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Updated: 09-Oct-2026 1:24pm

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Sunlight Hours

10 hrs 43 min
of Sunlight Today

44.7% 55.3%
Which is
5 min 33 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-Oct-2026 @ 1:24pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 45.6°F ---
High Today 45.7°F 1:13 PM	Low Today 38.8°F 10:05 AM
Yest High 49.2°F 1:15 PM	Yest Low 36.8°F 12:19 AM
Sta* High 56.0°F 2025	Sta* Low 31.9°F 2017
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SE 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.6 of 100

This Afternoon Chance Light Rain	Tonight Light Rain	Saturday Light Rain
Hi 47°F	Lo 45°F	Hi 50°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	40.4°F
Last Hour:	-0.4°F
High 12:48 PM:	41.4°F
Low 9:48 AM:	37.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	43.3°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	1.15 in
Oct Rain:	1.29 in
Oct to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.67 in
Oct to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.62 in
Oct Avg:	7.21 in
Diff from Avg:	5.92 in
Season:¹	59.07 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	20.49 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.58 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Oct-7-2026 at 12:13 AM
60 rain days in 2026
5 days in October 2 days since last rain

Current:	SE 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	0.8 mph
Wind Run:	3.41 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	6.0 mph 12:27 PM
Month:	32.0 mph Oct-3
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Crescent

1%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	82%
Last Hour:	5%
High 5:53 AM:	94%
Low 1:13 PM:	82%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.100 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 2:29 AM:	30.135
Low 1:22 PM:	30.100
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	12.8
Oct:	199.0
2026 to Date:	7357.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

3 hours, 4 minutes to high tide at
04:29 PM AKDT

Current:	45.6°F
Low 10:05 AM:	38.8°F
Yesterday:	36.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
33

Good

Density:
1.26 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.5

Sunburn in

224 Minutes

Highest:
12:21 PM
0.7

77 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:29 AM
197 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	39.1°F
Sunrise:	8:31 am
Sunset:	7:14 pm
Moonrise:	7:36 am
Moonset:	6:23 pm
Full Moon:	Sep-26-2026
New Moon:	15:51 UTC Oct-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	1.15 in
7-Days ET:	0.12 in
7-Day:	1.032 in
October:	1.16 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:1.6 \| 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 October for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 9 of October for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Chance Light Rain

Hi 47°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the morning. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. High 47°. Wind southeast around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 4000 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 3100 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Tonight

Light Rain

Lo 45°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog in the evening. Rain likely. Low 41°. Wind southeast around 7 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the evening, becoming 10 mph, gusting to 17 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation mostly between half an inch and one inch. Minimum freezing level 3800 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 1600 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Light Rain	Saturday Night Rain	Sunday Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Night Chance Rain Showers	Columbus Day Chance Rain Showers then Light Rain Likely	Monday Night Light Rain Likely	Tuesday Chance Light Rain
Hi 50°F	Lo 37°F	Hi 47°F	Lo 34°F	Hi 45°F	Lo 33°F	Hi 44°F

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