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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 29-Jul-2025 @ 2:50am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 1.6°F than last hour.

70.5°F

24-hr diff: 1.3°FWarmer 1.3°F than yesterday at this time.
Comfortable
High Today
75.5°F
12:00 AM
Low Today
70.5°F
2:47 AM
Yest High
99.3°F
4:10 PM
Yest Low
61.6°F
6:22 AM
Sta* High
97.0°F
2024
Sta* Low
53.5°F
2009
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy

Wind from N Wind:  N
0.5

Gusting to:
0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
1.7 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Areas Of Smoke
Areas Of Smoke
Tuesday

Tuesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 99.0°F Lo 66.0°F Hi 89.0°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.2°F since last hour. 62.9°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.2°F since last hour. -33.2°F
High 1:04 AM: 65.1°F
Low 12:00 AM: 62.8°F
Record High: 73.2°F
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 65.8°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.02 in
Jul Rain: 0.62 in
Jul to Date
  Avg:10
1.77 in
Jul to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 1.15 in for the month 1.15 in
Jul Avg: 1.90 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.28 in for the month 1.28 in
Season:1 8.43 in
YTD
  Avg:11
9.99 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 1.56 in for the year 1.56 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
23-Jul-2025
at 10:09 PM
53 rain days in 2025
7 days in July
5 days since last rain
Current: N  0.5 mph
1Hr Average: 1.2 mph
Wind Run: 3.28 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
Today: 16.1 mph 12:06 AM
Month: 39.0 mph 11-Jul
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
14 h 21 m 58 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
14 h 20 m 6 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 52 sec shorter than
yesterday
14 h 18 m 11 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 4 days, 13 hours, 40 minutes in cycle
20%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 1% since last hour. 77%
Last Hour: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 2:32 AM: 78%
Low 12:00 AM: 65%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.01  inHg/hr 29.647 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 2:00 AM: 29.657
Low 12:00 AM: 29.642
Record High: 31.09 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.13 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.9
Jul: 298.8
2025 to Date: 506.6
Heating Degree Days
2025 to Date: 3399.5
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Jul Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Jul Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: 0.00 in
Season Total:2 0.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in July
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
7-Jan-2025
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 72.1°F
High 12:00am: 75.5°F
Yesterday: 94.5°F
Record: 102.9°F
8-Jul-2021
Quality
Index6:

57


Moderate
Density:
1.18 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   8.6 @ 11:50 AM
Jul-29

10.5
Jul-30

9.9
Jul-31

10.1
High Yest:   958.0 @ 11:50 AM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 183:00 Hrs
Rise: 5:55 am  Set: 8:16 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 51.2°F
Sunrise: 5:55 am
Sunset: 8:16 pm
Moonrise: 11:00 am
Moonset: 10:21 pm
Full Moon: 09-Aug-2025
New Moon: 06:07 UTC
23-Aug-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.05 in
7-Days Rain: 0.02 in
7-Days ET: 1.67 in
7-Day:  1.653 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.65 in
July:  6.59 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 6.59 in
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HIGHS: LOWS:
102.9°F
25-Jun-2012
-14.6°F
2-Feb-2011
Daytime Records
  100.6°F
12-Jul-2024
 -8.1°F
22-Dec-2022
Nitetime Records
 88.0°F
15-Aug-2012
 -10.7°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 29 of just the month of July for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 29 of July for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 99.0°F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 99. East wind around 8 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Areas Of Smoke
Areas Of Smoke

Lo 66.0°F
NWS forecast: Areas of smoke between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 66, with temperatures rising to around 68 overnight. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Cloudy then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Mostly Cloudy then Showers And T-Storms Likely
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Thursday

Thursday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 89.0°F Lo 63.0°F Hi 84.0°F Lo 60.0°F Hi 83.0°F Lo 59.0°F Hi 86.0°F
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