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Updated: 13-Apr-2026 1:24pm

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Sunlight Hours

14 hrs 28 min
of Sunlight Today

60.3% 39.7%
Which is
5 min 36 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
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USA

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: 13-Apr-2026 @ 1:24pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 45.5°F Feels like: 43°F ---
High Today 45.5°F 12:57 PM	Low Today 31.1°F 7:17 AM
Yest High 39.4°F 2:39 PM	Yest Low 32.1°F 5:48 AM
Sta* High 54.2°F 2017	Sta* Low 22.9°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: N 4.6 Gusting to: 8.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 19.6 of 100

This Afternoon Mostly Sunny	Tonight Mostly Clear	Tuesday Sunny
Hi 43°F	Lo 22°F	Hi 42°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	26.4°F
Last Hour:	-0.3°F
High 12:00 AM:	29.9°F
Low 1:20 PM:	25.3°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	38.6°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	0.26 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	6.20 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	5.78 in
Season:¹	10.65 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.35 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	8.30 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-10-2026 at 8:12 PM
12 rain days in 2026
4 days in April 2 days since last rain

Current:	N 4.6 mph
1Hr Average:	4.8 mph
Wind Run:	32.74 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	8.0 mph
Today:	15.0 mph 9:58 AM
Month:	21.0 mph Apr-4
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Crescent

14%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	47%
Last Hour:	5%
High 12:28 AM:	91%
Low 1:20 PM:	45%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.629 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 1:21 PM:	29.629
Low 3:15 AM:	29.530
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	17.4
Apr:	405.4
2026 to Date:	4627.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 26 minutes to high tide at
02:50 PM AKDT

Current:	43.2°F
Low 7:38 AM:	25.6°F
Yesterday:	27.9°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
72

Moderate

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

1.1

Sunburn in

102 Minutes

Highest:
12:33 PM
1.7

111 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
12:34 PM
657 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	20.6°F
Sunrise:	6:51 am
Sunset:	9:19 pm
Moonrise:	6:24 am
Moonset:	2:38 pm
Full Moon:	Apr-01-2026
New Moon:	11:52 UTC Apr-17-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	5.66 in
7-Days ET:	0.12 in
7-Day:	5.542 in
April:	6.23 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:3.8 \| 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. 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 13 of just the month of April for this station since 2013. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 13 of April for this station since 2013.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Mostly Sunny

Hi 43°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. High 40°. Wind north-northwest around 6 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Maximum freezing level 2400 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 1300 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Mostly Clear

Lo 22°F

NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair to partly cloudy after midnight. Low 29°. Wind north-northwest around 5 mph.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Sunny	Tuesday Night Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow	Wednesday Chance Light Snow then Scattered Snow Showers	Wednesday Night Chance Rain And Snow	Thursday Chance Light Snow	Thursday Night Chance Rain And Snow	Friday Chance Rain And Snow
Hi 42°F	Lo 24°F	Hi 42°F	Lo 30°F	Hi 42°F	Lo 28°F	Hi 42°F

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