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48°F

Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 19-Sep-2026 11:35pm

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12 hrs 28 min
of Sunlight Today

51.9% 48.1%
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: 19-Sep-2026 @ 11:35pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 48.4°F Feels like: 45°F ---
High Today 54.3°F 1:16 PM	Low Today 45.1°F 1:59 AM
Yest High 52.9°F 3:55 PM	Yest Low 46.0°F 10:22 PM
Sta* High 58.8°F 2018	Sta* Low 33.5°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Overcast
	Wind: NE 8.2 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	Rain: 0.02 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.4 of 100

Tonight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Light Rain	Sunday Light Rain Likely then Slight Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Night Chance Rain Showers
Lo 44°F	Hi 58°F	Lo 40°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	45.3°F
Last Hour:	-0.8°F
High 12:09 PM:	50.6°F
Low 1:59 AM:	44.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	46.9°F

Today:	0.02 in
Storm Rain:	0.02 in
Yesterday:	0.10 in
Last 7 Days:	0.95 in
Sep Rain:	2.22 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.99 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.77 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	0.64 in
Season:¹	56.68 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	19.92 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	36.76 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Sep-19-2026 at 7:29 PM
48 rain days in 2026
9 days in September 0 days since last rain

Current:	NE 8.2 mph
1Hr Average:	8.1 mph
Wind Run:	77.34 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	25.3 mph 11:30 PM
Month:	33.0 mph Sep-16
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

64%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	89%
Last Hour:	3%
High 5:17 AM:	98%
Low 12:55 PM:	79%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.209 inHg
Last Hour:	Falling
High 2:09 AM:	29.518
Low 11:32 PM:	29.207
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	17.6
Sep:	247.2
2026 to Date:	6958.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

27 minutes to high tide at
12:02 AM AKDT

Current:	44.7°F
Low 11:14 PM:	42.9°F
Yesterday:	46.0°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
N/A

No Data

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Today: 0.7 @ 12:58 PM
Sep-20 1.4	Sep-21 1.4	Sep-22 1.4

High Today:
172 W/m² @ 1:31 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:31
This Month: 22:20 Hrs

Rise: 7:45 am Set: 8:13 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	38.7°F
Sunrise:	7:45 am
Sunset:	8:13 pm
Moonrise:	7:39 pm
Moonset:	10:37 pm
Full Moon:	Sep-26-2026
New Moon:	15:51 UTC Oct-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	0.95 in
7-Days ET:	0.10 in
7-Day:	0.848 in
September:	1.92 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:1 \| 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. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 19 of just the month of September for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 19 of September for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Sunday

Tonight

Chance Rain Showers then Chance Light Rain

Lo 44°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. A chance of rain. Breezy. Low 48°, but temperatures rising after midnight. Wind north-northeast around 12 mph, gusting to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 5000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds and cooler, precipitation possible within 6 hrs, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Sunday

Light Rain Likely then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Hi 58°F

NWS forecast: Rain likely before 10am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 10am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Rain likely. Relatively mild. High 59°. Wind north-northeast around 8 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 5200 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday Night Chance Rain Showers	Monday Rain Showers Likely then Light Rain Likely	Monday Night Light Rain Likely	Tuesday Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy	Tuesday Night Partly Cloudy	Wednesday Sunny	Wednesday Night Mostly Clear
Lo 40°F	Hi 53°F	Lo 36°F	Hi 54°F	Lo 36°F	Hi 51°F	Lo 36°F

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