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Updated: 28-Apr-2026 2:29am

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15 hrs 51 min
of Sunlight Today

66% 34%
Which is
5 min 28 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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WIND ADVISORY - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Susitna Valley


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 28-Apr-2026 @ 2:29am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 39.3°F Wind Chill: 39.0°F ---
High Today 41.4°F 12:00 AM	Low Today 39.3°F 2:17 AM
Yest High 46.8°F 7:17 PM	Yest Low 35.8°F 6:41 AM
Sta* High 57.6°F 2024	Sta* Low 26.9°F 2020
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Overcast
	Wind: SE 2.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -2.0 of 100

Tonight Light Rain then Slight Chance Rain And Snow	Tuesday Slight Chance Rain And Snow then Partly Sunny	Tuesday Night Scattered Rain Showers then Isolated Snow Showers
Lo 34°F	Hi 46°F	Lo 30°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	37.2°F
Last Hour:	+0.4°F
High 2:15 AM:	37.3°F
Low 12:12 AM:	35.4°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	38.4°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	2.59 in
Last 7 Days:	15.09 in
Apr Rain:	30.08 in
Apr to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.66 in
Apr to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	29.42 in
Apr Avg:	0.68 in
Diff from Avg:	29.40 in
Season:¹	34.27 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	2.75 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	31.52 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Apr-27-2026 at 1:50 AM
20 rain days in 2026
12 days in April 0 days since last rain

Current:	SE 2.0 mph
1Hr Average:	1.2 mph
Wind Run:	3.99 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	8.1 mph 12:27 AM
Month:	29.0 mph Apr-20
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waxing Gibbous

89%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	92%
Last Hour:	5%
High 2:15 AM:	92%
Low 12:00 AM:	80%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.699 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:37 AM:	29.704
Low 12:08 AM:	29.693
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	1.9
Apr:	805.1
2026 to Date:	5026.6
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

44 minutes to high tide at
03:13 AM AKDT

Current:	39.0°F
Low 12:28 AM:	37.6°F
Yesterday:	31.2°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
9

Good

Density:
1.26 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 1.2 @ 12:14 PM
Apr-28 2.6	Apr-29 2.5	Apr-30 2.9

High Yest: 229.0 @ 12:14 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:00
This Month: 53:57 Hrs

Rise: 6:06 am Set: 9:57 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Night
YTD Avg Temp:	22.7°F
Sunrise:	6:06 am
Sunset:	9:57 pm
Moonrise:	5:31 pm
Moonset:	5:18 am
Full Moon:	May-01-2026
New Moon:	20:02 UTC May-16-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.01 in
7-Days Rain:	15.09 in
7-Days ET:	0.17 in
7-Day:	14.925 in
April:	29.49 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:4 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:3.4 \| 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. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 28 of just the month of April for this station since 2013. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 28 of April for this station since 2013.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Tuesday

Tonight

Light Rain then Slight Chance Rain And Snow

Lo 34°F

NWS forecast: Rain before 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Low 37°. Wind southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch. Minimum freezing level 1200 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 400 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tuesday

Slight Chance Rain And Snow then Partly Sunny

Hi 46°F

NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain and snow before 7am, then isolated rain and snow showers between 7am and 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. South wind 10 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Breezy. High 45°. Wind south around 9 mph, gusting to 22 mph, in the morning, becoming 16 mph, gusting to 26 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 2700 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 1800 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday Night Scattered Rain Showers then Isolated Snow Showers	Wednesday Isolated Snow Showers then Scattered Rain Showers	Wednesday Night Scattered Rain Showers then Areas Of Freezing Fog	Thursday Areas Of Freezing Fog then Areas Of Fog	Thursday Night Light Rain Likely	Friday Light Rain	Friday Night Light Rain
Lo 30°F	Hi 47°F	Lo 30°F	Hi 46°F	Lo 33°F	Hi 50°F	Lo 36°F

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