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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 14-Mar-2025 @ 2:45am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 3°F than last hour.

41.6°F

24-hr diff: 4.2°FWarmer 4.2°F than yesterday at this time.
Cold
High Today
47.9°F
12:17 AM 		Low Today
41.6°F
2:44 AM
Yest High
67.9°F
2:57 PM 		Yest Low
30.9°F
7:20 AM
Sta* High
75.6°F
2017 		Sta* Low
20.1°F
2009
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy

Wind from NNE Wind:  NNE
0.5
Gusting to:
 1.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
24.5 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Rain And Snow Likely
Rain And Snow Likely
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 37°F Hi 54°F Lo 27°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.9°F since last hour. 20.7°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.9°F since last hour. +0.9°F
High 2:20 AM: 21.5°F
Low 1:24 AM: 18.9°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 34.8°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Mar Rain: 0.27 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10 		0.44 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.17 in for the month 0.17 in
Mar Avg: 1.23 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.96 in for the month 0.96 in
Season:1 0.67 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		1.45 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 0.78 in for the year 0.78 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		6-Mar-2025
at 7:40 PM
12 rain days in 2025
2 days in March
7 days since last rain
Current: NNE  0.5 mph
1Hr Average: 1.7 mph
Wind Run: 5.08 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph
Today: 6.0 mph 12:08 AM
Month: 47.0 mph 3-Mar
Year: 47.0 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
11 h 54 m 6 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
11 h 56 m 45 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 39 sec longer than
yesterday
11 h 59 m 24 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Full Moon
Full Moon, 14 days, 8 hours, 4 minutes in cycle
100%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 6% since last hour. 43%
Last Hour: Increased 6% since last hour. 6%
High 2:37 AM: 43%
Low 12:13 AM: 32%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.045 inHg/hr 28.883 inHg
Last Hour: Falling
High 12:00 AM: 28.983
Low 2:43 AM: 28.877
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 1.8
Mar: 261.2
2025 to Date: 2393.7
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Mar Snow: Under 10.433 in for the month 0.00 in
Mar Avg: 10.43 in
Diff from Avg: -10.43 in
Season Total:2 32.90 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in March
15 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
6-Nov-2024
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 41.6°F
Low 2:00 AM: 41.5°F
Yesterday: 28.1°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
46

Good
Density:
1.22 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   5.1 @ 12:36 PM
Mar-14

4.2 		Mar-15

4.4 		Mar-16

5.4
High Yest:   735.0 @ 1:11 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 43:38 Hrs
Rise: 7:12 am  Set: 7:04 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 31.8°F
Sunrise: 7:12 am
Sunset: 7:04 pm
Moonrise: 6:50 pm
Moonset: 7:23 am
Full Moon: 14-Mar-2025
New Moon: 10:58 UTC
29-Mar-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.03 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.83 in
7-Day: 0.835 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.835 in
March: 1.16 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.16 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 14 of just the month of March for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 14 of March for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Friday
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 37°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. West southwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
 Friday

Friday: Rain And Snow Likely
Rain And Snow Likely

Hi 54°F 		NWS forecast: Rain and snow likely before 3pm. Partly sunny. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 7 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Light Snow then Partly Cloudy
Sunday

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

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 27°F Hi 50°F Lo 29°F Hi 60°F Lo 37°F Hi 73°F Lo 41°F
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