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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 21-Sep-2026 12:55pm

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12 hrs 23 min
of Sunlight Today

51.6% 48.4%
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: 21-Sep-2026 @ 12:55pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 51.2°F ---
High Today 51.4°F 12:20 PM	Low Today 46.4°F 8:13 AM
Yest High 54.4°F 2:45 PM	Yest Low 47.4°F 6:09 AM
Sta* High 55.1°F 2019	Sta* Low 35.6°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Moderate drizzle
	Wind: NE 1.1 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.02 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.9 of 100

Today Rain Showers	Tonight Rain Showers then Patchy Fog	Tuesday Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny
Hi 53°F	Lo 36°F	Hi 53°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	50.1°F
Last Hour:	-0.5°F
High 11:55 AM:	50.7°F
Low 8:13 AM:	45.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	50.6°F

Today:	0.02 in
Rate (/hr):	0.040 in
Storm Rain:	0.02 in
Yesterday:	0.13 in
Last 7 Days:	1.10 in
Sep Rain:	2.37 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	3.30 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.93 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	0.49 in
Season:¹	56.83 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	20.23 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	36.60 in
50 rain days in 2026
11 days in September 0 days since last rain

Current:	NE 1.1 mph
1Hr Average:	1.4 mph
Wind Run:	4.06 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	6.0 mph 11:27 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

78%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	96%
Last Hour:	2%
High 4:39 AM:	100%
Low 12:00 AM:	94%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.411 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 12:53 PM:	29.411
Low 12:00 AM:	29.215
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:	269.7
2026 to Date:	6981.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 51 minutes to high tide at
02:47 PM AKDT

Current:	51.2°F
Low 8:13 AM:	46.4°F
Yesterday:	43.5°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
9

Good

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

40 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:38 AM
113 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	38.7°F
Sunrise:	7:47 am
Sunset:	8:10 pm
Moonrise:	7:39 pm
Moonset:	12:18 am
Full Moon:	Sep-26-2026
New Moon:	15:51 UTC Oct-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.00 in
7-Days Rain:	1.10 in
7-Days ET:	0.11 in
7-Day:	0.99 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:21 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:3.2 \| 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 21 of just the month of September for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 21 of September for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Rain Showers

Hi 53°F

NWS forecast: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 53. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. Light to moderate fog. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. High 53°. Wind east around 2 mph in the morning, becoming 6 mph, gusting to 15 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation mostly between a quarter and half an inch. Maximum freezing level 6600 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Tonight

Rain Showers then Patchy Fog

Lo 36°F

NWS forecast: Rain showers before 10pm, then patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog in the evening. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Relatively mild. Low 46°. Wind south-southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 4000 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 3600 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny	Tuesday Night Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog	Wednesday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Mostly Clear	Thursday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	Thursday Night Rain Showers Likely	Friday Rain Showers Likely
Hi 53°F	Lo 32°F	Hi 52°F	Lo 34°F	Hi 52°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 52°F

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