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Updated: 25-Aug-2019 7:30pm

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Sunlight Hours

14 hrs 48 min
of Sunlight Today

61.7% 38.3%
Which is
5 min 29 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

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High Temp

106°F at Las Vegas/Mccarran Int, NV
106°F at Needles Airport, CA

Low Temp

30°F at Bettles, AK

Precipitation

3.48in at Ft Smith/Muni, AR

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FLOOD ADVISORY - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Susitna Valley - Western Kenai Peninsula - Western Prince William Sound

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 25-Aug-2019 @ 7:30pm

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 60.0°F ---
High Today 65.9°F 3:55 PM	Low Today 38.9°F 6:50 AM
Yest High 69.8°F 3:21 PM	Yest Low 44.8°F 6:08 AM
Sta* High 68.7°F 2010	Sta* Low 36.3°F 2009
* This Station's Records Since 2014
Rec* High 46.0°F 2003	Rec* Low -4.0°F 1998
* Records from Weather Underground



	Cloudy, Dry
	Wind: S 4.3 Gusting to: 7.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current FWI:⁴ Fire Danger: 9.4 of 232

Tonight Fog Low: 48°	Monday Fog a.m. High: 64°	Monday night Fog Low: 45°
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	55.5°F
Last Hour:	0.2°F
High 4:13 PM:	57.8°F
Low 6:50 AM:	36.2°F
Record High:	65.8°F on Jul-31-2018
Record Low:	-34.1°F on Jan-7-2009
Wetbulb:	57.5°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Aug Rain:	0.20 in
Aug to Date Avg:¹⁰	4.06 in
Aug to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	3.86 in
Aug Avg:	4.84 in
Diff from Avg:	4.64 in
Season:¹	4.72 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	15.41 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	10.69 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jul-16-2019 at 1:17 PM
60 rain days in 2019
3 days in August 26 days since last rain

Current:	S 4.3 mph
1Hr Average:	3.9 mph
Wind Run:	28.14 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	7.0 mph
Today:	11.5 mph 2:36 PM
Month:	38.0 mph Aug-18
Year:	46.0 mph Mar-9
Record Gust:	79.0 mph Mar-9-2009

Sunlight:

14 hrs 48 min
of Sunlight Today

61.7% 38.3%
Which is
5 min 29 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

23%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	85%
Last Hour:	4%
High 6:29 AM:	91%
Low 11:32 AM:	55%
Record High:	100% Jan-13-2009
Record Low:	0% Feb-7-2016

Current:	29.945 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 7:16 PM:	29.947
Low 12:00 AM:	29.809
Record High:	31.083 inHg Dec-13-2008
Record Low:	28.429 inHg Nov-4-2009

Cooling Degree Days

Tide

Heat Index

Air

Today:	0.0
Aug:	2.2
2019 to Date:	5.9
Heating Degree Days
2019 to Date:	5139.3

Kenai River Entrance 18 hours, 48 minutes to high tide at 02:22 PM AKDT
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Current:	60.0°F
High 3:55pm:	65.9°F
Yesterday:	69.8°F
Record:	88.3°F Jul-4-2019

Anchorage
Air Quality
Index⁶:
69

Moderate

Density:
1.22 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

0.0

Sunburn in

720 Minutes

Highest:
2:35 PM
3.1

47 W/m²
26%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
2:14 PM
657 W/m² Record:2014 W/m²

Almanac

Snow³

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Current:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	42.4°F
Sunrise:	6:39 am
Sunset:	9:27 pm
Moonrise:	1:15 am
Moonset:	6:50 pm
Full Moon:	-August-2019
New Moon:	10:38 UTC -August-2019

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Aug Snow:	0.00 in
Aug Avg:	0.00 in
Diff from Avg:	0.00 in
Season Total:²	0.00 in
Snow Depth:	4.29 in
0 snow day in August
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:0 \| 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. ⁹ Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station’s recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station’s location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked. ¹⁰ Historical average only to day 25 of just the month of August for this station since 2014. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 25 of August for this station since 2014.

WXSIM Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Monday

Tonight

Fog
Low: 48°

WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair to partly cloudy after midnight. Light to moderate fog. A chance of rain. Low 48°. Wind south-southwest around 3 mph in the evening, becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 6800 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 hrs.

Monday

Fog a.m.
High: 64°

WXSIM forecast: Sunny in the morning, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. Moderate fog in the morning. Mild. High 64°. Wind east-northeast around 3 mph in the morning, becoming northwest around 8 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 7700 feet above sea level.

WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday
night
Fog