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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 12-Feb-2025 @ 1:50am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 0.8°F than last hour.

5.6°F

Wind Chill:  -3.9°F
24-hr diff: -4.3°FColder 4.3°F than yesterday at this time.
Extreme Cold
High Today
6.9°F
12:00 AM
Low Today
5.6°F
1:47 AM
Yest High
13.9°F
3:04 PM
Yest Low
6.9°F
11:07 PM
Sta* High
61.8°F
2015
Sta* Low
-0.4°F
2021
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Overcast Night time, Dry, Overcast

Wind from ENE Wind:  ENE
5.0

Gusting to:
5.0 mph
Current Snow Snow3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.4 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Light Snow
Light Snow
Wednesday

Wednesday: Light Snow Likely
Light Snow Likely
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 3°F Hi 14°F Lo -1°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.8°F since last hour. 1.6°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.8°F since last hour. -0.8°F
High 12:28 AM: 2.9°F
Low 1:47 AM: 1.6°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 4.9°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Melt Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Feb Rain: 0.00 in
Feb to Date
  Avg:10
0.33 in
Feb to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.33 in for the month 0.33 in
Feb Avg: 0.61 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.61 in for the month 0.61 in
Season:1 0.30 in
YTD
  Avg:11
0.75 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.45 in for the year 0.45 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
25-Jan-2025
at 1:50 PM
5 rain days in 2025
0 days in February
17 days since last rain
Current: ENE  5.0 mph
1Hr Average: 3.0 mph
Wind Run: 7.90 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph
Today: 10.4 mph 12:13 AM
Month: 36.0 mph 5-Feb
Year: 37.0 mph 11-Jan
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
10 h 37 m 37 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
10 h 39 m 59 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 22 sec longer than
yesterday
10 h 42 m 24 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Full Moon
Full Moon, 13 days, 20 hours, 15 minutes in cycle
100%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 83%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 12:28 AM: 84%
Low 12:55 AM: 82%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.009  inHg/hr 29.956 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:15 AM: 29.976
Low 1:45 AM: 29.950
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 3.5
Feb: 336.7
2025 to Date: 1542.0
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.30 in
Feb Snow: Under 10.212 in for the month 0.30 in
Feb Avg: 10.51 in
Diff from Avg: -10.21 in
Season Total:2 26.90 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
1 snow day in February
12 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
6-Nov-2024
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: -3.9°F
Low 12:21 AM: -5.7°F
Yesterday: -4.1°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

65


Moderate
Density:
1.37 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   1.3 @ 11:45 AM
Feb-12

2.3
Feb-13

2.8
Feb-14

2.6
High Yest:   227.0 @ 11:45 AM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 17:43 Hrs
Rise: 6:55 am  Set: 5:31 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 28.4°F
Sunrise: 6:55 am
Sunset: 5:31 pm
Moonrise: 4:51 pm
Moonset: 7:14 am
Full Moon: 12-Feb-2025
New Moon: 00:45 UTC
27-Feb-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.01 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.41 in
7-Day:  0.413 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.413 in
February:  0.7 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.7 in
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HIGHS: LOWS:
102.9°F
25-Jun-2012
-14.6°F
2-Feb-2011
Daytime Records
  100.6°F°F
12-Jul-2024
  -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:4.8 | 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 12 of just the month of February for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 12 of February for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Wednesday
Overnight

Overnight: Light Snow
Light Snow

Lo 3°F
NWS forecast: Snow. Cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -9. North northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Wednesday

Wednesday: Light Snow Likely
Light Snow Likely

Hi 14°F
NWS forecast: Snow likely before 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow
Friday

Friday: Slight Chance Light Snow then Chance Rain And Snow
Slight Chance Light Snow then Chance Rain And Snow
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Rain And Snow
Chance Rain And Snow
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo -1°F Hi 34°F Lo 17°F Hi 48°F Lo 22°F Hi 33°F Lo 14°F
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