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Updated: 02-Dec-2019 9:30pm

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Sunlight Hours

6 hrs 12 min
of Sunlight Today

25.8% 74.2%
Which is
3 min 18 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

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High Temp

87°F at San Juan, PR

Low Temp

-44°F at Fort Yukon, AK

Precipitation

2.91in at Redding/Muni, CA

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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 02-Dec-2019 @ 9:30pm

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 27.6°F Wind Chill: 27.6°F ---
High Today 33.1°F 12:03 AM	Low Today 27.6°F 9:21 PM
Yest High 33.5°F 2:46 AM	Yest Low 30.9°F 8:17 AM
Sta* High 37.8°F 2018	Sta* Low -5.3°F 2012
* This Station's Records Since 2014
Rec* High 46.0°F 2003	Rec* Low -4.0°F 1998
* Records from Weather Underground



	Night time, Dry, Overcast
	Wind: NW 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current FWI:⁴ Fire Danger: 0.0 of 232

Tonight Snow Cold! Low: 22°	Tuesday Cloudy Cold! High: 23°	Tuesday night Mostly Cloudy Cold! Low: 15°
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	25.8°F
Last Hour:	0.4°F
High 12:03 AM:	31.5°F
Low 9:21 PM:	25.8°F
Record High:	65.8°F on Jul-31-2018
Record Low:	-34.1°F on Jan-7-2009
Wetbulb:	27.0°F

Melt Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	3.39 in
Dec Rain:	0.00 in
Dec to Date Avg:¹⁰	0.86 in
Dec to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.86 in
Dec Avg:	2.07 in
Diff from Avg:	2.07 in
Season:¹	18.62 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	29.38 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	10.76 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Nov-30-2019 at 3:03 PM
115 rain days in 2019
0 days in December 1 day since last rain

Current:	NW 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	Calm
Wind Run:	1.38 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	6.0 mph 1:01 AM
Month:	19.0 mph Dec-1
Year:	46.0 mph Mar-9
Record Gust:	79.0 mph Mar-9-2009

Sunlight:

6 hrs 12 min
of Sunlight Today

25.8% 74.2%
Which is
3 min 18 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

92%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	93%
Last Hour:	0%
High 12:00 AM:	94%
Low 2:56 PM:	93%
Record High:	100% Jan-13-2009
Record Low:	0% Feb-7-2016

Current:	29.383 inHg
Last Hour:	Rising slowly
High 9:25 PM:	29.383
Low 3:48 AM:	29.017
Record High:	31.083 inHg Dec-13-2008
Record Low:	28.429 inHg Nov-4-2009

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	29.2
Dec:	61.8
2019 to Date:	7272.0
Cooling Degree Days
2019 to Date:	5.9

Kenai River Entrance 15 hours, 0 minutes to high tide at 02:11 PM AKST
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Current:	27.6°F
Low 9:21 PM:	27.6°F
Yesterday:	22.8°F
Record:	-27.6°F Jan-7-2009

Anchorage
Air Quality
Index⁶:
35

Good

Density:
1.28 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Today: 0.0 @ 12:00 AM
Dec-09 0.1	Dec-10 0.1	Dec-11 0.1

High Today:
0 W/m² @ 12:00 AM

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

Rise: 9:45 am Set: 3:57 pm

Almanac

Snow³

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Current:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	42.0°F
Sunrise:	9:45 am
Sunset:	3:57 pm
Moonrise:	2:40 pm
Moonset:	10:25 pm
Full Moon:	-December-2019
New Moon:	05:14 UTC -December-2019

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Dec Snow:	0.00 in
Dec Avg:	7.95 in
Diff from Avg:	-7.95 in
Season Total:²	0.00 in
Snow Depth:	4.29 in
0 snow day in December
0 snow day this season.²

HIGHS:	LOWS:
88.5°F Jul-4-2019	-27.6°F Jan-7-2009
Daytime Records
77.5°F Jul-04-2019	-21.3°F Jan-07-2009
Nitetime Records
67.1°F Jun-17-2015	-23.6°F Jan-08-2009
ICN:16 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:4.6 \| RCP:99%

¹ Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st. ⁴ Updated at Noon Central Time. 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 8 of just the month of December for this station since 2014. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 8 of December for this station since 2014.

WXSIM Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Tuesday

Tonight

Snow
Cold!
Low: 22°

WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast. Patchy light fog in the evening. A chance of snow in the evening, then a slight chance of snow after midnight. Low 22°. Wind chill ranging from 13 to 29. Wind northeast around 8 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Snow accumulation about half an inch.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.

Tuesday

Cloudy
Cold!
High: 23°

WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. High 23°, but temperatures falling in the afternoon. Wind chill ranging from 8 to 13. Wind east-northeast around 10 mph, gusting to 16 mph.

WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast

Tuesday
night
Mostly Cloudy
Cold!

Mostly Cloudy
Cold!
Low: 15°

Wednesday