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Updated: 06-Oct-2026 5:10pm

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Sunlight Hours

10 hrs 54 min
of Sunlight Today

45.4% 54.6%
Which is
5 min 34 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
Past 24 Hours

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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: 06-Oct-2026 @ 5:10pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 48.8°F ---
High Today 48.8°F 4:44 PM	Low Today 44.0°F 8:59 AM
Yest High 47.4°F 2:41 PM	Yest Low 42.5°F 6:13 AM
Sta* High 58.1°F 2022	Sta* Low 33.7°F 2019
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NW 2.0 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	Rain: 0.18 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.6 of 100

This Afternoon Isolated Rain Showers	Tonight Isolated Rain Showers	Wednesday Scattered Rain Showers
Hi 49°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 47°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	43.9°F
Last Hour:	-0.2°F
High 12:45 PM:	45.0°F
Low 8:59 AM:	42.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	46.5°F

Today:	0.18 in
Storm Rain:	1.13 in
Yesterday:	0.27 in
Last 7 Days:	1.22 in
Oct Rain:	1.28 in
Oct to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.36 in
Oct to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.92 in
Oct Avg:	7.21 in
Diff from Avg:	5.93 in
Season:¹	59.06 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	20.18 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.88 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Oct-6-2026 at 1:46 PM
58 rain days in 2026
4 days in October 0 days since last rain

Current:	NW 2.0 mph
1Hr Average:	1.1 mph
Wind Run:	38.47 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	13.0 mph 12:17 AM
Month:	32.0 mph Oct-3
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

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Waning Crescent

15%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	83%
Last Hour:	2%
High 7:54 AM:	94%
Low 4:55 PM:	81%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.692 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 5:07 PM:	29.693
Low 12:00 AM:	29.362
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	13.7
Oct:	136.9
2026 to Date:	7295.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

3 hours, 33 minutes to low tide at
08:44 PM AKDT

Current:	48.8°F
Low 6:22 AM:	41.0°F
Yesterday:	40.0°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
11

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:15 PM
0.6

116 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
12:37 PM
127 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	39.0°F
Sunrise:	8:26 am
Sunset:	7:20 pm
Moonrise:	4:27 am
Moonset:	6:25 pm
Full Moon:	Sep-26-2026
New Moon:	15:51 UTC Oct-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	1.22 in
7-Days ET:	0.10 in
7-Day:	1.118 in
October:	1.18 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 6 of just the month of October for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 6 of October for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Isolated Rain Showers

Hi 49°F

NWS forecast: Isolated rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 49. East wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy. A chance of rain. High 48°. Wind north-northeast around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 4900 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 3900 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Tonight

Isolated Rain Showers

Lo 39°F

NWS forecast: Isolated rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy. A chance of rain. Relatively mild. Low 42°. Wind north-northeast around 2 mph in the evening, becoming east-southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 3800 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 3000 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Scattered Rain Showers	Wednesday Night Scattered Rain Showers	Thursday Mostly Cloudy	Thursday Night Mostly Cloudy	Friday Chance Light Rain	Friday Night Light Rain Likely	Saturday Light Rain Likely
Hi 47°F	Lo 34°F	Hi 46°F	Lo 31°F	Hi 47°F	Lo 34°F	Hi 48°F

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