation expected. Minimum freezing level 700 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 200 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Wednesday

Light Rain

Hi 43°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 43. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A slight chance of a mix of rain and snow in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. High 41°. Wind north-northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around a tenth of an inch. No snow accumulation expected. Maximum freezing level 3900 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 2800 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Night Light Rain	Thursday Light Rain Likely	Thursday Night Light Rain	Friday Light Rain	Friday Night Light Rain Likely	Saturday Light Rain Likely	Saturday Night Light Rain Likely
Lo 34°F	Hi 44°F	Lo 34°F	Hi 45°F	Lo 32°F	Hi 46°F	Lo 32°F

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