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Updated: 09-Aug-2026 7:53pm

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16 hrs 13 min
of Sunlight Today

67.6% 32.4%
Which is
5 min 18 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: 09-Aug-2026 @ 7:53pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 58.4°F ---
High Today 62.7°F 5:12 PM	Low Today 52.8°F 5:44 AM
Yest High 67.0°F 6:52 PM	Yest Low 48.2°F 5:36 AM
Sta* High 76.5°F 2019	Sta* Low 48.0°F 2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Cloudy, Dry
	Wind: SW 3.1 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.1 of 100

Tonight Haze	Monday Haze	Monday Night Mostly Clear
Lo 51°F	Hi 66°F	Lo 51°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	55.2°F
Last Hour:	-0.5°F
High 5:06 PM:	58.0°F
Low 5:33 AM:	51.8°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	56.6°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.08 in
Aug Rain:	0.08 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.92 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.84 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	4.24 in
Season:¹	52.90 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	13.75 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	39.15 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-3-2026 at 9:23 PM
31 rain days in 2026
1 day in August 5 days since last rain

Current:	SW 3.1 mph
1Hr Average:	3.3 mph
Wind Run:	43.70 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	13.0 mph 1:41 AM
Month:	22.0 mph Aug-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Crescent

9%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	89%
Last Hour:	3%
High 7:36 AM:	100%
Low 5:58 PM:	82%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.099 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:12 PM:	30.169
Low 7:51 PM:	30.098
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	8.4
Aug:	80.3
2026 to Date:	6500.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 10 minutes to low tide at
09:03 PM AKDT

Current:	58.4°F
Low 5:44 AM:	52.8°F
Yesterday:	48.2°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
17

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
2:57 PM
2.1

81 W/m²
16%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
3:57 PM
541 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	35.9°F
Sunrise:	6:04 am
Sunset:	10:17 pm
Moonrise:	2:16 am
Moonset:	9:44 pm
Full Moon:	Jul-29-2026
New Moon:	17:37 UTC Aug-12-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	0.08 in
7-Days ET:	0.18 in
7-Day:	0.105 in
August:	0.15 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:19 \| 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 9 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 9 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Monday

Tonight

Haze

Lo 51°F

NWS forecast: Haze and areas of fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy. Low 52°. Wind south-southwest around 6 mph. Minimum freezing level 11200 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Monday

Haze

Hi 66°F

NWS forecast: Haze and areas of fog before 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Mild. High 72°. Wind south-southwest around 3 mph in the morning, becoming west in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 11600 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Night Mostly Clear	Tuesday Partly Sunny	Tuesday Night Mostly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Cloudy	Wednesday Night Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers	Thursday Chance Rain Showers	Thursday Night Chance Rain Showers
Lo 51°F	Hi 62°F	Lo 52°F	Hi 66°F	Lo 52°F	Hi 65°F	Lo 53°F

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