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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 21-Aug-2025 @ 3:55am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 3.6°F than last hour.

67.6°F

24-hr diff: 1.3°FWarmer 1.3°F than yesterday at this time.
Comfortable
High Today
76.5°F
12:00 AM 		Low Today
67.6°F
3:54 AM
Yest High
95.8°F
4:07 PM 		Yest Low
58.6°F
6:22 AM
Sta* High
100.0°F
2023 		Sta* Low
47.1°F
2016
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Clear skies Night time, Dry, Clear skies

Calm Wind:  WSW
0.0
Gusting to:
 0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
16.5 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Clear
Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 63.0°F Hi 99.0°F Lo 64.0°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. 49.3°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. -31.4°F
High 3:47 AM: 49.8°F
Low 12:58 AM: 48.1°F
Record High: 73.2°F
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 57.8°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Aug Rain: 0.09 in
Aug to Date
  Avg:10 		1.01 in
Aug to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.92 in for the month 0.92 in
Aug Avg: 1.10 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.01 in for the month 1.01 in
Season:1 8.52 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		11.06 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 2.54 in for the year 2.54 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		10-Aug-2025
at 9:38 PM
55 rain days in 2025
2 days in August
11 days since last rain
Current: WSW  0.0 mph
1Hr Average: 1.8 mph
Wind Run: 2.19 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
Today: 12.0 mph 12:17 AM
Month: 40.0 mph 14-Aug
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
13 h 32 m 18 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
13 h 29 m 54 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 24 sec shorter than
yesterday
13 h 27 m 31 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 27 days, 14 hours, 48 minutes in cycle
4%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 7% since last hour. 52%
Last Hour: Increased 7% since last hour. 7%
High 3:53 AM: 52%
Low 12:00 AM: 38%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.002 inHg/hr 29.596 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:00 AM: 29.639
Low 3:45 AM: 29.592
Record High: 31.09 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.13 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 1.4
Aug: 205.5
2025 to Date: 729.6
Heating Degree Days
2025 to Date: 3399.5
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Aug Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Aug Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: 0.00 in
Season Total:2 0.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in August
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
7-Jan-2025
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 67.8°F
High 12:00am: 76.5°F
Yesterday: 93.7°F
Record: 102.9°F
8-Jul-2021
Quality
Index6:
47

Good
Density:
1.19 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   7.4 @ 12:56 PM
Aug-21

9.2 		Aug-22

9.6 		Aug-23

10.3
High Yest:   805.0 @ 1:08 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 152:28 Hrs
Rise: 6:17 am  Set: 7:48 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 53.5°F
Sunrise: 6:17 am
Sunset: 7:48 pm
Moonrise: 4:17 am
Moonset: 6:36 pm
Full Moon: 09-Aug-2025
New Moon: 06:07 UTC
23-Aug-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.05 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 1.53 in
7-Day: 1.535 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.54 in
August: 4.56 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 4.56 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 August for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 21 of August for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Thursday
Overnight

Overnight: Clear
Clear

Lo 63.0°F 		NWS forecast: Clear. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
 Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 99.0°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 99. North wind 2 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Lo 64.0°F Hi 87.0°F Lo 60.0°F Hi 81.0°F Lo 58.0°F Hi 82.0°F Lo 59.0°F
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