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Updated: 19-Oct-2026 1:29pm

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9 hrs 47 min
of Sunlight Today

40.8% 59.2%
Which is
5 min 32 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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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 19-Oct-2026 @ 1:29pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 37.8°F Wind Chill: 33.5°F Feels like: 34°F ---
High Today 38.8°F 9:46 AM	Low Today 33.2°F 3:16 AM
Yest High 42.6°F 2:43 PM	Yest Low 34.4°F 8:59 PM
Sta* High 49.4°F 2018	Sta* Low 24.0°F 2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Stopped raining
	Wind: N 5.5 Gusting to: 5.0 mph
	Rain: 1.02 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.1 of 100

Today Light Rain	Tonight Light Rain	Tuesday Rain And Snow Likely
Hi 40°F	Lo 32°F	Hi 41°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	36.0°F
Last Hour:	+0.0°F
High 9:46 AM:	36.9°F
Low 3:10 AM:	31.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	37.1°F

Today:	1.02 in
Storm Rain:	1.02 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.72 in
Oct Rain:	5.29 in
Oct to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.79 in
Oct to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	3.50 in
Oct Avg:	7.21 in
Diff from Avg:	1.92 in
Season:¹	63.07 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	21.61 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	41.46 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Oct-19-2026 at 1:07 PM
65 rain days in 2026
11 days in October 0 days since last rain

Current:	N 5.5 mph
1Hr Average:	7.8 mph
Wind Run:	79.33 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	5.0 mph
Today:	24.2 mph 11:13 AM
Month:	32.0 mph Oct-15
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

63%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	93%
Last Hour:	0%
High 3:44 AM:	93%
Low 12:00 AM:	83%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.416 inHg
Last Hour:	Falling slowly
High 12:00 AM:	29.743
Low 1:25 PM:	29.416
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	15.4
Oct:	430.8
2026 to Date:	7588.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 21 minutes to low tide at
06:50 PM AKDT

Current:	33.5°F
Low 2:56 AM:	25.7°F
Yesterday:	32.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
13

Good

Density:
1.25 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

25 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
12:36 PM
35 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	39.2°F
Sunrise:	8:57 am
Sunset:	6:44 pm
Moonrise:	5:49 pm
Moonset:	11:28 pm
Full Moon:	Oct-25-2026
New Moon:	07:03 UTC Nov-08-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.72 in
7-Days ET:	0.15 in
7-Day:	0.574 in
October:	5 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:4.8 \| 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 19 of just the month of October for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 19 of October for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Light Rain

Hi 40°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the morning, then light to moderate fog in the afternoon. A chance of rain. High 40°. Wind north-northeast around 8 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly around a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 2900 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 2200 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Light Rain

Lo 32°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog. Rain likely. Low 35°. Wind north-northeast around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a quarter of an inch. Minimum freezing level 1700 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 500 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Rain And Snow Likely	Tuesday Night Rain And Snow Likely	Wednesday Chance Rain And Snow	Wednesday Night Mostly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy	Friday Partly Sunny
Hi 41°F	Lo 32°F	Hi 38°F	Lo 24°F	Hi 36°F	Lo 23°F	Hi 36°F

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