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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 13-Mar-2025 @ 3:40pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 2.8°F than last hour.

63.5°F

24-hr diff: -3.3°FColder 3.3°F than yesterday at this time.
Comfortable
High Today
67.9°F
2:57 PM 		Low Today
30.9°F
7:20 AM
Yest High
67.8°F
3:18 PM 		Yest Low
36.9°F
7:35 AM
Sta* High
78.8°F
2007 		Sta* Low
20.6°F
2009
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry

Wind from E Wind:  E
4.3
Gusting to:
 1.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: EXTREME Current CBI
Fire Danger:
112.7 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Rain And Snow Likely
Rain And Snow Likely
Hi 66°F Lo 37°F Hi 54°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.9°F since last hour. 16.4°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.9°F since last hour. -0.9°F
High 10:08 AM: 24.2°F
Low 1:17 PM: 13.7°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 46.5°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.07 in
Mar Rain: 0.27 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10 		0.32 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.05 in for the month 0.05 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 		1.33 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 0.66 in for the year 0.66 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		6-Mar-2025
at 7:40 PM
12 rain days in 2025
2 days in March
6 days since last rain
Current: E  4.3 mph
1Hr Average: 3.1 mph
Wind Run: 41.23 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph
Today: 15.0 mph 10:38 AM
Month: 47.0 mph 3-Mar
Year: 47.0 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
11 h 51 m 28 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
11 h 54 m 6 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 38 sec longer than
yesterday
11 h 56 m 45 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Full Moon
Full Moon, 13 days, 20 hours, 56 minutes in cycle
100%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 1% since last hour. 16%
Last Hour: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 7:19 AM: 57%
Low 1:16 PM: 14%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.038 inHg/hr 29.166 inHg
Last Hour: Falling
High 1:25 AM: 29.487
Low 3:22 PM: 29.164
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 16.1
Mar: 261.1
2025 to Date: 2393.6
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: 63.5°F
Low 5:20 AM: 28.1°F
Yesterday: 33.7°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
58

Moderate
Density:
1.18 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.7
Sunburn in
66 Minutes 		Highest:
12:36 PM
5.1
279 W/m2
39%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
1:11 PM
 735  W/m2
Record:
1461 W/m2
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 31.7°F
Sunrise: 7:13 am
Sunset: 7:03 pm
Moonrise: 5:49 pm
Moonset: 7:04 am
Full Moon: 14-Mar-2025
New Moon: 10:58 UTC
29-Mar-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.13 in
7-Days Rain: 0.07 in
7-Days ET: 0.80 in
7-Day: 0.733 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.733 in
March: 1.04 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.04 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 March for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 13 of March for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 66°F 		NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
 Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 37°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. West wind around 7 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

Friday: Rain And Snow Likely
Rain And Snow Likely
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
Hi 54°F Lo 27°F Hi 50°F Lo 29°F Hi 60°F Lo 37°F Hi 73°F
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