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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 30-May-2025 @ 12:20pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 1.5°F than last hour.

80.2°F

Heat Index:  79.6°F
24-hr diff: 19.9°FWarmer 19.9°F than yesterday at this time.
Warm
High Today
80.8°F
12:14 PM 		Low Today
46.7°F
5:18 AM
Yest High
69.6°F
5:22 PM 		Yest Low
49.0°F
5:02 AM
Sta* High
86.0°F
2018 		Sta* Low
36.3°F
2019
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from ENE Wind:  ENE
6.0
Gusting to:
 6.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: MODERATE Current CBI
Fire Danger:
57.3 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then 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 48.0°F Hi 82.0°F Lo 53.0°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 46.8°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. -32.5°F
High 9:44 AM: 52.5°F
Low 5:14 AM: 43.4°F
Record High: 73.2°F
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 62.0°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.09 in
Last 7 Days: 1.25 in
May Rain: 3.05 in
May to Date
  Avg:10 		2.99 in
May to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Over 0.06 in for the month 0.06 in
May Avg: 2.98 in
Diff from Avg: Over 0.07 in for the month 0.07 in
Season:1 5.69 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		6.77 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 1.08 in for the year 1.08 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		29-May-2025
at 1:56 AM
35 rain days in 2025
11 days in May
0 days since last rain
Current: ENE  6.0 mph
1Hr Average: 3.0 mph
Wind Run: 9.54 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph
Today: 13.0 mph 12:16 PM
Month: 40.0 mph 14-May
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
14 h 49 m 3 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
14 h 50 m 17 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 14 sec longer than
yesterday
14 h 51 m 28 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 3 days, 15 hours, 21 minutes in cycle
16%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 2% since last hour. 31%
Last Hour: Decreased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 3:00 AM: 91%
Low 11:33 AM: 30%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.001 inHg/hr 29.779 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 6:13 AM: 29.827
Low 12:18 PM: 29.776
Record High: 31.09 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.13 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.0
May: 15.0
2025 to Date: 18.7
Heating Degree Days
2025 to Date: 3363.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
May Snow: Under 1.575 in for the month 0.00 in
May Avg: 1.57 in
Diff from Avg: -1.57 in
Season Total:2 36.90 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in May
20 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
6-Nov-2024
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 79.6°F
High 12:14pm: 80.1°F
Yesterday: 69.6°F
Record: 102.9°F
8-Jul-2021
Quality
Index6:
43

Good
Density:
1.17 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
7.1
Sunburn in
16 Minutes 		Highest:
12:13 PM
7.3
856 W/m2
83%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
11:39 AM
 874  W/m2
Record:
1461 W/m2
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 42.6°F
Sunrise: 5:33 am
Sunset: 8:20 pm
Moonrise: 8:54 am
Moonset: 11:36 pm
Full Moon: 11-Jun-2025
New Moon: 10:32 UTC
25-Jun-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.20 in
7-Days Rain: 1.25 in
7-Days ET: 0.94 in
7-Day: 0.305 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.31 in
May: 2.15 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 2.15 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: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.   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 30 of just the month of May for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 30 of May for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Friday
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 48.0°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
 Friday

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

Hi 82.0°F 		NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 3 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 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
Mostly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

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

Monday: Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Partly Sunny then Showers And T-Storms Likely
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Lo 53.0°F Hi 80.0°F Lo 54.0°F Hi 87.0°F Lo 58.0°F Hi 84.0°F Lo 51.0°F
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