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Updated: 16-Mar-2026 10:08am

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Sunlight Hours

11 hrs 50 min
of Sunlight Today

49.3% 50.7%
Which is
5 min 39 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: 16-Mar-2026 @ 10:08am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 18.1°F Wind Chill: 5.2°F Feels like: 5°F ---
High Today 18.1°F 10:05 AM	Low Today 15.2°F 7:00 AM
Yest High 23.3°F 4:21 PM	Yest Low 8.1°F 7:49 AM
Sta* High 44.1°F 2019	Sta* Low 10.5°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: ENE 12.2 Gusting to: 17.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 12.8 of 100

Today Mostly Sunny	Tonight Mostly Cloudy	Tuesday Partly Sunny
Hi 17°F	Lo 2°F	Hi 14°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	2.6°F
Last Hour:	+1.2°F
High 12:00 AM:	5.4°F
Low 6:00 AM:	0.9°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	14.9°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Mar Rain:	3.56 in
Mar to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.40 in
Mar to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	3.16 in
Mar Avg:	0.81 in
Diff from Avg:	2.75 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 23 days since last rain

Current:	ENE 12.2 mph
1Hr Average:	12.5 mph
Wind Run:	125.71 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	17.0 mph
Today:	34.5 mph 4:53 AM
Month:	34.0 mph Mar-16
Year:	40.3 mph Jan-14
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Crescent

5%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	50%
Last Hour:	2%
High 12:00 AM:	61%
Low 4:12 AM:	49%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.354 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:01 AM:	29.506
Low 10:06 AM:	29.351
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	20.1
Mar:	904.8
2026 to Date:	3560.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 minutes to low tide at
10:13 AM AKDT

Current:	5.2°F
Low 8:31 AM:	-0.7°F
Yesterday:	0.7°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
39

Good

Density:
1.30 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

46 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
9:52 AM
113 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	18.4°F
Sunrise:	8:18 am
Sunset:	8:08 pm
Moonrise:	8:15 am
Moonset:	3:42 pm
Full Moon:	Mar-03-2026
New Moon:	01:24 UTC Mar-18-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.04 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.12 in
7-Day:	0.118 in
March:	3.17 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:98%

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 16 of just the month of March for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 16 of March for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Mostly Sunny

Hi 17°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Sunny in the morning, becoming partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Breezy and very cold. High 13°. Wind chill ranging from -13 to 0. Wind north around 14 mph, gusting to 27 mph, in the morning, becoming 18 mph, gusting to 25 mph, in the afternoon.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy

Lo 2°F

NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Breezy and extremely cold. Low 0°. Wind chill ranging from -16 to -5. Wind north around 16 mph, gusting to 25 mph.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Partly Sunny	Tuesday Night Mostly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Mostly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Cloudy	Thursday Night Mostly Cloudy	Friday Partly Sunny
Hi 14°F	Lo -2°F	Hi 14°F	Lo -4°F	Hi 17°F	Lo 0°F	Hi 22°F

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