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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 26-Apr-2024 @ 3:40am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.1°F than last hour.

49.4°F

24-hr diff: -0.3°FColder 0.3°F than yesterday at this time.
Cool
High Today
49.6°F
12:01 AM
Low Today
48.8°F
1:15 AM
Yest High
76.4°F
2:01 PM
Yest Low
49.3°F
3:23 AM
Sta* High
81.6°F
2012
Sta* Low
27.1°F
2017
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Overcast Night time, Dry, Overcast

Wind from WSW Wind:  WSW
2.1

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

Overnight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Friday

Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Lo 47°F Hi 68°F Lo 42°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.2°F since last hour. 43.2°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.2°F since last hour. -1.2°F
High 12:01 AM: 45.6°F
Low 3:36 AM: 43.0°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
Storm Rain: 0.04 in
Yesterday: 0.05 in
Last 7 Days: 0.65 in
Apr Rain: 1.21 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10
1.51 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.3 in for the month 0.30 in
Apr Avg: 1.52 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.31 in for the month 0.31 in
Season:1 5.45 in
YTD
  Avg:11
3.77 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 1.68 in for the year 1.68 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
25-Apr-2024
at 10:45 PM
26 rain days in 2024
6 days in April
0 days since last rain
Current: WSW  2.1 mph
1Hr Average: 3.8 mph
Wind Run: 12.34 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
Today: 13.0 mph 12:10 AM
Month: 36.0 mph 6-Apr
Year: 46.0 mph 10-Jan
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
13 h 45 m 2 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
13 h 47 m 23 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 21 sec longer than
yesterday
13 h 49 m 43 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 17 days, 15 hours, 23 minutes in cycle
94%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 4% since last hour. 79%
Last Hour: Decreased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 12:00 AM: 86%
Low 3:36 AM: 79%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.014  inHg/hr 29.547 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:09 AM: 29.609
Low 3:36 AM: 29.547
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 2.3
Apr: 324.7
2024 to Date: 2909.5
Cooling Degree Days
2024 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Apr Snow: Under 0.924 in for the month 5.10 in
Apr Avg: 6.02 in
Diff from Avg: -0.92 in
Season Total:2 50.40 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
2 snow days in April
23 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
29-Oct-2023
Average 1st Snow:
25 of Oct
Current: 49.4°F
Low 12:11 AM: 45.9°F
Yesterday: 44.9°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

49


Good
Density:
1.23 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   6.9 @ 12:59 PM
Apr-26

7.1
Apr-27

6.7
Apr-28

6.9
High Yest:   1025.0 @ 1:02 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 122:13 Hrs
Rise: 6:05 am  Set: 7:48 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 39.9°F
Sunrise: 6:05 am
Sunset: 7:48 pm
Moonrise: 10:06 pm
Moonset: 7:20 am
Full Moon: 23-Apr-2024
New Moon: 03:23 UTC
07-May-2024
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.02 in
7-Days Rain: 0.65 in
7-Days ET: 1.05 in
7-Day:  0.405 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.405 in
April:  2.75 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 2.75 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: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 26 of just the month of April for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 26 of April for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Friday
Overnight

Overnight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers

Lo 47°F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday

Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms

Hi 68°F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Saturday

Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Sunday

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

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 42°F Hi 44°F Lo 39°F Hi 57°F Lo 40°F Hi 68°F Lo 44°F
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