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Updated: 16-Feb-2026 11:42am

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Sunlight Hours

9 hrs 13 min
of Sunlight Today

38.4% 61.6%
Which is
5 min 32 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-Feb-2026 @ 11:42am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 20.2°F Wind Chill: 17.2°F Feels like: 17°F ---
High Today 27.2°F 2:22 AM	Low Today 13.4°F 9:09 AM
Yest High 32.8°F 3:04 PM	Yest Low 14.6°F 8:34 AM
Sta* High 43.9°F 2015	Sta* Low 4.7°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: ENE 2.4 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 0.7 of 100

Washington's Birthday Sunny	Tonight Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow	Tuesday Partly Sunny
Hi 18°F	Lo 11°F	Hi 21°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	12.3°F
Last Hour:	+1.6°F
High 3:55 AM:	19.5°F
Low 9:09 AM:	8.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	18.2°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.12 in
Feb Rain:	3.56 in
Feb to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.34 in
Feb to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	3.22 in
Feb Avg:	0.62 in
Diff from Avg:	2.94 in
Season:¹	4.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	0.81 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	3.19 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Feb-9-2026 at 5:30 PM
8 rain days in 2026
7 days in February 6 days since last rain

Current:	ENE 2.4 mph
1Hr Average:	3.0 mph
Wind Run:	47.78 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	17.3 mph 12:53 AM
Month:	35.0 mph Feb-3
Year:	40.3 mph Jan-14
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Crescent

0%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	71%
Last Hour:	6%
High 4:12 AM:	89%
Low 1:04 AM:	66%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.310 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 10:20 AM:	30.322
Low 1:44 AM:	30.202
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	19.8
Feb:	556.1
2026 to Date:	2019.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 17 minutes to high tide at
04:00 PM AKST

Current:	17.2°F
Low 8:23 AM:	5.0°F
Yesterday:	11.7°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
15

Good

Density:
1.34 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:
11:39 AM
46 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	21.5°F
Sunrise:	8:41 am
Sunset:	5:54 pm
Moonrise:	9:05 am
Moonset:	3:13 pm
Full Moon:	Feb-01-2026
New Moon:	12:02 UTC Feb-17-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.12 in
7-Days ET:	0.03 in
7-Day:	0.089 in
February:	3.4 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:3.8 \| 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 February for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 16 of February for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Washington's Birthday & Tonight

Washington's
Birthday

Sunny

Hi 18°F

NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 18. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Sunny in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. High 20°. Wind chill around 10. Wind east-northeast around 5 mph.
Local station forecast: Partly cloudy with little temp change.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow

Lo 11°F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Low 14°, but temperatures rising after midnight. Wind chill as low as 9. Wind east-northeast around 4 mph.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Partly Sunny	Tuesday Night Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow	Wednesday Chance Light Snow	Wednesday Night Chance Light Snow	Thursday Chance Light Snow	Thursday Night Chance Light Snow then Partly Cloudy	Friday Mostly Sunny
Hi 21°F	Lo 11°F	Hi 24°F	Lo 11°F	Hi 24°F	Lo 3°F	Hi 16°F

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