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Updated: 21-May-2026 10:09am

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Sunlight Hours

17 hrs 48 min
of Sunlight Today

74.2% 25.8%
Which is
4 min 34 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: 21-May-2026 @ 10:09am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 42.7°F ---
High Today 42.7°F 9:57 AM	Low Today 39.3°F 1:38 AM
Yest High 51.5°F 5:14 PM	Yest Low 38.3°F 12:42 AM
Sta* High 69.0°F 2022	Sta* Low 34.8°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NNW 2.3 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.0 of 100

Today Widespread Rain Showers	Tonight Scattered Rain Showers	Friday Chance Rain Showers
Hi 48°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 47°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	41.1°F
Last Hour:	+1.1°F
High 9:57 AM:	41.1°F
Low 4:43 AM:	36.8°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	42.0°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	1.43 in
May Rain:	11.22 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.12 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	10.10 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	10.13 in
Season:¹	45.49 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	6.32 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	39.17 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-19-2026 at 8:19 PM
25 rain days in 2026
5 days in May 1 day since last rain

Current:	NNW 2.3 mph
1Hr Average:	0.9 mph
Wind Run:	18.96 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	16.1 mph 12:00 AM
Month:	33.0 mph May-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

17 h 43 m 56 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
17 h 48 m 24 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 28 sec longer than
yesterday
17 h 52 m 49 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Crescent

30%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	94%
Last Hour:	1%
High 8:02 AM:	98%
Low 3:41 AM:	89%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.773 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:26 AM:	29.835
Low 10:05 AM:	29.773
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	10.4
May:	468.4
2026 to Date:	5569.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 16 minutes to low tide at
03:26 PM AKDT

Current:	42.3°F
Low 12:01 AM:	33.3°F
Yesterday:	31.7°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
9

Good

Density:
1.25 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
10:06 AM
0.5

111 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
9:59 AM
114 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	25.8°F
Sunrise:	5:07 am
Sunset:	10:55 pm
Moonrise:	10:36 am
Moonset:	3:30 am
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	1.43 in
7-Days ET:	0.35 in
7-Day:	1.076 in
May:	10.41 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:3.0 \| 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 21 of just the month of May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 21 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Widespread Rain Showers

Hi 48°F

NWS forecast: Widespread rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. Rain likely. High 49°. Wind east around 3 mph in the morning, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Maximum freezing level 3500 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 2800 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Scattered Rain Showers

Lo 39°F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. Rain likely. Low 38°. Wind east-southeast around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a quarter of an inch. Minimum freezing level 2300 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 1000 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Chance Rain Showers	Friday Night Chance Light Rain	Saturday Scattered Rain Showers	Saturday Night Scattered Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Mostly Sunny	Sunday Night Partly Cloudy	Memorial Day Chance Rain Showers
Hi 47°F	Lo 38°F	Hi 49°F	Lo 38°F	Hi 52°F	Lo 41°F	Hi 53°F

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