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Updated: 04-Apr-2026 11:35am

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13 hrs 38 min
of Sunlight Today

56.8% 43.2%
Which is
5 min 38 sec Longer
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: 04-Apr-2026 @ 11:35am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 31.0°F Wind Chill: 26.6°F Feels like: 27°F ---
High Today 31.6°F 10:12 AM	Low Today 27.4°F 1:03 AM
Yest High 38.1°F 3:32 PM	Yest Low 15.7°F 7:51 AM
Sta* High 45.4°F 2025	Sta* Low 21.1°F 2018
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NNE 4.3 Gusting to: 7.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 2.8 of 100

Today Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers	Tonight Snow Showers Likely	Sunday Snow Showers Likely
Hi 36°F	Lo 25°F	Hi 38°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	21.3°F
Last Hour:	-1.3°F
High 9:29 AM:	26.3°F
Low 11:33 AM:	21.0°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	27.9°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.80 in
Apr Rain:	0.80 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.04 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.76 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	0.12 in
Season:¹	4.99 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.13 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	2.86 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-2-2026 at 8:54 PM
10 rain days in 2026
2 days in April 1 day since last rain

Current:	NNE 4.3 mph
1Hr Average:	5.1 mph
Wind Run:	24.44 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	7.0 mph
Today:	14.0 mph 10:31 AM
Month:	16.0 mph Apr-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Gibbous

93%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	67%
Last Hour:	4%
High 9:26 AM:	88%
Low 11:33 AM:	66%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.115 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 11:33 AM:	30.117
Low 12:00 AM:	30.016
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	17.7
Apr:	131.0
2026 to Date:	4353.3
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 32 minutes to low tide at
01:07 PM AKDT

Current:	26.6°F
Low 8:32 AM:	21.7°F
Yesterday:	12.6°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
65

Moderate

Density:
1.30 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.7

Sunburn in

160 Minutes

Highest:
10:56 AM
0.7

193 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:02 AM
309 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	19.2°F
Sunrise:	7:18 am
Sunset:	8:56 pm
Moonrise:	12:18 am
Moonset:	6:58 am
Full Moon:	Apr-01-2026
New Moon:	11:52 UTC Apr-17-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.80 in
7-Days ET:	0.13 in
7-Day:	0.67 in
April:	0.74 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:3.8 \| 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 4 of just the month of April for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 4 of April for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Cloudy then Chance Snow Showers

Hi 36°F

NWS forecast: A chance of snow showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. High 36°. Wind chill ranging from 25 to 30. Wind east-northeast around 6 mph. Maximum freezing level 700 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Tonight

Snow Showers Likely

Lo 25°F

NWS forecast: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy. A slight chance of snow. Low 31°. Wind north around 4 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Sunday Snow Showers Likely	Sunday Night Mostly Cloudy	Monday Partly Sunny	Monday Night Slight Chance Light Snow	Tuesday Slight Chance Light Snow	Tuesday Night Chance Rain And Snow	Wednesday Chance Rain And Snow
Hi 38°F	Lo 21°F	Hi 38°F	Lo 23°F	Hi 41°F	Lo 28°F	Hi 42°F

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