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Updated: 08-Sep-2026 1:01am

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Sunlight Hours

13 hrs 34 min
of Sunlight Today

56.5% 43.5%
Which is
5 min 32 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

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USA

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: 08-Sep-2026 @ 1:01am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 53.7°F ---
High Today 54.2°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 53.7°F 12:52 AM
Yest High 57.9°F 5:06 PM	Yest Low 53.5°F 6:52 AM
Sta* High 64.8°F 2018	Sta* Low 42.7°F 2016
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Light rain, Overcast
	Wind: SSW 0.2 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.04 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.0 of 100

Tonight Rain	Tuesday Rain	Tuesday Night Partly Cloudy
Lo 51°F	Hi 61°F	Lo 44°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	53.1°F
Last Hour:	-0.5°F
High 12:26 AM:	54.0°F
Low 12:52 AM:	53.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	53.4°F

Today:	0.04 in
Rate (/hr):	0.220 in
Storm Rain:	0.67 in
Yesterday:	0.34 in
Last 7 Days:	1.12 in
Sep Rain:	1.16 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.89 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.27 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	1.70 in
Season:¹	55.62 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	17.82 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.80 in
44 rain days in 2026
5 days in September 0 days since last rain

Current:	SSW 0.2 mph
1Hr Average:	1.7 mph
Wind Run:	1.21 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	6.0 mph 12:05 AM
Month:	31.0 mph Sep-5
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Crescent

10%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	98%
Last Hour:	0%
High 12:26 AM:	100%
Low 12:00 AM:	98%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.706 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:03 AM:	29.713
Low 12:13 AM:	29.706
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	0.2
Sep:	82.9
2026 to Date:	6795.5
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 47 minutes to high tide at
02:49 AM AKDT

Current:	53.7°F
Low 12:52 AM:	53.7°F
Yesterday:	53.5°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
7

Good

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 1.0 @ 4:08 PM
Sep-08 2.2	Sep-09 2.3	Sep-10 2.5

High Yest: 357.0 @ 4:02 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 09:07 Hrs

Rise: 7:16 am Set: 8:50 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	38.1°F
Sunrise:	7:16 am
Sunset:	8:50 pm
Moonrise:	3:26 am
Moonset:	8:11 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.00 in
7-Days Rain:	1.12 in
7-Days ET:	0.14 in
7-Day:	0.982 in
September:	1.02 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:15 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:2.2 \| 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. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 8 of just the month of September for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 8 of September for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Tuesday

Tonight

Rain

Lo 51°F

NWS forecast: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. Light to moderate fog in the evening, then patchy light fog after midnight. Rain likely. Relatively mild. Low 52°. Wind south-southwest around 4 mph in the evening, becoming 9 mph, gusting to 21 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Minimum freezing level 6600 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tuesday

Rain

Hi 61°F

NWS forecast: Rain before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Rain likely. Breezy and mild. High 64°. Wind south-southwest around 14 mph, gusting to 22 mph, in the morning, becoming 10 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Maximum freezing level 6700 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Night Partly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy	Thursday Partly Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy	Friday Mostly Sunny	Friday Night Mostly Cloudy
Lo 44°F	Hi 61°F	Lo 41°F	Hi 61°F	Lo 41°F	Hi 60°F	Lo 50°F

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