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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 02-Jul-2026 8:36am

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Sunlight Hours

18 hrs 58 min
of Sunlight Today

79% 21%
Which is
2 min 01 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

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Past 24 Hours

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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: 02-Jul-2026 @ 8:36am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 51.9°F ---
High Today 51.9°F 8:34 AM	Low Today 45.0°F 5:52 AM
Yest High 64.9°F 4:45 PM	Yest Low 41.1°F 5:33 AM
Sta* High 76.5°F 2019	Sta* Low 46.0°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SSW 1.9 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.9 of 100

Today Partly Sunny	Tonight Partly Cloudy	Friday Partly Sunny
Hi 59°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 58°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	47.8°F
Last Hour:	+1.4°F
High 8:35 AM:	47.8°F
Low 5:52 AM:	43.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	49.9°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	0.15 in
Jul to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.15 in
Jul Avg:	4.04 in
Diff from Avg:	4.04 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	9.27 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	43.55 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in July 26 days since last rain

Current:	SSW 1.9 mph
1Hr Average:	2.4 mph
Wind Run:	22.43 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	16.1 mph 1:04 AM
Month:	17.0 mph Jul-1
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 55 m 24 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 53 m 20 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 4 sec shorter than
yesterday
18 h 51 m 8 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waning Gibbous

93%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	86%
Last Hour:	3%
High 6:04 AM:	94%
Low 8:12 AM:	85%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.743 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:11 AM:	29.779
Low 8:01 AM:	29.741
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	5.8
Jul:	17.9
2026 to Date:	6121.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 46 minutes to low tide at
01:22 PM AKDT

Current:	51.9°F
Low 6:18 AM:	44.9°F
Yesterday:	41.1°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
27

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

67 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

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

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	31.8°F
Sunrise:	4:40 am
Sunset:	11:38 pm
Moonrise:	12:58 am
Moonset:	7:35 am
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:	0.47 in
7-Day:	0.465 in
July:	0.08 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 2 of just the month of July for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 2 of July for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Partly Sunny

Hi 59°F

NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. High 63°. Wind south-southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 7300 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo 48°F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Breezy and cool. Low 48°. Wind south-southwest around 12 mph, gusting to 19 mph. Minimum freezing level 6900 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Partly Sunny	Friday Night Light Rain	Independence Day Light Rain	Saturday Night Slight Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy	Sunday Slight Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Night Partly Cloudy	Monday Partly Sunny
Hi 58°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 66°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 69°F

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