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Updated: 11-Sep-2026 1:06am

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13 hrs 18 min
of Sunlight Today

55.4% 44.6%
Which is
5 min 33 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: 11-Sep-2026 @ 1:06am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 48.4°F ---
High Today 49.1°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 48.4°F 12:22 AM
Yest High 59.8°F 1:37 PM	Yest Low 44.4°F 7:41 AM
Sta* High 65.6°F 2018	Sta* Low 39.8°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Clear skies
	Wind: SW 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.0 of 100

Tonight Mostly Clear	Friday Mostly Sunny	Friday Night Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain
Lo 44°F	Hi 57°F	Lo 50°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	47.3°F
Last Hour:	-0.1°F
High 12:00 AM:	47.7°F
Low 12:22 AM:	47.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	47.9°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	1.25 in
Sep Rain:	1.25 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.29 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.04 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	1.61 in
Season:¹	55.71 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	18.22 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.49 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Sep-8-2026 at 2:22 AM
45 rain days in 2026
5 days in September 2 days since last rain

Current:	SW 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	0.8 mph
Wind Run:	0.69 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	3.5 mph 12:21 AM
Month:	31.0 mph Sep-5
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

New Moon

0%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	96%
Last Hour:	1%
High 12:27 AM:	96%
Low 12:00 AM:	95%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.360 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:00 AM:	30.364
Low 12:43 AM:	30.356
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	0.6
Sep:	120.5
2026 to Date:	6832.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 4 minutes to high tide at
05:10 AM AKDT

Current:	48.4°F
Low 12:22 AM:	48.4°F
Yesterday:	44.4°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
49

Good

Density:
1.26 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 1.1 @ 12:19 PM
Sep-11 2.6	Sep-12 2.3	Sep-13 2.3

High Yest: 336.0 @ 12:23 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 12:49 Hrs

Rise: 7:23 am Set: 8:41 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	38.2°F
Sunrise:	7:23 am
Sunset:	8:41 pm
Moonrise:	8:30 am
Moonset:	8:12 pm
Full Moon:	Sep-26-2026
New Moon:	15:51 UTC Oct-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	1.25 in
7-Days ET:	0.11 in
7-Day:	1.14 in
September:	1.06 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:1.8 \| 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. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 11 of just the month of September for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 11 of September for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Friday

Tonight

Mostly Clear

Lo 44°F

NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair after midnight. Low 45°. Wind east-northeast around 2 mph in the evening, becoming south after midnight. Minimum freezing level 10000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Partly cloudy with little temp change.

Friday

Mostly Sunny

Hi 57°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Sunny in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Mild. High 66°. Wind east-southeast around 3 mph in the morning, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 13800 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Night Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain	Saturday Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny	Saturday Night Partly Cloudy	Sunday Partly Sunny	Sunday Night Mostly Cloudy	Monday Slight Chance Rain Showers	Monday Night Chance Rain Showers
Lo 50°F	Hi 62°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 60°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 49°F

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