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Updated: 07-Jul-2026 8:27am

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Sunlight Hours

18 hrs 45 min
of Sunlight Today

78.1% 21.9%
Which is
2 min 47 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
Past 24 Hours

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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: 07-Jul-2026 @ 8:27am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 56.2°F ---
High Today 56.2°F 8:25 AM	Low Today 50.4°F 6:22 AM
Yest High 65.3°F 5:13 PM	Yest Low 50.2°F 1:55 AM
Sta* High 83.5°F 2019	Sta* Low 46.1°F 2021
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SW 2.2 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.8 of 100

Today Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny	Tonight Rain Showers Likely	Wednesday Rain Showers Likely
Hi 64°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 59°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	52.1°F
Last Hour:	+2.1°F
High 8:25 AM:	52.4°F
Low 6:22 AM:	48.5°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	54.0°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Jul Rain:	0.00 in
Jul to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.61 in
Jul to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.61 in
Jul Avg:	4.04 in
Diff from Avg:	4.04 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	9.73 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	43.09 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in July 31 days since last rain

Current:	SW 2.2 mph
1Hr Average:	1.2 mph
Wind Run:	4.47 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	11.5 mph 8:10 AM
Month:	27.9 mph Jul-3
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

18 h 43 m 30 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
18 h 40 m 39 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 51 sec shorter than
yesterday
18 h 37 m 40 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Last Quarter

51%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	86%
Last Hour:	6%
High 3:07 AM:	94%
Low 8:26 AM:	86%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.683 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:00 AM:	29.724
Low 5:37 AM:	29.683
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	3.8
Jul:	72.1
2026 to Date:	6175.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

2 hours, 8 minutes to high tide at
10:35 AM AKDT

Current:	56.2°F
Low 6:22 AM:	50.4°F
Yesterday:	50.2°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
31

Good

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

49 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
7:38 AM
185 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	32.4°F
Sunrise:	4:47 am
Sunset:	11:32 pm
Moonrise:	12:51 am
Moonset:	3:02 pm
Full Moon:	Jun-29-2026
New Moon:	09:44 UTC Jul-14-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.40 in
7-Day:	0.402 in
July:	0.4 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:4.4 \| 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 7 of just the month of July for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 7 of July for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

Hi 64°F

NWS forecast: Patchy fog before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 0 to 15 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Cool. Low 46°. Wind east around 4 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the evening, becoming south-southwest after midnight. Minimum freezing level 7000 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Rain Showers Likely

Lo 51°F

NWS forecast: Rain showers likely after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Scattered thundershowers possible. High 67°. Wind southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 8700 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Rain Showers Likely	Wednesday Night Chance Rain Showers	Thursday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy	Friday Mostly Sunny	Friday Night Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	Saturday Chance Rain Showers
Hi 59°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 67°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 72°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 67°F

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