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Updated: 29-Aug-2026 8:13pm

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14 hrs 24 min
of Sunlight Today

60% 40%
Which is
5 min 31 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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - Lower Kuskokwim Valley


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 29-Aug-2026 @ 8:13pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 58.3°F ---
High Today 63.6°F 5:32 PM	Low Today 46.0°F 7:32 AM
Yest High 59.4°F 2:48 PM	Yest Low 50.3°F 2:57 AM
Sta* High 69.4°F 2016	Sta* Low 42.0°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Cloudy, Dry
	Wind: ENE 0.9 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 0.2 of 100

Tonight Mostly Clear	Sunday Mostly Sunny	Sunday Night Mostly Cloudy
Lo 42°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 39°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	52.5°F
Last Hour:	-0.4°F
High 5:13 PM:	54.1°F
Low 7:32 AM:	44.9°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	55.2°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.35 in
Last 7 Days:	0.78 in
Aug Rain:	1.58 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	3.62 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	2.04 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	2.74 in
Season:¹	54.40 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	16.45 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.95 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-28-2026 at 11:29 AM
39 rain days in 2026
9 days in August 0 days since last rain

Current:	ENE 0.9 mph
1Hr Average:	0.6 mph
Wind Run:	34.27 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	16.1 mph 12:04 AM
Month:	44.0 mph Aug-28
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Gibbous

95%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	81%
Last Hour:	4%
High 8:50 AM:	98%
Low 5:06 PM:	66%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.807 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 8:12 PM:	29.808
Low 12:10 AM:	29.637
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	10.8
Aug:	265.9
2026 to Date:	6684.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 31 minutes to low tide at
12:44 AM AKDT

Current:	58.3°F
Low 7:32 AM:	46.0°F
Yesterday:	50.3°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
4

Good

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:33 PM
1.8

26 W/m²
6%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
12:28 PM
591 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	36.3°F
Sunrise:	6:54 am
Sunset:	9:18 pm
Moonrise:	9:17 pm
Moonset:	10:32 am
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.03 in
7-Days Rain:	0.78 in
7-Days ET:	0.17 in
7-Day:	0.615 in
August:	0.65 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:3.1 \| 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 29 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 29 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Sunday

Tonight

Mostly Clear

Lo 42°F

NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair in the evening, becoming mostly clear after midnight. Low 45°. Wind north around 5 mph. Minimum freezing level 8000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Sunday

Mostly Sunny

Hi 58°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy in the afternoon. Mild. High 63°. Wind north-northwest around 3 mph in the morning, becoming west in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 8000 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday Night Mostly Cloudy	Monday Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Partly Cloudy	Tuesday Mostly Sunny	Tuesday Night Chance Rain Showers	Wednesday Chance Rain Showers	Wednesday Night Chance Rain Showers
Lo 39°F	Hi 57°F	Lo 42°F	Hi 56°F	Lo 45°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 48°F

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