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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 23-04-2024 @ 2:10pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 2.7°F than last hour.

68.2°F

Feels like:  76°F
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High Today
68.2°F
2:01 PM
Low Today
33.1°F
7:16 AM
Yest High
63.9°F
5:01 PM
Yest Low
32.2°F
7:01 AM
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Clear Clear

Wind from SSW Wind:  SSW
8.0

Gusting to:
21.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: MODERATE Current CBI
Fire Danger:
66.9 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely
Partly Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Hi 73°F Lo 53°F Hi 71°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.5°F since last hour. 32.9°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.5°F since last hour. +0.5°F
High 9:46 AM: 36.8°F
Low 7:16 AM: 31.8°F
Record High: 81.7°F on
Aug-25-2021
Record Low: -10.3°F on
Jan-17-2024
Wetbulb: 52.3°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.06 in
Apr Rain: 1.42 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10
1.80 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.38 in for the month 0.38 in
Apr Avg: 1.30 in
Diff from Avg: Over 0.12 in for the month 0.12 in
Season:1 8.84 in
YTD
  Avg:11
8.42 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.42 in for the year 0.42 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
UNK-4-2024
at 8:00 AM
43 rain days in 2024
8 days in April
3 days since last rain
Current: SSW  8.0 mph
1Hr Average: 10.7 mph
Wind Run: 62.56 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 21.0 mph
Today: 22.0 mph 12:16 PM
Month: 36.0 mph Apr-2-0
Year: 41.0 mph Feb-27-0
Record Gust: 51.0 mph
Apr-1-2023
Sunlight:
13 h 27 m 42 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
13 h 29 m 50 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 8 sec longer than
yesterday
13 h 31 m 57 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>) graph (Midnight
Legend

Full Moon
Full Moon, 15 days, 0 hours, 26 minutes in cycle
100%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 2% since last hour. 27%
Last Hour: Decreased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 6:16 AM: 95%
Low 1:46 PM: 27%
Record High: 100%
Sep-10-2020
Record Low: 0%
Mar-17-2024
Current: Falling 0.02  inHg/hr 30.120 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 8:16 AM: 30.220
Low 1:46 PM: 30.120
Record High: 30.670 inHg
Nov-18-2020
Record Low: 25.585 inHg
Jul-31-2023
Cooling Degree Days Ky Wx History Heat Index Air
Today: 0.0
Apr: 21.8
2024 to Date: 22.2
Heating Degree Days
2024 to Date: 2053.9
Current: 75.6°F
High 2:01pm: 68.2°F
Yesterday: 63.9°F
Record: 140.9°F
Jun-30-2023
Quality
Index6:

60


Moderate
Density:
1.21 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Apr-23

6.5
Apr-24

6.4
Apr-25

6.9
Sunrise is at: 1:54 am
Solar Noon: 07:58
Sunset is at: 2:01 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 45.9°F
Sunrise: 1:54 am
Sunset: 2:01 pm
Moonrise: 1:44 pm
Moonset: 1:23 am
Full Moon: Apr-23-2024
New Moon: 03:23 UTC
May-07-2024
HIGHS: LOWS:
95.5°F
Jun-15-2022
-6.5°F
Jan-17-2024
Daytime Records
  95.0°F°F
Jul-28-2023
  10.9°F°F
Jan-17-2024
Nitetime Records
  85.8°F°F
Jul-17-2022
  4.1°F°F
Jan-17-2024
ICN:1 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:%vpconsolebattery% | RCP:%vpreception2%
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   6 Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight.   10 Historical average only to day 23 of just the month of April for this station since 2013.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 23 of April for this station since 2013.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 73°F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely
Partly Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely

Lo 53°F
NWS forecast: Rain showers likely after 2am. Partly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. Southwest wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear then Patchy Frost
Mostly Clear then Patchy Frost
Thursday

Thursday: Patchy Frost then Sunny
Patchy Frost then Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Hi 71°F Lo 33°F Hi 74°F Lo 37°F Hi 74°F Lo 55°F Hi 79°F
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