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Updated: 16-Jun-2026 12:47pm

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Sunlight Hours

19 hrs 7 min
of Sunlight Today

79.7% 20.3%
Which is
1 min 05 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-Jun-2026 @ 12:47pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 56.2°F ---
High Today 56.3°F 12:46 PM	Low Today 44.7°F 5:09 AM
Yest High 60.5°F 5:25 PM	Yest Low 45.5°F 5:34 AM
Sta* High 82.6°F 2015	Sta* Low 42.8°F 2023
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SSW 2.1 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 4.1 of 100

Today Mostly Sunny	Tonight Partly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Sunny
Hi 61°F	Lo 45°F	Hi 62°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	45.8°F
Last Hour:	+0.2°F
High 12:32 PM:	46.5°F
Low 5:09 AM:	42.5°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	51.0°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	0.92 in
Jun to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.78 in
Jun Avg:	1.52 in
Diff from Avg:	0.18 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	8.51 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	44.31 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
2 days in June 10 days since last rain

Current:	SSW 2.1 mph
1Hr Average:	2.9 mph
Wind Run:	42.01 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	15.0 mph 1:07 AM
Month:	26.0 mph Jun-13
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

19 h 3 m 14 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
19 h 4 m 11 s
of Sunlight Today Which is 57 sec longer than
yesterday
19 h 4 m 57 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Crescent

4%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	68%
Last Hour:	5%
High 1:24 AM:	93%
Low 12:35 PM:	68%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.967 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:42 PM:	29.967
Low 12:03 AM:	29.847
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	9.9
Jun:	172.8
2026 to Date:	5943.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

6 hours, 3 minutes to high tide at
06:51 PM AKDT

Current:	56.2°F
Low 1:44 AM:	40.7°F
Yesterday:	42.7°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
19

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

1.3

Sunburn in

86 Minutes

Highest:
12:45 PM
2.1

218 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:50 AM
677 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	29.7°F
Sunrise:	4:32 am
Sunset:	11:39 pm
Moonrise:	6:01 am
Moonset:	1:23 am
Full Moon:	Jun-29-2026
New Moon:	09:44 UTC Jul-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.04 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.48 in
7-Day:	0.476 in
June:	0.43 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:3.0 \| 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 June for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 16 of June for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Mostly Sunny

Hi 61°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. High 62°. Wind south-southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Maximum freezing level 7100 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo 45°F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy. Low 47°. Wind south-southwest around 10 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Minimum freezing level 6500 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Mostly Cloudy	Juneteenth Partly Sunny	Friday Night Partly Cloudy	Saturday Partly Sunny
Hi 62°F	Lo 45°F	Hi 67°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 69°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 66°F

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