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Updated: 23-Jun-2026 8:48am

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Sunlight Hours

19 hrs 9 min
of Sunlight Today

79.8% 20.2%
Which is
0 min 19 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: 23-Jun-2026 @ 8:48am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 52.4°F ---
High Today 54.2°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 45.3°F 5:52 AM
Yest High 59.7°F 4:25 PM	Yest Low 47.8°F 4:51 AM
Sta* High 76.1°F 2022	Sta* Low 46.6°F 2018
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: N 1.1 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.0 of 100

Today Chance Light Rain	Tonight Light Rain Likely	Wednesday Chance Light Rain
Hi 58°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 59°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	51.6°F
Last Hour:	+2.9°F
High 8:43 AM:	51.7°F
Low 5:52 AM:	44.2°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	52.0°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Jun Rain:	1.70 in
Jun to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.52 in
Jun to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.18 in
Jun Avg:	1.52 in
Diff from Avg:	0.18 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	9.11 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	43.71 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
2 days in June 17 days since last rain

Current:	N 1.1 mph
1Hr Average:	0.3 mph
Wind Run:	2.17 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	4.0 mph 1:27 AM
Month:	26.0 mph Jun-13
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

19 h 5 m 51 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
19 h 5 m 27 s
of Sunlight Today Which is 24 sec shorter than
yesterday
19 h 4 m 50 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Gibbous

67%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	97%
Last Hour:	1%
High 7:46 AM:	98%
Low 12:00 AM:	90%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.063 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 5:59 AM:	30.068
Low 12:00 AM:	30.048
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	5.2
Jun:	250.6
2026 to Date:	6021.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 3 minutes to high tide at
12:51 PM AKDT

Current:	52.4°F
Low 5:13 AM:	45.2°F
Yesterday:	47.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
21

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.5

Sunburn in

224 Minutes

Highest:
8:44 AM
0.5

134 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
8:41 AM
139 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	30.6°F
Sunrise:	4:32 am
Sunset:	11:41 pm
Moonrise:	4:00 pm
Moonset:	1:37 am
Full Moon:	Jun-29-2026
New Moon:	09:44 UTC Jul-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.47 in
7-Day:	0.472 in
June:	0.05 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:2.8 \| 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 23 of just the month of June for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 23 of June for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Chance Light Rain

Hi 58°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. High 61°. Wind southwest around 4 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly around a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 6700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Tonight

Light Rain Likely

Lo 48°F

NWS forecast: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 5 to 10 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 48°. Wind southwest around 10 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a quarter of an inch. Minimum freezing level 5400 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Chance Light Rain	Wednesday Night Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy	Thursday Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy	Friday Partly Sunny	Friday Night Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Partly Sunny
Hi 59°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 65°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 70°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 66°F

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