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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 21-May-2025 @ 4:50am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 1.2°F than last hour.

44.1°F

24-hr diff: 6.8°FWarmer 6.8°F than yesterday at this time.
Cold
High Today
52.7°F
12:00 AM 		Low Today
42.9°F
3:44 AM
Yest High
72.5°F
4:05 PM 		Yest Low
36.2°F
5:48 AM
Sta* High
87.5°F
2008 		Sta* Low
31.2°F
2019
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Partly cloudy Night time, Dry, Partly cloudy

Wind from N Wind:  N
0.3
Gusting to:
 1.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
2.2 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 44.0°F Hi 76.0°F Lo 44.0°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1.5°F since last hour. 35.3°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.5°F since last hour. -30.5°F
High 4:47 AM: 35.4°F
Low 2:32 AM: 32.6°F
Record High: 73.2°F
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 40.5°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.25 in
May Rain: 1.80 in
May to Date
  Avg:10 		2.30 in
May to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.5 in for the month 0.50 in
May Avg: 2.98 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.18 in for the month 1.18 in
Season:1 4.44 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		6.08 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 1.64 in for the year 1.64 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		18-May-2025
at 3:32 PM
29 rain days in 2025
5 days in May
3 days since last rain
Current: N  0.3 mph
1Hr Average: Calm
Wind Run: 0.20 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph
Today: 4.0 mph 12:05 AM
Month: 40.0 mph 14-May
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
14 h 35 m 53 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
14 h 37 m 32 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 39 sec longer than
yesterday
14 h 39 m 7 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 23 days, 15 hours, 23 minutes in cycle
39%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 1% since last hour. 71%
Last Hour: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 3:43 AM: 71%
Low 12:00 AM: 48%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.007 inHg/hr 29.731 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:39 AM: 29.740
Low 2:55 AM: 29.696
Record High: 31.09 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.13 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 2.9
May: 160.8
2025 to Date: 3293.0
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 18.4
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: 44.1°F
Low 3:44 AM: 42.9°F
Yesterday: 35.3°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
45

Good
Density:
1.25 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   8.3 @ 12:50 PM
May-21

8.6 		May-22

9.6 		May-23

9.7
High Yest:   1088.0 @ 1:53 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 110:05 Hrs
Rise: 5:39 am  Set: 8:12 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 41.6°F
Sunrise: 5:39 am
Sunset: 8:12 pm
Moonrise: 2:25 am
Moonset: 1:54 pm
Full Moon: 12-May-2025
New Moon: 03:03 UTC
26-May-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.03 in
7-Days Rain: 0.25 in
7-Days ET: 1.37 in
7-Day: 1.124 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.12 in
May: 2 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 2.00 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:1 | 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.   10 Historical average only to day 21 of just the month of May for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 21 of May for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Wednesday
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 44.0°F 		NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
 Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 76.0°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 6 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

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

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Lo 44.0°F Hi 78.0°F Lo 50.0°F Hi 86.0°F Lo 54.0°F Hi 75.0°F Lo 49.0°F
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