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Updated: 03-Aug-2026 11:52am

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Sunlight Hours

16 hrs 50 min
of Sunlight Today

70.1% 29.9%
Which is
5 min 07 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
Past 24 Hours

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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: 03-Aug-2026 @ 11:52am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 55.3°F ---
High Today 55.3°F 11:31 AM	Low Today 53.9°F 6:37 AM
Yest High 58.4°F 6:28 PM	Yest Low 50.3°F 6:38 AM
Sta* High 73.7°F 2015	Sta* Low 49.0°F 2022
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: W 0.4 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.6 of 100

Today Light Rain	Tonight Rain	Tuesday Rain
Hi 59°F	Lo 52°F	Hi 57°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	53.3°F
Last Hour:	+0.2°F
High 11:31 AM:	53.3°F
Low 9:05 AM:	52.4°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	54.2°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Aug Rain:	0.00 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.34 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.34 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	4.32 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	13.17 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	39.65 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in August 58 days since last rain

Current:	W 0.4 mph
1Hr Average:	1.0 mph
Wind Run:	23.88 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	16.1 mph 12:49 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

73%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	93%
Last Hour:	0%
High 6:21 AM:	96%
Low 11:02 AM:	92%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.132 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:59 AM:	30.162
Low 10:54 AM:	30.126
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	5.0
Aug:	24.7
2026 to Date:	6444.9
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 40 minutes to low tide at
02:33 PM AKDT

Current:	55.3°F
Low 6:37 AM:	53.9°F
Yesterday:	50.3°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
12

Good

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.5

Sunburn in

224 Minutes

Highest:
11:36 AM
0.5

76 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
9:59 AM
77 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	35.2°F
Sunrise:	5:46 am
Sunset:	10:36 pm
Moonrise:	11:03 pm
Moonset:	12:47 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:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.25 in
7-Day:	0.252 in
August:	0.09 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:3.3 \| 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 3 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 3 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Light Rain

Hi 59°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. High 63°. Wind south-southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the morning, becoming 11 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly between a quarter and half an inch. Maximum freezing level 11800 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Tonight

Rain

Lo 52°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog. Rain likely. Low 51°. Wind south around 4 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation mostly around an inch. Minimum freezing level 9600 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Rain	Tuesday Night Light Rain Likely	Wednesday Light Rain Likely	Wednesday Night Light Rain Likely	Thursday Rain Showers Likely	Thursday Night Chance Rain Showers	Friday Chance Rain Showers
Hi 57°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 60°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 62°F	Lo 49°F	Hi 62°F

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