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Updated: 12-Aug-2026 1:53am

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Lower Kuskokwim Valley

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Sunlight Hours

16 hrs 3 min
of Sunlight Today

66.9% 33.1%
Which is
5 min 21 sec Shorter
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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Susitna Valley


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 12-Aug-2026 @ 1:53am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 53.1°F ---
High Today 53.8°F 12:38 AM	Low Today 53.1°F 1:42 AM
Yest High 57.1°F 1:23 PM	Yest Low 52.1°F 6:09 AM
Sta* High 71.7°F 2019	Sta* Low 44.7°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Obscured
	Wind: SSW 0.1 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.9 of 100

Tonight Haze	Wednesday Haze	Wednesday Night Mostly Cloudy
Lo 52°F	Hi 64°F	Lo 51°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	52.3°F
Last Hour:	-0.7°F
High 12:38 AM:	53.0°F
Low 1:42 AM:	52.3°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	52.7°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Aug Rain:	0.08 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.32 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.24 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	4.24 in
Season:¹	52.90 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	14.15 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.75 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-3-2026 at 9:23 PM
31 rain days in 2026
1 day in August 8 days since last rain

Current:	SSW 0.1 mph
1Hr Average:	2.5 mph
Wind Run:	4.94 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	11.5 mph 12:58 AM
Month:	22.0 mph Aug-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

New Moon

0%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	97%
Last Hour:	0%
High 12:00 AM:	97%
Low 12:00 AM:	97%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.246 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 1:47 AM:	30.247
Low 12:00 AM:	30.223
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	0.7
Aug:	100.7
2026 to Date:	6520.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 41 minutes to high tide at
04:35 AM AKDT

Current:	53.1°F
Low 1:42 AM:	53.1°F
Yesterday:	52.1°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
43

Good

Density:
1.25 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 1.4 @ 12:45 PM
Aug-12 3.9	Aug-13 4.0	Aug-14 3.9

High Yest: 367.0 @ 6:07 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 23:14 Hrs

Rise: 6:09 am Set: 10:12 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	36.1°F
Sunrise:	6:09 am
Sunset:	10:12 pm
Moonrise:	6:04 am
Moonset:	10:01 pm
Full Moon:	Jul-29-2026
New Moon:	17:37 UTC Aug-12-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.21 in
7-Day:	0.213 in
August:	0.25 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:3.4 \| 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. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 12 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 12 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Wednesday

Tonight

Haze

Lo 52°F

NWS forecast: Haze and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog in the evening. Low 52°. Wind south-southwest around 5 mph in the evening, becoming 8 mph after midnight. Minimum freezing level 9500 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Wednesday

Haze

Hi 64°F

NWS forecast: Haze and patchy fog before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. High 67°. Wind south-southwest around 5 mph. Maximum freezing level 10300 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Night Mostly Cloudy	Thursday Partly Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy	Friday Sunny	Friday Night Partly Cloudy	Saturday Mostly Sunny	Saturday Night Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Lo 51°F	Hi 68°F	Lo 52°F	Hi 70°F	Lo 52°F	Hi 68°F	Lo 52°F

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