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Updated: 20-Aug-2026 11:56am

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15 hrs 19 min
of Sunlight Today

63.8% 36.2%
Which is
5 min 28 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: 20-Aug-2026 @ 11:56am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 54.9°F ---
High Today 55.0°F 11:49 AM	Low Today 53.7°F 7:51 AM
Yest High 55.9°F 4:34 PM	Yest Low 49.6°F 5:27 AM
Sta* High 69.3°F 2020	Sta* Low 43.1°F 2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Stopped raining
	Wind: NNE 6.5 Gusting to: 5.0 mph
	Rain: 0.08 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.9 of 100

Today Chance Rain Showers	Tonight Chance Rain Showers	Friday Scattered Rain Showers then Slight Chance Light Rain
Hi 57°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 59°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	54.1°F
Last Hour:	+0.6°F
High 11:49 AM:	54.2°F
Low 6:04 AM:	52.5°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	54.4°F

Today:	0.08 in
Storm Rain:	0.15 in
Yesterday:	0.07 in
Last 7 Days:	0.57 in
Aug Rain:	0.73 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.33 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.60 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	3.59 in
Season:¹	53.55 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	15.16 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.39 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-20-2026 at 11:28 AM
33 rain days in 2026
4 days in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	NNE 6.5 mph
1Hr Average:	4.4 mph
Wind Run:	46.04 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	5.0 mph
Today:	16.1 mph 4:50 AM
Month:	39.0 mph Aug-17
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

57%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	97%
Last Hour:	0%
High 12:00 AM:	97%
Low 6:04 AM:	95%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.887 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:03 AM:	29.975
Low 11:53 AM:	29.883
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	5.0
Aug:	165.1
2026 to Date:	6584.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 11 minutes to low tide at
05:08 PM AKDT

Current:	53.3°F
Low 7:51 AM:	53.7°F
Yesterday:	49.4°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
22

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.8

Sunburn in

140 Minutes

Highest:
11:37 AM
0.8

151 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:45 AM
151 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	35.5°F
Sunrise:	6:29 am
Sunset:	9:48 pm
Moonrise:	5:36 pm
Moonset:	9:52 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.57 in
7-Days ET:	0.37 in
7-Day:	0.196 in
August:	0.01 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:3.1 \| 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 20 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 20 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Chance Rain Showers

Hi 57°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Light to moderate fog in the morning. Rain likely. High 64°. Wind northeast around 7 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Maximum freezing level 8100 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Chance Rain Showers

Lo 51°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog after midnight. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Low 53°. Wind northeast around 5 mph in the evening, becoming south-southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Minimum freezing level 6800 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Scattered Rain Showers then Slight Chance Light Rain	Friday Night Chance Light Rain	Saturday Light Rain Likely	Saturday Night Light Rain Likely	Sunday Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Night Mostly Clear	Monday Mostly Sunny
Hi 59°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 55°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 62°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 63°F

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