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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 16-Apr-2026 7:54pm

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14 hrs 50 min
of Sunlight Today

61.8% 38.2%
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5 min 35 sec Longer
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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: 16-Apr-2026 @ 7:54pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 35.1°F Wind Chill: 29.4°F Feels like: 29°F ---
High Today 35.8°F 3:26 PM	Low Today 32.2°F 6:54 AM
Yest High 40.2°F 5:18 PM	Yest Low 28.8°F 1:44 AM
Sta* High 50.3°F 2016	Sta* Low 28.9°F 2017
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Cloudy, Dry
	Wind: NE 6.7 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.3 of 100

Tonight Scattered Rain And Snow Showers	Friday Chance Light Snow then Scattered Rain And Snow Showers	Friday Night Isolated Rain And Snow Showers
Lo 30°F	Hi 40°F	Lo 28°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	33.8°F
Last Hour:	0.0°F
High 3:21 PM:	34.4°F
Low 4:07 AM:	30.5°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	34.6°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	5.66 in
Apr Rain:	6.46 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.32 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	6.14 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	5.78 in
Season:¹	10.65 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.41 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	8.24 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-10-2026 at 8:12 PM
12 rain days in 2026
4 days in April 5 days since last rain

Current:	NE 6.7 mph
1Hr Average:	2.9 mph
Wind Run:	69.19 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	16.1 mph 12:09 PM
Month:	21.0 mph Apr-4
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

New Moon

0%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	95%
Last Hour:	0%
High 9:31 AM:	96%
Low 12:00 AM:	89%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.767 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:12 AM:	29.903
Low 7:46 PM:	29.767
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	25.6
Apr:	498.5
2026 to Date:	4720.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

3 hours, 13 minutes to low tide at
11:07 PM AKDT

Current:	29.4°F
Low 1:13 PM:	26.2°F
Yesterday:	24.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
42

Good

Density:
1.27 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
3:08 PM
1.1

28 W/m²
6%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
3:22 PM
288 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	21.0°F
Sunrise:	6:39 am
Sunset:	9:29 pm
Moonrise:	6:18 am
Moonset:	9:06 pm
Full Moon:	Apr-01-2026
New Moon:	11:52 UTC Apr-17-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	5.66 in
7-Days ET:	0.17 in
7-Day:	5.491 in
April:	6.13 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:19 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:3.7 \| 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 16 of just the month of April for this station since 2013. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 16 of April for this station since 2013.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Friday

Tonight

Scattered Rain And Snow Showers

Lo 30°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then scattered rain and snow showers between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog. A mix of snow and rain likely. Low 33°. Wind north-northwest around 4 mph in the evening, becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around a quarter of an inch. Snow accumulation about half an inch. Minimum freezing level 700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Friday

Chance Light Snow then Scattered Rain And Snow Showers

Hi 40°F

NWS forecast: A chance of snow before 7am, then scattered snow showers between 7am and 10am, then scattered rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A chance of a mix of snow and rain in the morning, then a chance of a mix of rain and snow in the afternoon. Scattered thundershowers possible. High 38°. Wind northeast around 2 mph in the morning, becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around a tenth of an inch. No snow accumulation expected. Maximum freezing level 2300 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 1400 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Night Isolated Rain And Snow Showers	Saturday Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain And Snow	Saturday Night Rain And Snow Likely	Sunday Light Rain Likely	Sunday Night Light Rain Likely then Mostly Cloudy	Monday Rain And Snow Likely	Monday Night Rain And Snow Likely then Chance Rain And Snow
Lo 28°F	Hi 42°F	Lo 30°F	Hi 42°F	Lo 31°F	Hi 43°F	Lo 28°F

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