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Updated: 06-Jul-2026 8:42am

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Sunlight Hours

18 hrs 48 min
of Sunlight Today

78.3% 21.7%
Which is
2 min 40 sec Shorter
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: 06-Jul-2026 @ 8:42am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 52.8°F ---
High Today 53.8°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 50.2°F 1:55 AM
Yest High 62.4°F 7:54 PM	Yest Low 49.8°F 12:37 AM
Sta* High 80.3°F 2019	Sta* Low 49.9°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SSW 3.6 Gusting to: 6.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.3 of 100

Today Partly Sunny	Tonight Chance Rain Showers	Tuesday Patchy Fog then Chance Rain Showers
Hi 63°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 63°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	49.6°F
Last Hour:	+0.4°F
High 8:14 AM:	49.9°F
Low 12:02 AM:	47.2°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	51.2°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Jul Rain:	0.00 in
Jul to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.57 in
Jul to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.57 in
Jul Avg:	4.04 in
Diff from Avg:	4.04 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	9.69 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	43.13 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in July 30 days since last rain

Current:	SSW 3.6 mph
1Hr Average:	2.5 mph
Wind Run:	11.21 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	6.0 mph
Today:	11.5 mph 8:17 AM
Month:	27.9 mph Jul-3
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 46 m 12 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 43 m 30 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 42 sec shorter than
yesterday
18 h 40 m 39 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waning Gibbous

61%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	89%
Last Hour:	1%
High 2:02 AM:	92%
Low 12:00 AM:	79%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.888 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 1:28 AM:	29.934
Low 8:20 AM:	29.885
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	4.8
Jul:	64.9
2026 to Date:	6168.1
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

46 minutes to high tide at
09:28 AM AKDT

Current:	52.3°F
Low 1:55 AM:	50.2°F
Yesterday:	49.4°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
22

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

72 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
7:40 AM
236 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	32.3°F
Sunrise:	4:46 am
Sunset:	11:34 pm
Moonrise:	12:52 am
Moonset:	1:31 pm
Full Moon:	Jun-29-2026
New Moon:	09:44 UTC Jul-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.39 in
7-Day:	0.394 in
July:	0.33 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:3.4 \| 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 July for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 6 of July for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Partly Sunny

Hi 63°F

NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Cool. Low 46°. Wind east around 4 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the evening, becoming south-southwest after midnight. Minimum freezing level 7000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Chance Rain Showers

Lo 51°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 4am, then patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 0 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Scattered thundershowers possible. High 67°. Wind southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 8700 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Patchy Fog then Chance Rain Showers	Tuesday Night Rain Showers Likely	Wednesday Scattered Rain Showers	Wednesday Night Scattered Rain Showers	Thursday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy	Friday Mostly Sunny
Hi 63°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 65°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 67°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 72°F

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