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Updated: 06-Mar-2026 3:14pm

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Sunlight Hours

11 hrs 0 min
of Sunlight Today

45.8% 54.2%
Which is
5 min 38 sec Longer
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: 06-Mar-2026 @ 3:14pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 29.6°F Wind Chill: 27.4°F Feels like: 27°F ---
High Today 29.8°F 2:18 PM	Low Today 22.0°F 12:00 AM
Yest High 22.1°F 11:35 PM	Yest Low 7.6°F 8:28 AM
Sta* High 40.2°F 2016	Sta* Low 5.1°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: E 2.5 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.4 of 100

Today Light Snow And Areas Of Blowing Snow	Tonight Areas Of Blowing Snow	Saturday Snow Showers Likely
Hi 30°F	Lo 12°F	Hi 20°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	27.8°F
Last Hour:	-0.0°F
High 2:18 PM:	28.0°F
Low 12:00 AM:	17.3°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	29.0°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Mar Rain:	0.00 in
Mar to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.11 in
Mar to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.11 in
Mar Avg:	0.81 in
Diff from Avg:	0.81 in
Season:¹	4.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	1.44 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.56 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Feb-9-2026 at 5:30 PM
8 rain days in 2026
0 days in March 24 days since last rain

Current:	E 2.5 mph
1Hr Average:	5.6 mph
Wind Run:	161.88 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	34.5 mph 7:58 AM
Month:	34.0 mph Mar-6
Year:	40.3 mph Jan-14
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Gibbous

88%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	93%
Last Hour:	0%
High 9:59 AM:	95%
Low 12:00 AM:	82%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	28.861 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising
High 12:00 AM:	29.474
Low 11:31 AM:	28.768
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	26.3
Mar:	303.9
2026 to Date:	2960.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

3 hours, 17 minutes to high tide at
06:31 PM AKST

Current:	27.4°F
Low 5:05 AM:	8.3°F
Yesterday:	-5.4°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
6

Good

Density:
1.25 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

30 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
2:35 PM
84 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	19.2°F
Sunrise:	7:45 am
Sunset:	6:45 pm
Moonrise:	12:10 am
Moonset:	7:45 am
Full Moon:	Mar-03-2026
New Moon:	01:24 UTC Mar-18-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.05 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.06 in
7-Day:	0.059 in
March:	0.05 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:3.7 \| 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 6 of just the month of March for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 6 of March for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Light Snow And Areas Of Blowing Snow

Hi 30°F

NWS forecast: Snow and areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Northeast wind 10 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A chance of snow. High 31°. Wind chill around 22. Wind northeast around 8 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around a tenth of an inch. Snow accumulation about half an inch.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Tonight

Areas Of Blowing Snow

Lo 12°F

NWS forecast: Snow likely before 9pm, then areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. South wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. A chance of snow in the evening, then a slight chance of snow after midnight. Windy. Low 20°. Wind chill ranging from 8 to 21. Wind south around 14 mph, gusting to 27 mph, in the evening, becoming 18 mph, gusting to 28 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Snow accumulation about half an inch.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Snow Showers Likely	Saturday Night Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Mostly Cloudy	Sunday Night Mostly Cloudy	Monday Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Mostly Clear	Tuesday Sunny
Hi 20°F	Lo 3°F	Hi 21°F	Lo -2°F	Hi 16°F	Lo -7°F	Hi 13°F

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