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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 09-Feb-2025 @ 8:10am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 5.9°F than last hour.

23.3°F

Wind Chill:  19.2°F
Feels like:  19°F
24-hr diff: 1.2°FWarmer 1.2°F than yesterday at this time.
Uncomfortably Cold
High Today
27.3°F
12:00 AM
Low Today
17.0°F
7:26 AM
Yest High
42.4°F
3:12 PM
Yest Low
21.3°F
7:43 AM
Sta* High
70.1°F
2015
Sta* Low
-7.5°F
2011
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry

Wind from SSE Wind:  SSE
3.2

Gusting to:
2.0 mph
Current Snow Snow3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.2 of 100
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Partly Sunny then Light Snow Likely
Partly Sunny then Light Snow Likely
Hi 41°F Lo 18°F Hi 37°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 7.2°F since last hour. 20.3°F
Last Hour: Increased 7.2°F since last hour. +7.2°F
High 8:07 AM: 20.4°F
Low 6:50 AM: 12.3°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 22.4°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
0.26 in
Feb to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.26 in for the month 0.26 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
0.68 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.38 in for the year 0.38 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
25-Jan-2025
at 1:50 PM
5 rain days in 2025
0 days in February
14 days since last rain
Current: SSE  3.2 mph
1Hr Average: 0.1 mph
Wind Run: 10.93 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
Today: 14.0 mph 12:20 AM
Month: 36.0 mph 5-Feb
Year: 37.0 mph 11-Jan
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
10 h 30 m 33 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
10 h 32 m 54 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 21 sec longer than
yesterday
10 h 35 m 14 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 11 days, 2 hours, 36 minutes in cycle
90%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 5% since last hour. 88%
Last Hour: Increased 5% since last hour. 5%
High 7:45 AM: 90%
Low 12:00 AM: 73%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.009  inHg/hr 30.183 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 7:49 AM: 30.189
Low 12:11 AM: 30.059
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 13.6
Feb: 214.7
2025 to Date: 1420.1
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Feb Snow: Under 10.512 in for the month 0.00 in
Feb Avg: 10.51 in
Diff from Avg: -10.51 in
Season Total:2 26.60 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in February
11 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
6-Nov-2024
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 19.2°F
Low 7:37 AM: 15.1°F
Yesterday: 13.5°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

42


Good
Density:
1.33 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes
Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0
171 W/m2
72%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
8:09 AM
171  W/m2
Record:
1461 W/m2
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 28.9°F
Sunrise: 6:59 am
Sunset: 5:27 pm
Moonrise: 2:33 pm
Moonset: 5:27 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: 0.50 in
7-Day:  0.504 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.504 in
February:  0.58 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.58 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:5 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.8 | RCP:91%
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 9 of just the month of February for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 9 of February for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 41°F
NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 41, with temperatures falling to around 37 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 18°F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday

Monday: Partly Sunny then Light Snow Likely
Partly Sunny then Light Snow Likely
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Light Snow Likely
Light Snow Likely
Tuesday

Tuesday: Light Snow Likely
Light Snow Likely
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Light Snow
Light Snow
Wednesday

Wednesday: Light Snow Likely
Light Snow Likely
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 37°F Lo 10°F Hi 25°F Lo 11°F Hi 18°F Lo 3°F Hi 35°F
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