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Updated: 31-Aug-2026 8:17pm

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14 hrs 13 min
of Sunlight Today

59.2% 40.8%
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: 31-Aug-2026 @ 8:17pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 53.6°F ---
High Today 59.4°F 5:27 PM	Low Today 44.0°F 9:00 AM
Yest High 58.3°F 1:33 PM	Yest Low 42.8°F 6:49 AM
Sta* High 66.9°F 2016	Sta* Low 43.6°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NW 1.3 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.06 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 2.0 of 100

Tonight Mostly Clear	Tuesday Sunny	Tuesday Night Mostly Clear
Lo 32°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 34°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	45.2°F
Last Hour:	-0.1°F
High 12:00 AM:	48.5°F
Low 3:08 PM:	37.8°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	49.5°F

Today:	0.06 in
Storm Rain:	0.06 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.49 in
Aug Rain:	1.64 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	3.86 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.22 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	2.68 in
Season:¹	54.46 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	16.69 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.77 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-31-2026 at 8:47 AM
39 rain days in 2026
10 days in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	NW 1.3 mph
1Hr Average:	1.3 mph
Wind Run:	49.89 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	20.0 mph 11:35 AM
Month:	44.0 mph Aug-28
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Gibbous

82%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	73%
Last Hour:	2%
High 1:29 AM:	96%
Low 4:53 PM:	50%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.646 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:00 AM:	29.651
Low 5:38 AM:	29.542
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	13.8
Aug:	293.7
2026 to Date:	6712.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 42 minutes to low tide at
02:00 AM AKDT

Current:	53.6°F
Low 11:39 AM:	41.2°F
Yesterday:	42.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
N/A

No Data

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
2:46 PM
1.6

21 W/m²
5%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
2:44 PM
557 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	36.4°F
Sunrise:	6:59 am
Sunset:	9:12 pm
Moonrise:	9:16 pm
Moonset:	1:43 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.04 in
7-Days Rain:	0.49 in
7-Days ET:	0.17 in
7-Day:	0.325 in
August:	0.67 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:2.9 \| 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 31 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 31 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Tuesday

Tonight

Mostly Clear

Lo 32°F

NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Cool. Low 39°. Wind north-northwest around 8 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Minimum freezing level 5600 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tuesday

Sunny

Hi 58°F

NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 58. North wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly sunny in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. High 62°. Wind north-northeast around 4 mph. Maximum freezing level 8600 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Night Mostly Clear	Wednesday Sunny	Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Chance Rain Showers	Friday Chance Rain Showers	Friday Night Rain Showers Likely
Lo 34°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 44°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 48°F

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