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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 29-Mar-2024 @ 4:50am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.9°F than last hour.

42.7°F

Feels like:  37°F
24-hr diff: 8.3°FWarmer 8.3°F than yesterday at this time.
Cold
High Today
43.5°F
12:04 AM
Low Today
40.3°F
3:27 AM
Yest High
67.9°F
3:43 PM
Yest Low
31.7°F
7:05 AM
Sta* High
76.0°F
2021
Sta* Low
23.3°F
2023
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy

Wind from NNE Wind:  NNE
9.0

Gusting to:
7.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
8.7 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance T-storms
Slight Chance T-storms
Lo 35°F Hi 58°F Lo 34°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1.8°F since last hour. 28.9°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.8°F since last hour. +1.8°F
High 4:48 AM: 29.0°F
Low 1:26 AM: 24.4°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 37.6°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.43 in
Mar Rain: 2.22 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10
1.19 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 1.03 in for the month 1.03 in
Mar Avg: 1.17 in
Diff from Avg: Over 1.05 in for the month 1.05 in
Season:1 4.15 in
YTD
  Avg:11
2.22 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 1.93 in for the year 1.93 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
26-Mar-2024
at 12:14 PM
18 rain days in 2024
6 days in March
2 days since last rain
Current: NNE  9.0 mph
1Hr Average: 4.1 mph
Wind Run: 13.88 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 7.0 mph
Today: 15.0 mph 4:48 AM
Month: 31.1 mph 24-Mar
Year: 46.0 mph 10-Jan
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
12 h 34 m 22 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
12 h 36 m 59 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 37 sec longer than
yesterday
12 h 39 m 36 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 19 days, 1 hours, 51 minutes in cycle
84%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 2% since last hour. 58%
Last Hour: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 4:48 AM: 58%
Low 1:08 AM: 49%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.022  inHg/hr 29.793 inHg
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 4:15 AM: 29.799
Low 2:18 AM: 29.753
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 4.3
Mar: 645.0
2024 to Date: 2534.1
Cooling Degree Days
2024 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Mar Snow: Over 4.816 in for the month 15.80 in
Mar Avg: 10.98 in
Diff from Avg: 4.82 in
Season Total:2 45.30 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
4 snow days in March
21 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
29-Oct-2023
Average 1st Snow:
25 of Oct
Current: 37.4°F
Low 3:29 AM: 36.9°F
Yesterday: 28.0°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

47


Good
Density:
1.26 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   5.1 @ 12:41 PM
Mar-29

4.7
Mar-30

4.7
Mar-31

4.4
High Yest:   902.0 @ 12:42 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 113:51 Hrs
Rise: 6:47 am  Set: 7:20 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 36.2°F
Sunrise: 6:47 am
Sunset: 7:20 pm
Moonrise: 11:07 pm
Moonset: 8:42 am
Full Moon: 25-Mar-2024
New Moon: 18:21 UTC
08-Apr-2024
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.03 in
7-Days Rain: 0.43 in
7-Days ET: 0.69 in
7-Day:  0.259 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.259 in
March:  0.41 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.41 in
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HIGHS: LOWS:
102.9°F
25-Jun-2012
-14.6°F
2-Feb-2011
Daytime Records
  100.4°F°F
23-Jun-2012
  -8.1°F°F
22-Dec-2022
Nitetime Records
  88.0°F°F
15-Aug-2012
  -10.7°F°F
02-Feb-2011
ICN:1 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:98%
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 29 of just the month of March for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 29 of March for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Friday
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 35°F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Hi 58°F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny. High near 58, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Slight Chance T-storms
Slight Chance T-storms
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow
Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow
Monday

Monday: Chance Rain And Snow
Chance Rain And Snow
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Chance Rain And Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Rain And Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Lo 34°F Hi 63°F Lo 36°F Hi 64°F Lo 35°F Hi 49°F Lo 31°F
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