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Updated: 05-Sep-2026 1:29am

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Sunlight Hours

13 hrs 52 min
of Sunlight Today

57.8% 42.2%
Which is
5 min 31 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: 05-Sep-2026 @ 1:29am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 55.2°F ---
High Today 55.5°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 55.2°F 12:53 AM
Yest High 57.1°F 4:28 PM	Yest Low 53.8°F 7:30 AM
Sta* High 62.1°F 2018	Sta* Low 38.7°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy
	Wind: NW 1.3 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.9 of 100

Tonight Rain	Saturday Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny	Saturday Night Mostly Cloudy
Lo 52°F	Hi 61°F	Lo 47°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	54.6°F
Last Hour:	-0.1°F
High 12:00 AM:	54.9°F
Low 12:53 AM:	54.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	54.9°F

Today:	0.00 in
Storm Rain:	0.13 in
Yesterday:	0.15 in
Last 7 Days:	0.21 in
Sep Rain:	0.15 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.56 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.41 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	2.71 in
Season:¹	54.61 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	17.49 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.12 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Sep-4-2026 at 9:02 PM
41 rain days in 2026
1 day in September 0 days since last rain

Current:	NW 1.3 mph
1Hr Average:	Calm
Wind Run:	0.38 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	3.5 mph 12:59 AM
Month:	22.0 mph Sep-1
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Crescent

38%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	98%
Last Hour:	0%
High 12:00 AM:	98%
Low 12:00 AM:	98%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.920 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:00 AM:	29.936
Low 1:10 AM:	29.917
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	0.4
Sep:	52.9
2026 to Date:	6765.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 42 minutes to low tide at
06:12 AM AKDT

Current:	55.2°F
Low 12:53 AM:	55.2°F
Yesterday:	53.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
18

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 1.1 @ 1:04 PM
Sep-05 2.7	Sep-06 2.7	Sep-07 2.4

High Yest: 179.0 @ 1:03 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 05:36 Hrs

Rise: 7:08 am Set: 9:00 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	37.9°F
Sunrise:	7:08 am
Sunset:	9:00 pm
Moonrise:	10:20 pm
Moonset:	6:57 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:	0.21 in
7-Days ET:	0.13 in
7-Day:	0.076 in
September:	0.06 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:2.4 \| 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 5 of just the month of September for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 5 of September for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Saturday

Tonight

Rain

Lo 52°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. Patchy light fog. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Low 52°. Wind south around 2 mph in the evening, becoming 10 mph, gusting to 22 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly around half an inch. Minimum freezing level 8500 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation likely, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Saturday

Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny

Hi 61°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. South wind 5 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly sunny in the afternoon. Breezy and mild. High 66°. Wind south around 15 mph, gusting to 24 mph. Maximum freezing level 8900 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Night Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Chance Light Rain	Sunday Night Light Rain Likely	Labor Day Light Rain Likely	Monday Night Chance Light Rain	Tuesday Rain Showers Likely	Tuesday Night Chance Rain Showers
Lo 47°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 44°F

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