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Updated: 29-Jul-2026 12:39pm

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Sunlight Hours

17 hrs 15 min
of Sunlight Today

71.9% 28.1%
Which is
4 min 53 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday

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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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - Lower Kuskokwim Valley


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METRIC | IMPERIAL

Updated: 29-Jul-2026 @ 12:39pm (0 sec ago)

Temperature

Current Conditions

Forecast / Storm Prediction

Currently Outside: 61.6°F ---
High Today 61.9°F 11:51 AM	Low Today 47.1°F 6:10 AM
Yest High 61.2°F 5:00 PM	Yest Low 50.9°F 5:17 AM
Sta* High 71.9°F 2020	Sta* Low 47.6°F 2022
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012


	Overcast and gloomy, Dry
	Wind: NNW 2.5 Gusting to: 2.0 mph
	Rain: 0.00 in
	Current CBI Fire Danger: 1.6 of 100

Today Patchy Fog then Sunny	Tonight Partly Cloudy	Thursday Mostly Sunny
Hi 67°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 65°F
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Dew Point

Liquid Precipitation

Wind Speed

Sun/Moon

Current:	54.0°F
Last Hour:	-1.0°F
High 11:05 AM:	55.5°F
Low 5:56 AM:	46.1°F
Record High:	64.6°F on Jul-8-2019
Record Low:	-19.8°F on Jan-8-2026
Wetbulb:	57.4°F

Today:	0.00 in
Yesterday:	0.00 in
Last 7 Days:	0.00 in
Jul Rain:	0.00 in
Jul to Date Avg:¹⁰	3.04 in
Jul to Date Diff from Avg:¹⁰	3.04 in
Jul Avg:	4.04 in
Diff from Avg:	4.04 in
Season:¹	52.82 in
YTD Avg:¹¹	12.16 in
YTD Diff from Avg:¹¹	40.66 in
Last Rain Time/Date:	Jun-5-2026 at 8:33 PM
30 rain days in 2026
0 days in July 53 days since last rain

Current:	NNW 2.5 mph
1Hr Average:	2.6 mph
Wind Run:	10.69 miles
Wind Gust
Current:	2.0 mph
Today:	8.1 mph 12:22 PM
Month:	40.0 mph Jul-23
Year:	49.5 mph Mar-8
Record Gust:	57.0 mph Jan-17-2017

Sunlight:

17 h 15 m 44 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
17 h 10 m 50 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
4 min 54 sec shorter than
yesterday
17 h 5 m 55 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>)

(Midnight

Full Moon

100%
Illuminated

Humidity

Barometer

Current:	76%
Last Hour:	3%
High 7:30 AM:	98%
Low 12:13 PM:	74%
Record High:	100% Jan-5-2017
Record Low:	0% Jan-1-2025

Current:	29.919 inHg
Last Hour:	Steady
High 12:34 PM:	29.920
Low 12:01 AM:	29.835
Record High:	30.944 inHg Mar-13-2020
Record Low:	28.334 inHg Dec-24-2023

Heating Degree Days

Tide

Wind Chill

Air

Today:	7.6
Jul:	308.4
2026 to Date:	6410.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date:	0.0

5 hours, 28 minutes to high tide at
06:07 PM AKDT

Current:	61.6°F
Low 6:10 AM:	47.1°F
Yesterday:	50.9°F
Record:	-25.8°F Jan-8-2026

Quality
Index⁶:
23

Good

Density:
1.21 kg/m³

Current UV Index

Current Solar Energy⁹

1.1

Sunburn in

102 Minutes

Highest:
10:29 AM
1.5

146 W/m²
0%
W/m² ⇒ SI

High Today:
10:32 AM
563 W/m²
Record:
1113 W/m²

Almanac

Irrigation Index⁵

Station All Time Records

Cloud Level

Currently:	Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp:	34.7°F
Sunrise:	5:34 am
Sunset:	10:49 pm
Moonrise:	11:12 pm
Moonset:	5:16 am
Full Moon:	Jul-29-2026
New Moon:	17:37 UTC Aug-12-2026

Updated at Midnight
Current ET:	0.02 in
7-Days Rain:	0.00 in
7-Days ET:	0.37 in
7-Day:	0.374 in
July:	1.33 in

HIGHS:	LOWS:
85.6°F Jul-4-2019	-15.7°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:18 \| S3C2:2 \| Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok \| CON:2.7 \| RCP:99%

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

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook Today & Tonight

Today

Patchy Fog then Sunny

Hi 67°F

NWS forecast: Patchy fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy in the afternoon. High 69°. Wind west-southwest around 2 mph in the morning, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Maximum freezing level 9800 feet above sea level.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

Lo 50°F

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. Low 53°. Wind southwest around 4 mph. Minimum freezing level 9800 feet above sea level.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Thursday Mostly Sunny	Thursday Night Mostly Clear	Friday Sunny	Friday Night Mostly Clear	Saturday Mostly Sunny	Saturday Night Partly Cloudy	Sunday Mostly Sunny
Hi 65°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 67°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 65°F	Lo 50°F	Hi 64°F

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