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Updated: 02-Sep-2026 10:03pm

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Sunlight Hours

14 hrs 3 min
of Sunlight Today

58.5% 41.5%
Which is
5 min 31 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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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 02-Sep-2026 @ 10:03pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 50.8°F ---
High Today 58.8°F 2:27 PM	Low Today 39.3°F 7:46 AM
Yest High 59.0°F 5:39 PM	Yest Low 42.0°F 8:00 AM
Sta* High 62.8°F 2016	Sta* Low 38.1°F 2015
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Clear skies
	Wind: WNW 0.1 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.7 of 100

Tonight Partly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
Lo 40°F	Hi 61°F	Lo 51°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	46.1°F
Last Hour:	-2.4°F
High 2:28 PM:	51.2°F
Low 5:16 AM:	38.2°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	48.5°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.41 in
Sep Rain:	0.00 in
Sep to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.12 in
Sep to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.12 in
Sep Avg:	2.86 in
Diff from Avg:	2.86 in
Season:¹	54.46 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	17.05 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	37.41 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Aug-31-2026 at 8:47 AM
40 rain days in 2026
0 days in September 1 day since last rain

Current:	WNW 0.1 mph
1Hr Average:	Calm
Wind Run:	19.61 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	9.2 mph 10:19 AM
Month:	22.0 mph Sep-1
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

Unavailable

Waning Gibbous

62%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	84%
Last Hour:	1%
High 4:07 AM:	100%
Low 1:25 PM:	60%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.976 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 10:01 PM:	29.976
Low 1:03 AM:	29.703
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	18.0
Sep:	31.9
2026 to Date:	6744.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 35 minutes to low tide at
03:38 AM AKDT

Current:	50.8°F
Low 7:46 AM:	39.3°F
Yesterday:	42.0°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
N/A

No Data

Density:
1.24 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Today: 1.9 @ 3:21 PM
Sep-03 3.2	Sep-04 3.1	Sep-05 2.7

High Today:
624 W/m² @ 3:19 PM

Sun Hours Today:
01:35
This Month: 03:15 Hrs

Rise: 7:03 am Set: 9:06 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	37.7°F
Sunrise:	7:03 am
Sunset:	9:06 pm
Moonrise:	9:23 pm
Moonset:	3:24 pm
Full Moon:	Aug-27-2026
New Moon:	03:28 UTC Sep-10-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	0.41 in
7-Days ET:	0.17 in
7-Day:	0.245 in
September:	0.04 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:1 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:2.6 \| 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 2 of just the month of September for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 2 of September for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Thursday

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo 40°F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 45°. Wind northeast around 2 mph in the evening, becoming southeast after midnight. Minimum freezing level 10200 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Thursday

Mostly Sunny

Hi 61°F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy. Mild. High 66°. Wind east around 3 mph in the morning, becoming north-northwest in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 13100 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Night Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain	Friday Chance Light Rain	Friday Night Rain	Saturday Light Rain Likely then Chance Rain Showers	Saturday Night Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Light Rain	Sunday Chance Rain Showers	Sunday Night Chance Rain Showers
Lo 51°F	Hi 60°F	Lo 51°F	Hi 60°F	Lo 45°F	Hi 59°F	Lo 46°F

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