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Updated: 20-Oct-2019 9:40pm

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Sunlight Hours

9 hrs 39 min
of Sunlight Today

40.2% 59.8%
Which is
5 min 28 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

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97°F at Austin/R.mueller, TX

Low Temp

8°F at Gulkana, AK

Precipitation

3.88in at Daytona Beach Rgnl, FL

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - Lower Kuskokwim Valley - Matanuska Valley - Susitna Valley

METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 20-Oct-2019 @ 9:40pm

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 40.1°F ---
High Today 43.6°F 1:13 PM	Low Today 35.8°F 4:46 AM
Yest High 43.0°F 2:56 PM	Yest Low 36.3°F 11:00 PM
Sta* High 51.7°F 2018	Sta* Low 14.2°F 2017
* 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: ENE 2.8 Gusting to: 1.0 mph
	Rain: 0.07 in
	Current FWI:⁴ Fire Danger: 0.1 of 232

Tonight Fog late Low: 35°	Monday Fog High: 40°	Monday night Fog Cold! Low: 30°
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	38.0°F
Last Hour:	0.2°F
High 12:51 PM:	40.1°F
Low 4:46 AM:	33.7°F
Record High:	65.8°F on Jul-31-2018
Record Low:	-34.1°F on Jan-7-2009
Wetbulb:	39.2°F

Today:	0.07 in
Storm Rain:	0.07 in
Yesterday:	0.02 in
Last 7 Days:	0.14 in
Oct Rain:	1.90 in
Oct to Date Avg:¹⁰	2.48 in
Oct to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	0.58 in
Oct Avg:	5.27 in
Diff from Avg:	3.37 in
Season:¹	10.94 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	23.88 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	12.94 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Oct-20-2019 at 8:53 PM
87 rain days in 2019
11 days in October 0 days since last rain

Current:	ENE 2.8 mph
1Hr Average:	1.9 mph
Wind Run:	120.85 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	1.0 mph
Today:	24.2 mph 1:17 PM
Month:	43.0 mph Oct-4
Year:	46.0 mph Mar-9
Record Gust:	79.0 mph Mar-9-2009

Sunlight:

9 hrs 39 min
of Sunlight Today

40.2% 59.8%
Which is
5 min 28 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

53%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	92%
Last Hour:	1%
High 5:10 AM:	93%
Low 4:38 PM:	82%
Record High:	100% Jan-13-2009
Record Low:	0% Feb-7-2016

Current:	29.606 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 10:48 AM:	29.646
Low 6:37 PM:	29.600
Record High:	31.083 inHg Dec-13-2008
Record Low:	28.429 inHg Nov-4-2009

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	24.4
Oct:	479.0
2019 to Date:	6089.0
Cooling Degree Days
2019 to Date:	5.9

Kenai River Entrance 13 hours, 9 minutes to high tide at 10:54 AM AKDT
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Current:	38.8°F
Low 6:56 AM:	30.2°F
Yesterday:	34.9°F
Record:	-27.6°F Jan-7-2009

Anchorage
Air Quality
Index⁶:
49

Good

Density:
1.25 kg/m³

UV Summary/Forecast

Solar Summary

High Today: 0.7 @ 1:13 PM
Oct-21 0.6	Oct-22 0.6	Oct-23 0.6

High Today:
134 W/m² @ 1:04 PM

Sun Hours Today:
00:03
This Month: 14:42 Hrs

Rise: 8:57 am Set: 6:36 pm

Almanac

Snow³

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Current:	Evening
YTD Avg Temp:	42.8°F
Sunrise:	8:57 am
Sunset:	6:36 pm
Moonrise:	10:53 pm
Moonset:	4:32 pm
Full Moon:	-October-2019
New Moon:	03:39 UTC -October-2019

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Oct Snow:	0.00 in
Oct Avg:	2.52 in
Diff from Avg:	-2.52 in
Season Total:²	0.00 in
Snow Depth:	4.29 in
0 snow day in October
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:15 \| 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 20 of just the month of October for this station since 2014. ¹¹ Historical average rain this season to day 20 of October for this station since 2014.

WXSIM Weather Forecast - Outlook Tonight & Monday

Tonight

Fog late
Low: 35°

WXSIM forecast: Dense overcast in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog after midnight. A chance of rain. Low 35°. Wind east-northeast around 6 mph, gusting to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Minimum freezing level 2900 feet above sea level. Minimum snow level 1500 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.

Monday

Fog
High: 40°

WXSIM forecast: Cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy in the afternoon. Patchy light fog. A slight chance of rain. High 40°. Wind east around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch. Maximum freezing level 3200 feet above sea level. Maximum snow level 2700 feet above sea level.

WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast

Monday
night
Fog
Cold!

Fog
Cold!
Low: 30°

Tuesday