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Updated: 27-Sep-2026 1:26pm

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99°F at Terrel County Arpt Aso, TX

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-9°F at Barrow/W.post W.rogers, AK

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1.55in at Oceana/Nas Soucek Fld, VA

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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 27-Sep-2026 @ 1:26pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 51.3°F ---
High Today 51.3°F 1:23 PM	Low Today 42.3°F 6:18 AM
Yest High 58.9°F 2:39 PM	Yest Low 46.6°F 5:28 AM
Sta* High 56.8°F 2020	Sta* Low 29.4°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NNE 2.5 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.04 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.2 of 100

This Afternoon Chance Rain Showers	Tonight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Monday Mostly Sunny
Hi 53°F	Lo 39°F	Hi 54°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	47.9°F
Last Hour:	+0.9°F
High 11:55 AM:	48.2°F
Low 6:08 AM:	41.2°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	49.6°F

Today:	0.04 in
Storm Rain:	0.29 in
Yesterday:	0.14 in
Last 7 Days:	0.89 in
Sep Rain:	3.15 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	3.98 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.83 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	0.29 in
Season:¹	57.61 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	20.91 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	36.70 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Sep-27-2026 at 10:08 AM
53 rain days in 2026
14 days in September 0 days since last rain

Current:	NNE 2.5 mph
1Hr Average:	3.8 mph
Wind Run:	22.52 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	14.0 mph 12:59 PM
Month:	33.0 mph Sep-16
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Gibbous

98%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	88%
Last Hour:	2%
High 10:40 AM:	100%
Low 12:48 PM:	88%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.222 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 1:18 PM:	29.225
Low 6:36 AM:	29.194
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	10.2
Sep:	382.3
2026 to Date:	7093.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

4 hours, 12 minutes to high tide at
05:39 PM AKDT

Current:	51.3°F
Low 6:09 AM:	42.0°F
Yesterday:	42.8°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
12

Good

Density:
1.21 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.7

Sunburn in

160 Minutes

Highest:
1:20 PM
0.7

149 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
1:21 PM
183 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	38.9°F
Sunrise:	8:02 am
Sunset:	7:51 pm
Moonrise:	7:30 pm
Moonset:	9:44 am
Full Moon:	Sep-26-2026
New Moon:	15:51 UTC Oct-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.89 in
7-Days ET:	0.11 in
7-Day:	0.784 in
September:	2.73 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:1.7 \| 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 27 of just the month of September for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 27 of September for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Chance Rain Showers

Hi 53°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. Patchy light fog in the morning. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Relatively mild. High 55°. Wind east-northeast around 4 mph in the morning, becoming 8 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly around a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 5400 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 39°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Relatively mild. Low 48°. Wind east-northeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 4600 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 3900 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday Mostly Sunny	Monday Night Partly Cloudy	Tuesday Scattered Rain Showers	Tuesday Night Scattered Rain Showers	Wednesday Rain Showers Likely	Wednesday Night Rain Showers Likely	Thursday Chance Rain Showers
Hi 54°F	Lo 35°F	Hi 52°F	Lo 34°F	Hi 48°F	Lo 31°F	Hi 49°F

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