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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 20-Sep-2026 12:56pm

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12 hrs 28 min
of Sunlight Today

51.9% 48.1%
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: 20-Sep-2026 @ 12:56pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 51.9°F ---
High Today 51.9°F 12:48 PM	Low Today 47.4°F 6:09 AM
Yest High 54.3°F 1:16 PM	Yest Low 45.1°F 1:59 AM
Sta* High 58.4°F 2025	Sta* Low 37.1°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: N 3.6 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	Rain: 0.13 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.1 of 100

Today Light Rain then Rain Showers Likely	Tonight Rain Showers Likely	Monday Rain Showers Likely
Hi 58°F	Lo 40°F	Hi 53°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	48.2°F
Last Hour:	-0.6°F
High 12:06 PM:	49.1°F
Low 3:50 AM:	44.7°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	50.0°F

Today:	0.13 in
Storm Rain:	0.15 in
Yesterday:	0.02 in
Last 7 Days:	0.97 in
Sep Rain:	2.35 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	3.06 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.71 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	0.51 in
Season:¹	56.81 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	19.99 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	36.82 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Sep-20-2026 at 9:06 AM
49 rain days in 2026
10 days in September 0 days since last rain

Current:	N 3.6 mph
1Hr Average:	2.7 mph
Wind Run:	57.29 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	22.0 mph 3:06 AM
Month:	33.0 mph Sep-16
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

70%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	87%
Last Hour:	8%
High 10:52 AM:	97%
Low 3:50 AM:	85%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.111 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:00 AM:	29.201
Low 10:04 AM:	29.090
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	8.6
Sep:	254.9
2026 to Date:	6966.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

55 minutes to high tide at
01:52 PM AKDT

Current:	51.4°F
Low 1:36 AM:	43.5°F
Yesterday:	42.9°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
22

Good

Density:
1.20 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.6

Sunburn in

187 Minutes

Highest:
12:35 PM
0.7

137 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
12:40 PM
269 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	38.7°F
Sunrise:	7:45 am
Sunset:	8:13 pm
Moonrise:	7:39 pm
Moonset:	10:37 pm
Full Moon:	Sep-26-2026
New Moon:	15:51 UTC Oct-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	0.97 in
7-Days ET:	0.11 in
7-Day:	0.864 in
September:	2.04 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:1.5 \| 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 September for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 20 of September for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Light Rain then Rain Showers Likely

Hi 58°F

NWS forecast: Rain before 10am, then rain showers likely between 10am and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 58. North wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. Patchy light fog. A chance of rain. Relatively mild. High 55°. Wind northeast around 6 mph, gusting to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 5500 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Rain Showers Likely

Lo 40°F

NWS forecast: Rain showers likely after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Rain likely. Relatively mild. Low 47°. Wind north around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 4600 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 3600 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Rain Showers Likely	Monday Night Rain Showers Likely	Tuesday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	Tuesday Night Partly Cloudy	Wednesday Sunny	Wednesday Night Mostly Clear	Thursday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Hi 53°F	Lo 36°F	Hi 54°F	Lo 36°F	Hi 51°F	Lo 36°F	Hi 52°F

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