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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 27-Apr-2024 @ 11:05pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 0.6°F than last hour.

39.3°F

Wind Chill:  39.3°F
24-hr diff: -6.5°FColder 6.5°F than yesterday at this time.
Cold
High Today
45.2°F
3:58 AM 		Low Today
37.4°F
10:19 AM
Yest High
72.0°F
12:21 PM 		Yest Low
44.8°F
11:53 PM
Sta* High
81.0°F
2020 		Sta* Low
24.8°F
2008
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Stopped raining, Overcast Night time, Stopped raining, Overcast

Wind from E Wind:  E
0.4
Gusting to:
 0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
1.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.1 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Lo 37°F Hi 59°F Lo 38°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.6°F since last hour. 37.4°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.6°F since last hour. -0.6°F
High 6:47 AM: 42.9°F
Low 9:03 AM: 35.2°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 38.5°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 1.00 in
Rate (/hr): 0.011 in
Storm Rain: 1.37 in
Yesterday: 0.33 in
Last 7 Days: 0.80 in
Apr Rain: 2.54 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10 		1.59 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Over 0.95 in for the month 0.95 in
Apr Avg: 1.52 in
Diff from Avg: Over 1.02 in for the month 1.02 in
Season:1 6.78 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		3.85 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Over 2.93 in for the year 2.93 in
27 rain days in 2024
8 days in April
0 days since last rain
Current: E  0.4 mph
1Hr Average: 0.2 mph
Wind Run: 40.40 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
Today: 17.3 mph 6:52 AM
Month: 36.0 mph 6-Apr
Year: 46.0 mph 10-Jan
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
13 h 47 m 23 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
13 h 49 m 43 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 20 sec longer than
yesterday
13 h 52 m 2 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 19 days, 10 hours, 44 minutes in cycle
82%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 93%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 6:47 AM: 94%
Low 2:09 AM: 88%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.012 inHg/hr 30.042 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 9:48 PM: 30.059
Low 3:09 AM: 29.685
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 20.9
Apr: 352.7
2024 to Date: 2937.0
Cooling Degree Days
2024 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Apr Snow: Under 0.924 in for the month 5.10 in
Apr Avg: 6.02 in
Diff from Avg: -0.92 in
Season Total:2 50.40 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
2 snow days in April
23 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
29-Oct-2023
Average 1st Snow:
25 of Oct
Current: 39.3°F
Low 10:30 AM: 33.2°F
Yesterday: 40.9°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
N/A

No Data
Density:
1.27 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   2.5 @ 3:15 PM
Apr-28

6.7 		Apr-29

6.8 		Apr-30

7.4
High Today:  
373 W/m2 @ 3:14 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 125:54 Hrs
Rise: 6:02 am  Set: 7:50 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 40.0°F
Sunrise: 6:02 am
Sunset: 7:50 pm
Moonrise: 12:14 am
Moonset: 8:55 am
Full Moon: 23-Apr-2024
New Moon: 03:23 UTC
07-May-2024
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.03 in
7-Days Rain: 0.80 in
7-Days ET: 1.17 in
7-Day: 0.369 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.369 in
April: 1.56 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.56 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:98%
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 27 of just the month of April for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 27 of April for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Sunday
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely

Lo 37°F 		NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 Sunday

Sunday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 59°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Lo 38°F Hi 68°F Lo 42°F Hi 72°F Lo 43°F Hi 67°F Lo 42°F
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