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Kenai,Alaska, USA

Updated: 29-Jan-2026 6:25am

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Sunlight Hours

7 hrs 36 min
of Sunlight Today

31.7% 68.3%
Which is
5 min 02 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

Weather Extremes
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USA

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: 29-Jan-2026 @ 6:25am (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 32.8°F Wind Chill: 27.3°F Feels like: 27°F ---
High Today 37.2°F 3:11 AM	Low Today 32.3°F 6:05 AM
Yest High 36.4°F 10:40 PM	Yest Low 22.5°F 12:39 AM
Sta* High 34.8°F 2016	Sta* Low 3.1°F 2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Night time, Dry, Clear skies
	Wind: NNE 5.8 Gusting to: 3.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: -0.8 of 100

Today Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain And Snow Showers	Tonight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy	Friday Mostly Cloudy
Hi 38°F	Lo 30°F	Hi 33°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	27.3°F
Last Hour:	-0.6°F
High 4:28 AM:	30.2°F
Low 5:59 AM:	27.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.5°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	30.8°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Jan Rain:	0.00 in
Jan to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.75 in
Jan to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.75 in
Jan Avg:	0.48 in
Diff from Avg:	0.48 in
Season:¹	0.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	0.75 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	0.75 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Nov-28-2025 at 8:37 PM
0 rain days in 2026
0 days in January 59 days since last rain

Current:	NNE 5.8 mph
1Hr Average:	8.9 mph
Wind Run:	55.53 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	3.0 mph
Today:	25.3 mph 4:06 AM
Month:	40.0 mph Jan-14
Year:	40.0 mph Jan-14
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

7 h 36 m 10 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
7 h 41 m 9 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 59 sec longer than
yesterday
7 h 46 m 12 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Waxing Gibbous

86%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	80%
Last Hour:	2%
High 6:05 AM:	82%
Low 3:09 AM:	71%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.278 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 5:35 AM:	29.291
Low 12:03 AM:	29.188
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	7.0
Jan:	1383.1
2026 to Date:	1381.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

1 hour, 5 minutes to low tide at
07:30 AM AKST

Current:	27.3°F
Low 6:12 AM:	23.4°F
Yesterday:	13.8°F
Record:	-21.1°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
3

Good

Density:
1.26 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Yest: 0.0 @ 12:00 AM
Jan-29 0.2	Jan-30 0.2	Jan-31 0.3

High Yest: 30.0 @ 2:34 PM

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

Rise: 9:29 am Set: 5:05 pm

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp:	16.1°F
Sunrise:	9:29 am
Sunset:	5:05 pm
Moonrise:	12:13 pm
Moonset:	8:36 am
Full Moon:	Feb-01-2026
New Moon:	12:02 UTC Feb-17-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.04 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.05 in
7-Day:	0.047 in
January:	0.19 in

HIGHS:	LOWS:
85.6°F Jul-4-2019	-15.3°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:3.9 \| RCP:100%

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 29 of just the month of January for this station since 2012. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 29 of January for this station since 2012.

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain And Snow Showers

Hi 38°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain and snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WXSIM forecast: Cloudy. Relatively mild. Low 32°. Wind northeast around 8 mph. Minimum freezing level 3400 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 1900 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Tonight

Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 30°F

NWS forecast: A chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy in the afternoon. Breezy and relatively mild. High 39°. Wind chill ranging from 22 to 29. Wind northeast around 12 mph, gusting to 19 mph, in the morning, becoming 17 mph, gusting to 25 mph, in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 3800 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 2400 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Mostly Cloudy	Friday Night Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Snow Showers	Saturday Slight Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Night Cloudy	Sunday Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Snow	Sunday Night Chance Light Snow	Monday Chance Light Snow
Hi 33°F	Lo 22°F	Hi 33°F	Lo 22°F	Hi 32°F	Lo 20°F	Hi 32°F

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