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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 21-Jan-2025 @ 8:20am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 4.1°F than last hour.

12.5°F

Wind Chill:  9.0°F
Feels like:  9°F
24-hr diff: 13°FWarmer 13°F than yesterday at this time.
Very Cold
High Today
12.5°F
8:19 AM
Low Today
-0.5°F
12:00 AM
Yest High
10.2°F
12:22 AM
Yest Low
-2.5°F
8:31 PM
Sta* High
74.4°F
2009
Sta* Low
0.4°F
2008
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Station Record Low
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from S Wind:  S
2.2

Gusting to:
2.0 mph
Current Snow Snow3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
8.7 of 100
Today

Today: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 40.0°F Lo 17.0°F Hi 33.0°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 3.1°F since last hour. -1.0°F
Last Hour: Increased 3.1°F since last hour. -28.9°F
High 8:19 AM: -1.0°F
Low 2:04 AM: -9.4°F
Record High: 73.2°F
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 10.1°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Melt Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.04 in
Yesterday: 0.04 in
Last 7 Days: 0.12 in
Jan Rain: 0.23 in
Jan to Date
  Avg:10
0.29 in
Jan to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.06 in for the month 0.06 in
Jan Avg: 0.42 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.19 in for the month 0.19 in
Season:1 0.23 in
YTD
  Avg:11
0.29 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.06 in for the year 0.06 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
20-Jan-2025
at 4:03 PM
4 rain days in 2025
4 days in January
0 days since last rain
Current: S  2.2 mph
1Hr Average: 4.6 mph
Wind Run: 12.41 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
Today: 14.0 mph 12:10 AM
Month: 37.0 mph 11-Jan
Year: 37.0 mph 11-Jan
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
9 h 51 m 30 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
9 h 53 m 15 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 45 sec longer than
yesterday
9 h 55 m 2 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Last Quarter
Last Quarter, 21 days, 16 hours, 55 minutes in cycle
52%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 2% since last hour. 54%
Last Hour: Decreased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 12:00 AM: 68%
Low 5:44 AM: 51%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.018  inHg/hr 30.383 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 12:06 AM: 30.586
Low 7:56 AM: 30.374
Record High: 31.09 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.13 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 21.1
Jan: 824.9
2025 to Date: 823.7
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 1.80 in
Jan Snow: Over 0.15 in for the month 7.00 in
Jan Avg: 6.85 in
Diff from Avg: 0.15 in
Season Total:2 23.20 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
3 snow days in January
10 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
6-Nov-2024
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 9.0°F
Low 12:11 AM: -15.4°F
Yesterday: -16.1°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

55


Moderate
Density:
1.37 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes
Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0
102 W/m2
100%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
8:18 AM
113  W/m2
Record:
1461 W/m2
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 24.6°F
Sunrise: 7:16 am
Sunset: 5:05 pm
Moonrise: 12:08 am
Moonset: 10:53 am
Full Moon: 13-Jan-2025
New Moon: 12:37 UTC
29-Jan-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.01 in
7-Days Rain: 0.12 in
7-Days ET: 0.20 in
7-Day:  0.085 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.09 in
January:  0.28 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.28 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:5 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Station 1 Low | CON:4.8 | RCP:67%
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.   9 Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station’s recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station’s location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked.   10 Historical average only to day 21 of just the month of January for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 21 of January for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 40.0°F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 40, with temperatures falling to around 35 in the afternoon. Wind chill values as low as 0. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 17.0°F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 17, with temperatures rising to around 21 overnight. West northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Hi 33.0°F Lo 11.0°F Hi 34.0°F Lo 16.0°F Hi 47.0°F Lo 19.0°F Hi 27.0°F
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