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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 13-Jan-2025 @ 4:40pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 3.9°F than last hour.

35.5°F

Wind Chill:  29.9°F
Feels like:  30°F
24-hr diff: 0.7°FWarmer 0.7°F than yesterday at this time.
Cold
High Today
41.6°F
2:29 PM 		Low Today
14.1°F
7:04 AM
Yest High
39.5°F
2:32 PM 		Yest Low
16.8°F
6:15 AM
Sta* High
62.4°F
2022 		Sta* Low
-8.9°F
2024
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Dry Dry

Wind from WSW Wind:  WSW
6.7
Gusting to:
 6.0 mph
Current Snow Snow3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: MODERATE Current CBI
Fire Danger:
58.5 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 38°F Lo 15°F Hi 41°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.7°F since last hour. 4.8°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.7°F since last hour. -0.7°F
High 10:49 AM: 11.3°F
Low 4:28 PM: 3.0°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 27.5°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Melt Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.11 in
Jan Rain: 0.11 in
Jan to Date
  Avg:10 		0.19 in
Jan to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.08 in for the month 0.08 in
Jan Avg: 0.42 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.31 in for the month 0.31 in
Season:1 0.11 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		0.19 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 0.08 in for the year 0.08 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		10-Jan-2025
at 1:48 PM
2 rain days in 2025
2 days in January
3 days since last rain
Current: WSW  6.7 mph
1Hr Average: 7.7 mph
Wind Run: 59.69 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph
Today: 21.0 mph 3:56 PM
Month: 37.0 mph 11-Jan
Year: 37.0 mph 11-Jan
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
9 h 39 m 7 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
9 h 40 m 29 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 22 sec longer than
yesterday
9 h 41 m 55 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Full Moon
Full Moon, 14 days, 1 hours, 18 minutes in cycle
100%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 3% since last hour. 27%
Last Hour: Increased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 4:38 AM: 75%
Low 3:40 PM: 22%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.003 inHg/hr 30.106 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 3:00 AM: 30.186
Low 1:19 PM: 30.079
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 31.4
Jan: 489.6
2025 to Date: 488.9
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Jan Snow: Under 3.814 in for the month 2.80 in
Jan Avg: 6.61 in
Diff from Avg: -3.81 in
Season Total:2 19.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
1 snow day in January
8 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
6-Nov-2024
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 29.9°F
Low 7:10 AM: 5.4°F
Yesterday: 9.7°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
40

Good
Density:
1.29 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes 		Highest:
11:33 AM
1.9
14 W/m2
64%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
2:18 PM
 471  W/m2
Record:
1461 W/m2
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 26.7°F
Sunrise: 7:20 am
Sunset: 4:57 pm
Moonrise: 4:50 pm
Moonset: 7:31 am
Full Moon: 13-Jan-2025
New Moon: 12:37 UTC
29-Jan-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.04 in
7-Days Rain: 0.11 in
7-Days ET: 0.17 in
7-Day: 0.063 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.063 in
January: 0.15 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.15 in
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HIGHS: LOWS:
102.9°F
25-Jun-2012 		-14.6°F
2-Feb-2011
Daytime Records
  100.6°F°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: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 13 of just the month of January for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 13 of January for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 38°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 38, with temperatures falling to around 34 in the afternoon. West wind around 6 mph.
 Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 15°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 15, with temperatures rising to around 18 overnight. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday

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

Friday: Partly Sunny then Light Snow Likely
Partly Sunny then Light Snow Likely
Hi 41°F Lo 15°F Hi 44°F Lo 22°F Hi 54°F Lo 28°F Hi 46°F
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