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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 02-May-2024 @ 8:30pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 3.4°F than last hour.

54.1°F

24-hr diff: -2.3°FColder 2.3°F than yesterday at this time.
Cool
High Today
64.4°F
2:26 PM 		Low Today
36.0°F
5:48 AM
Yest High
74.0°F
1:12 PM 		Yest Low
41.1°F
4:37 AM
Sta* High
82.2°F
2012 		Sta* Low
20.7°F
2013
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy

Wind from ESE Wind:  ESE
4.8
Gusting to:
 2.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
28.0 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Lo 41°F Hi 71°F ↓ Lo 38°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.3°F since last hour. 31.5°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.3°F since last hour. -1.3°F
High 1:07 AM: 37.5°F
Low 8:03 AM: 20.7°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 44.8°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 1.40 in
May Rain: 0.00 in
May to Date
  Avg:10 		0.13 in
May to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.13 in for the month 0.13 in
May Avg: 3.07 in
Diff from Avg: Under 3.07 in for the month 3.07 in
Season:1 6.80 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		3.96 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Over 2.84 in for the year 2.84 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		28-Apr-2024
at 12:30 PM
29 rain days in 2024
0 days in May
3 days since last rain
Current: ESE  4.8 mph
1Hr Average: 4.6 mph
Wind Run: 91.92 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
Today: 16.1 mph 2:05 AM
Month: 34.0 mph 1-May
Year: 46.0 mph 10-Jan
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
13 h 58 m 50 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
14 h 1 m 3 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 13 sec longer than
yesterday
14 h 3 m 15 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 24 days, 8 hours, 10 minutes in cycle
31%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 3% since last hour. 42%
Last Hour: Increased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 12:20 AM: 69%
Low 1:09 PM: 21%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.041 inHg/hr 29.944 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 8:18 AM: 30.009
Low 12:04 AM: 29.861
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 15.8
May: 26.2
2024 to Date: 2997.8
Cooling Degree Days
2024 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
May Snow: Under 1.654 in for the month 0.00 in
May Avg: 1.65 in
Diff from Avg: -1.65 in
Season Total:2 50.40 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in May
23 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
29-Oct-2023
Average 1st Snow:
25 of Oct
Current: 53.1°F
Low 6:02 AM: 32.4°F
Yesterday: 38.5°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
49

Good
Density:
1.23 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   6.2 @ 12:40 PM
May-03

7.1 		May-04

7.2 		May-05

7.2
High Today:  
960 W/m2 @ 1:04 PM
Sun Hours Today:
04:56
   This Month: 08:39 Hrs
Rise: 5:56 am  Set: 7:55 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 40.6°F
Sunrise: 5:56 am
Sunset: 7:55 pm
Moonrise: 3:37 am
Moonset: 2:48 pm
Full Moon: 23-Apr-2024
New Moon: 03:23 UTC
07-May-2024
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.20 in
7-Days Rain: 1.40 in
7-Days ET: 0.93 in
7-Day: 0.475 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.475 in
May: 0.21 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.21 in
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HIGHS: LOWS:
102.9°F
25-Jun-2012 		-14.6°F
2-Feb-2011
Daytime Records
  100.4°F°F
23-Jun-2012 		  -8.1°F°F
22-Dec-2022
Nitetime Records
  88.0°F°F
15-Aug-2012 		  -10.7°F°F
02-Feb-2011
ICN:1 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:99%
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.   3 Snow manually measured usually around 5AM and 5PM.   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 Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.   10 Historical average only to day 2 of just the month of May for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 2 of May for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Friday
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 41°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 2 to 9 mph.
 Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 71°F ↓ 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. West wind 8 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 38°F Hi 67°F Lo 45°F Hi 78°F Lo 48°F Hi 63°F Lo 43°F
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