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Updated: 14-Aug-2026 8:45am

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Sunlight Hours

15 hrs 52 min
of Sunlight Today

66.1% 33.9%
Which is
5 min 23 sec Shorter
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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HEAT ADVISORY - Chukchi Sea Coast


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 14-Aug-2026 @ 8:45am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 58.4°F ---
High Today 58.4°F 8:43 AM	Low Today 54.6°F 5:01 AM
Yest High 65.5°F 5:15 PM	Yest Low 55.3°F 6:17 AM
Sta* High 71.6°F 2019	Sta* Low 44.3°F 2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: N 1.3 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -1.9 of 100

Today Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny	Tonight Partly Cloudy	Saturday Slight Chance Light Rain then Isolated Rain Showers
Hi 69°F	Lo 53°F	Hi 64°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	57.8°F
Last Hour:	+2.0°F
High 8:43 AM:	57.8°F
Low 5:01 AM:	53.5°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	58.1°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Aug Rain:	0.08 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	1.56 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	1.48 in
Aug Avg:	4.32 in
Diff from Avg:	4.24 in
Season:¹	52.90 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	14.39 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	38.51 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-3-2026 at 9:23 PM
31 rain days in 2026
1 day in August 10 days since last rain

Current:	N 1.3 mph
1Hr Average:	0.1 mph
Wind Run:	9.64 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	5.0 mph 12:08 AM
Month:	22.0 mph Aug-2
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Crescent

4%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	98%
Last Hour:	0%
High 4:18 AM:	99%
Low 12:00 AM:	94%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	30.083 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:17 AM:	30.115
Low 8:29 AM:	30.080
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	2.9
Aug:	117.5
2026 to Date:	6537.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

3 hours, 55 minutes to low tide at
12:40 PM AKDT

Current:	58.4°F
Low 5:01 AM:	54.6°F
Yesterday:	55.3°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
35

Good

Density:
1.23 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0

88 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
8:21 AM
121 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	36.3°F
Sunrise:	6:14 am
Sunset:	10:06 pm
Moonrise:	9:29 am
Moonset:	10:02 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.21 in
7-Day:	0.209 in
August:	0.3 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:3.2 \| 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 14 of just the month of August for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 14 of August for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

Hi 69°F

NWS forecast: Patchy fog before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy. Patchy light fog in the morning. Unusually warm. High 74°. Wind north around 2 mph in the morning, becoming west-northwest in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 12100 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo 53°F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. Patchy light fog. Mild. Low 59°. Wind southwest around 8 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Minimum freezing level 10200 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Saturday Slight Chance Light Rain then Isolated Rain Showers	Saturday Night Chance Light Rain	Sunday Heavy Rain	Sunday Night Heavy Rain	Monday Rain Showers Likely	Monday Night Chance Rain Showers	Tuesday Chance Rain Showers
Hi 64°F	Lo 52°F	Hi 62°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 60°F	Lo 48°F	Hi 58°F

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