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Updated: 28-Jul-2026 11:42am

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Sunlight Hours

17 hrs 21 min
of Sunlight Today

72.3% 27.7%
Which is
4 min 50 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
Past 24 Hours

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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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - Chukchi Sea Coast - Lower Kuskokwim Valley


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 28-Jul-2026 @ 11:42am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 55.6°F ---
High Today 55.6°F 11:40 AM	Low Today 50.9°F 5:17 AM
Yest High 61.4°F 12:20 PM	Yest Low 51.3°F 6:48 AM
Sta* High 70.5°F 2020	Sta* Low 44.7°F 2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: SSW 1.6 Gusting to: 4.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.2 of 100

Today Chance Rain Showers	Tonight Partly Cloudy then Areas Of Fog	Wednesday Areas Of Fog then Mostly Sunny
Hi 61°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 66°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	52.4°F
Last Hour:	+0.4°F
High 11:32 AM:	52.6°F
Low 3:59 AM:	49.9°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	53.9°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	3.00 in
Jul to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	3.00 in
Jul Avg:	4.04 in
Diff from Avg:	4.04 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	12.12 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	40.70 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in July 52 days since last rain

Current:	SSW 1.6 mph
1Hr Average:	2.6 mph
Wind Run:	11.58 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	4.0 mph
Today:	10.4 mph 8:21 AM
Month:	40.0 mph Jul-23
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

17 h 20 m 33 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
17 h 15 m 44 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 49 sec shorter than
yesterday
17 h 10 m 50 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Gibbous

99%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	89%
Last Hour:	2%
High 3:02 AM:	97%
Low 11:35 AM:	89%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.798 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 11:11 AM:	29.800
Low 5:19 AM:	29.769
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	6.3
Jul:	297.4
2026 to Date:	6399.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 55 minutes to high tide at
05:37 PM AKDT

Current:	55.6°F
Low 5:17 AM:	50.9°F
Yesterday:	51.3°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
23

Good

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

1.1

Sunburn in

102 Minutes

Highest:
11:27 AM
1.3

250 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
11:32 AM
346 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	34.6°F
Sunrise:	5:31 am
Sunset:	10:52 pm
Moonrise:	11:12 pm
Moonset:	3:39 am
Full Moon:	Jul-29-2026
New Moon:	17:37 UTC Aug-12-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.36 in
7-Day:	0.358 in
July:	1.3 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:2.8 \| 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 28 of just the month of July for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 28 of July for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Chance Rain Showers

Hi 61°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 0 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy. Patchy light fog in the morning. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. High 65°. Wind southwest around 4 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 7600 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy then Areas Of Fog

Lo 48°F

NWS forecast: Areas of fog after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair after midnight. Low 48°. Wind southwest around 4 mph. Minimum freezing level 7600 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday Areas Of Fog then Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Partly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy	Friday Mostly Sunny	Friday Night Partly Cloudy	Saturday Mostly Sunny
Hi 66°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 67°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 68°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 66°F

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