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Updated: 04-Aug-2026 11:40am

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16 hrs 45 min
of Sunlight Today

69.8% 30.2%
Which is
5 min 08 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: 04-Aug-2026 @ 11:40am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 56.0°F ---
High Today 56.1°F 10:33 AM	Low Today 53.5°F 4:38 AM
Yest High 55.4°F 12:05 PM	Yest Low 53.9°F 6:37 AM
Sta* High 72.6°F 2015	Sta* Low 48.6°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: N 1.3 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.9 of 100

Today Light Rain	Tonight Light Rain Likely	Wednesday Light Rain Likely
Hi 57°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 58°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	55.4°F
Last Hour:	-0.1°F
High 10:33 AM:	55.5°F
Low 4:38 AM:	52.9°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	55.7°F

Today:	0.00 in
Storm Rain:	0.08 in
Yesterday:	0.08 in
Last 7 Days:	0.08 in
Aug Rain:	0.08 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.48 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.40 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	4.24 in
Season:¹	52.90 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	13.31 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	39.59 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-3-2026 at 9:23 PM
31 rain days in 2026
1 day in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	N 1.3 mph
1Hr Average:	2.0 mph
Wind Run:	9.45 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	6.0 mph 11:22 AM
Month:	22.0 mph Aug-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Gibbous

63%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	98%
Last Hour:	0%
High 2:55 AM:	100%
Low 12:00 AM:	97%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.030 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 11:38 AM:	30.032
Low 7:03 AM:	29.984
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	5.1
Aug:	35.2
2026 to Date:	6455.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

3 hours, 30 minutes to low tide at
03:10 PM AKDT

Current:	56.0°F
Low 4:38 AM:	53.5°F
Yesterday:	53.9°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
6

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.6

Sunburn in

187 Minutes

Highest:
11:38 AM
0.6

104 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:39 AM
104 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	35.3°F
Sunrise:	5:49 am
Sunset:	10:34 pm
Moonrise:	11:02 pm
Moonset:	2:21 pm
Full Moon:	Jul-29-2026
New Moon:	17:37 UTC Aug-12-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.08 in
7-Days ET:	0.23 in
7-Day:	0.148 in
August:	0.02 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:3.5 \| 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 4 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 4 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Light Rain

Hi 57°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. Patchy light fog. Rain likely. High 62°. Wind west-northwest around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Maximum freezing level 9500 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Light Rain Likely

Lo 51°F

NWS forecast: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Low 55°. Wind north-northeast around 3 mph in the evening, becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a quarter of an inch. Minimum freezing level 7900 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Light Rain Likely	Wednesday Night Chance Light Rain	Thursday Chance Light Rain	Thursday Night Chance Light Rain	Friday Mostly Cloudy	Friday Night Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Partly Sunny
Hi 58°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 64°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 66°F

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