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Updated: 09-Jan-2020 6:30pm

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Sunlight Hours

6 hrs 14 min
of Sunlight Today

26% 74%
Which is
3 min 15 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

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USA

High Temp

126°F at Winona Muni (awos), MN

Low Temp

-53°F at Bettles, AK

Precipitation

1.50in at Astoria/Clatsop Co, OR

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BLIZZARD WARNING - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Susitna Valley - Western Kenai Peninsula - Western Prince William Sound

WIND CHILL WARNING - Central Beaufort Sea Coast - Chukchi Sea Coast - Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast - Northern Arctic Coast - Western Arctic Coast

WIND CHILL ADVISORY - Central Beaufort Sea Coast - Chukchi Sea Coast - Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Northern Arctic Coast - Susitna Valley - Western Arctic Coast - Western Prince William Sound

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY - Central Beaufort Sea Coast - Chukchi Sea Coast - Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Northern Arctic Coast - Western Arctic Coast

AIR QUALITY ALERT - Lower Kuskokwim Valley

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 09-Jan-2020 @ 6:30pm

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: -1.9°F Wind Chill: -1.9°F ---
High Today 2.9°F 3:03 PM	Low Today -12.8°F 4:17 AM
Yest High -3.1°F 3:03 PM	Yest Low -13.3°F 9:05 AM
Sta* High 42.4°F 2016	Sta* Low -15.2°F 2009
* 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, Clear skies
	Wind: ENE 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph
	SnowMelt: 0.00 in
	Current FWI:⁴ Fire Danger: 0.0 of 232

Tonight Snow Cold! Low: 5°	Wednesday Snow Cold! High: 7°	Wednesday night Mostly Cloudy Cold! Low: -1°
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	-5.1°F
Last Hour:	1.5°F
High 3:03 PM:	0.2°F
Low 4:17 AM:	-16.7°F
Record High:	65.8°F on Jul-31-2018
Record Low:	-34.1°F on Jan-7-2009
Wetbulb:	-2.3°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	0.84 in
Jan to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.84 in
Jan Avg:	1.02 in
Diff from Avg:	1.02 in
Season:¹	0.00 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	0.84 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	0.84 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Dec-31-2019 at 3:54 PM
0 rain days in 2020
0 days in January 8 days since last rain

Current:	ENE 0.0 mph
1Hr Average:	Calm
Wind Run:	2.22 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	0.0 mph
Today:	4.0 mph 12:06 AM
Month:	34.5 mph Jan-1
Year:	34.5 mph Jan-1
Record Gust:	79.0 mph Jan-1-2009

Sunlight:

6 hrs 14 min
of Sunlight Today

26% 74%
Which is
3 min 15 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

12%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	86%
Last Hour:	0%
High 1:22 PM:	88%
Low 2:53 AM:	82%
Record High:	100% Jan-13-2009
Record Low:	0% Feb-7-2016

Current:	29.885 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:22 AM:	30.081
Low 4:07 PM:	29.860
Record High:	31.083 inHg Dec-13-2008
Record Low:	28.429 inHg Nov-4-2009

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	55.0
Jan:	576.3
2020 to Date:	575.9
Cooling Degree Days
2020 to Date:	0.0

Kenai River Entrance 7 hours, 29 minutes to low tide at 12:51 PM AKST
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Current:	-1.9°F
Low 12:57 AM:	-14.0°F
Yesterday:	-15.2°F
Record:	-27.6°F Jan-7-2009

Anchorage
Air Quality
Index⁶:
51

Moderate

Density:
1.39 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

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

High Today:
37 W/m² @ 1:14 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:48
This Month: 09:43 Hrs

Rise: 10:00 am Set: 4:14 pm

Almanac

Snow³

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Current:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	-0.6°F
Sunrise:	10:00 am
Sunset:	4:14 pm
Moonrise:	3:21 pm
Moonset:	10:07 am
Full Moon:	-January-2020
New Moon:	21:43 UTC -January-2020

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Jan Snow:	0.00 in
Jan Avg:	8.54 in
Diff from Avg:	-8.54 in
Season Total:²	0.00 in
Snow Depth:	4.29 in
0 snow day in January
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:1 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:4.7 \| RCP:98%

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 28 of just the month of January for this station since 2014. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 28 of January for this station since 2014.

WXSIM Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Wednesday

Tonight

Snow
Cold!
Low: 5°

WXSIM forecast: Cloudy. A chance of snow. Windy and cold. Low 5°. Wind chill ranging from -9 to 4. Wind south-southeast around 20 mph, gusting to 30 mph, in the evening, becoming 14 mph, gusting to 22 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Snow accumulation about a quarter inch.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Wednesday

Snow
Cold!
High: 7°

WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy in the afternoon. A slight chance of snow. Breezy and very cold. High 7°, but temperatures falling in the afternoon. Wind chill ranging from -21 to -9. Wind east-southeast around 14 mph, gusting to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Snow accumulation about a quarter inch.

WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast

Wednesday
night
Mostly Cloudy
Cold!

Mostly Cloudy
Cold!
Low: -1°

Thursday