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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 08-Jun-2026 8:34am

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Sunlight Hours

18 hrs 53 min
of Sunlight Today

78.7% 21.3%
Which is
2 min 29 sec Longer
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-Jun-2026 @ 8:34am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 51.3°F ---
High Today 51.3°F 8:32 AM	Low Today 46.4°F 5:24 AM
Yest High 59.1°F 4:00 PM	Yest Low 46.5°F 5:12 AM
Sta* High 68.8°F 2016	Sta* Low 43.1°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SW 3.5 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.5 of 100

Today Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Tonight Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers	Tuesday Light Rain Likely
Hi 58°F	Lo 47°F	Hi 59°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	46.3°F
Last Hour:	+0.4°F
High 7:50 AM:	46.9°F
Low 12:32 AM:	44.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	48.9°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	1.70 in
Jun Rain:	1.70 in
Jun to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.24 in
Jun to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.46 in
Jun Avg:	1.52 in
Diff from Avg:	0.18 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	7.83 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	44.99 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
2 days in June 2 days since last rain

Current:	SW 3.5 mph
1Hr Average:	3.4 mph
Wind Run:	18.82 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	12.0 mph 8:24 AM
Month:	23.0 mph Jun-1
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 49 m 4 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 51 m 26 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 22 sec longer than
yesterday
18 h 53 m 39 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Last Quarter

47%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	83%
Last Hour:	5%
High 5:15 AM:	93%
Low 8:23 AM:	82%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.692 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 8:09 AM:	29.693
Low 12:41 AM:	29.672
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	5.8
Jun:	63.2
2026 to Date:	5834.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 42 minutes to high tide at
11:17 AM AKDT

Current:	50.8°F
Low 3:39 AM:	45.1°F
Yesterday:	43.2°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
31

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

83 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
7:50 AM
162 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	28.6°F
Sunrise:	4:37 am
Sunset:	11:30 pm
Moonrise:	2:42 am
Moonset:	2:18 pm
Full Moon:	May-31-2026
New Moon:	02:55 UTC Jun-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	1.70 in
7-Days ET:	0.74 in
7-Day:	0.96 in
June:	0.96 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:2.4 \| 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 8 of just the month of June for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 8 of June for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Hi 58°F

NWS forecast: Isolated rain showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. High 62°. Wind south-southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the morning, becoming 13 mph, gusting to 23 mph, in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 7400 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

Lo 47°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Low 47°. Wind south-southwest around 14 mph, gusting to 23 mph, in the evening, becoming 6 mph, gusting to 16 mph, after midnight. Minimum freezing level 6500 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Light Rain Likely	Tuesday Night Scattered Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Mostly Cloudy	Friday Partly Sunny
Hi 59°F	Lo 46°F	Hi 64°F	Lo 44°F	Hi 64°F	Lo 44°F	Hi 66°F

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