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Updated: 15-May-2026 4:49pm

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Sunlight Hours

17 hrs 25 min
of Sunlight Today

72.6% 27.4%
Which is
4 min 54 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: 15-May-2026 @ 4:49pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 54.1°F ---
High Today 55.2°F 2:38 PM	Low Today 33.7°F 6:04 AM
Yest High 51.7°F 2:52 PM	Yest Low 38.4°F 11:59 PM
Sta* High 71.4°F 2016	Sta* Low 35.9°F 2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Sunny, Dry
	Wind: WNW 3.6 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 12.2 of 100

This Afternoon Scattered Rain Showers	Tonight Scattered Rain Showers	Saturday Partly Sunny
Hi 49°F	Lo 36°F	Hi 51°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	38.3°F
Last Hour:	+0.4°F
High 2:30 PM:	42.3°F
Low 5:51 AM:	32.6°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	47.0°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	6.33 in
May Rain:	9.79 in
May to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.82 in
May to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	8.97 in
May Avg:	1.09 in
Diff from Avg:	8.70 in
Season:¹	44.06 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	6.02 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.04 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	May-13-2026 at 10:32 PM
24 rain days in 2026
4 days in May 1 day since last rain

Current:	WNW 3.6 mph
1Hr Average:	4.7 mph
Wind Run:	61.95 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	12.0 mph 8:43 AM
Month:	33.0 mph May-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

17 h 15 m 38 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
17 h 20 m 29 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 51 sec longer than
yesterday
17 h 25 m 18 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waning Crescent

1%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	55%
Last Hour:	2%
High 6:57 AM:	97%
Low 4:40 PM:	55%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.883 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 1:13 PM:	29.892
Low 12:00 AM:	29.820
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	18.5
May:	351.8
2026 to Date:	5453.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 50 minutes to low tide at
10:39 PM AKDT

Current:	53.8°F
Low 6:23 AM:	29.8°F
Yesterday:	35.7°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
27

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

1.5

Sunburn in

75 Minutes

Highest:
2:39 PM
3.9

309 W/m²
100%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
2:38 PM
1060 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	25.0°F
Sunrise:	5:18 am
Sunset:	10:43 pm
Moonrise:	4:33 am
Moonset:	10:06 pm
Full Moon:	May-01-2026
New Moon:	20:02 UTC May-16-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.04 in
7-Days Rain:	6.33 in
7-Days ET:	0.24 in
7-Day:	6.094 in
May:	9.3 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:0 \| 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 15 of just the month of May for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 15 of May for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Scattered Rain Showers

Hi 49°F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. High 56°. Wind 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 4500 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 3700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Scattered Rain Showers

Lo 36°F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Low 37°. Wind southwest around 6 mph in the evening, becoming south after midnight. Minimum freezing level 3000 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Partly Sunny	Saturday Night Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain	Sunday Slight Chance Light Rain	Sunday Night Chance Rain Showers	Monday Chance Rain Showers	Monday Night Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy	Tuesday Chance Rain Showers
Hi 51°F	Lo 43°F	Hi 52°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 50°F	Lo 41°F	Hi 52°F

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