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Updated: 12-Nov-2026 2:50pm

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99°F at Terrel County Arpt Aso, TX

Low Temp

-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: 12-Nov-2026 @ 2:50pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 36.2°F Wind Chill: 36.2°F ---
High Today 36.4°F 2:20 PM	Low Today 32.5°F 1:00 AM
Yest High 38.7°F 9:56 AM	Yest Low 31.3°F 6:17 AM
Sta* High 44.3°F 2018	Sta* Low 14.1°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Sleet fall
	Wind: SSE 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.09 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.1 of 100

This Afternoon Chance Rain And Snow Showers	Tonight Mostly Cloudy	Friday Partly Sunny
Hi 38°F	Lo 27°F	Hi 35°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	34.1°F
Last Hour:	-0.0°F
High 2:05 PM:	34.5°F
Low 12:09 AM:	30.4°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	35.4°F

Today:	0.09 in
Storm Rain:	0.12 in
Yesterday:	0.03 in
Last 7 Days:	0.03 in
Nov Rain:	0.12 in
Nov to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.61 in
Nov to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.49 in
Nov Avg:	1.90 in
Diff from Avg:	1.78 in
Season:¹	66.01 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	27.71 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.30 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Nov-12-2026 at 2:49 PM
75 rain days in 2026
2 days in November 0 days since last rain

Current:	SSE 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	0.4 mph
Wind Run:	13.42 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	7.0 mph 9:24 AM
Month:	39.0 mph Nov-9
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

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7 h 43 m 21 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
7 h 38 m 24 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 57 sec shorter than
yesterday
7 h 33 m 28 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Crescent

12%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	92%
Last Hour:	1%
High 4:12 AM:	94%
Low 12:00 AM:	90%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.394 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 2:48 PM:	29.395
Low 12:00 AM:	28.968
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	19.2
Nov:	326.8
2026 to Date:	8250.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 46 minutes to high tide at
05:36 PM AKST

Current:	36.2°F
Low 9:24 AM:	29.9°F
Yesterday:	28.0°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
36

Good

Density:
1.26 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

32 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
12:34 PM
97 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	39.0°F
Sunrise:	9:00 am
Sunset:	4:39 pm
Moonrise:	2:35 pm
Moonset:	3:49 pm
Full Moon:	Nov-24-2026
New Moon:	00:53 UTC Dec-08-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.03 in
7-Days ET:	0.13 in
7-Day:	0.104 in
November:	0.17 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:23 \| 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 12 of just the month of November for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 12 of November for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Chance Rain And Snow Showers

Hi 38°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 38, with temperatures falling to around 33 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Relatively mild. High 37°. Wind south-southeast near calm. Maximum freezing level 2800 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 1500 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation ending within 6 hrs, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Tonight

Mostly Cloudy

Lo 27°F

NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. A slight chance of a mix of rain and snow in the evening, then a slight chance of a mix of snow and rain after midnight. Relatively mild. Low 34°. Wind east-northeast near calm in the evening, becoming 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. No snow accumulation expected. Minimum freezing level 600 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 300 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Partly Sunny	Friday Night Partly Cloudy	Saturday Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow	Saturday Night Light Snow Likely	Sunday Light Snow Likely	Sunday Night Chance Rain And Snow	Monday Chance Light Snow
Hi 35°F	Lo 21°F	Hi 33°F	Lo 22°F	Hi 33°F	Lo 24°F	Hi 35°F

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