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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 18-Apr-2026 @ 2:45am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 2.1°F than last hour.

24.6°F

Wind Chill:  24.6°F
24-hr diff: -13.5°FColder 13.5°F than yesterday at this time.
Uncomfortably Cold
High Today
29.2°F
12:00 AM 		Low Today
24.6°F
2:43 AM
Yest High
59.8°F
12:04 AM 		Yest Low
28.2°F
11:16 PM
Sta* High
81.3°F
2014 		Sta* Low
12.3°F
2013
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, A few clouds Night time, Dry, A few clouds

Calm Wind:  NNE
0.0
Gusting to:
 0.0 mph
Current Snow Snow3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.0 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 23°F Hi 56°F Lo 34°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.9°F since last hour. 21.0°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.9°F since last hour. -0.9°F
High 12:00 AM: 26.1°F
Low 2:13 AM: 21.0°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 23.5°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Melt Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.24 in
Yesterday: 0.31 in
Last 7 Days: 0.32 in
Apr Rain: 0.39 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10 		0.89 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.5 in for the month 0.50 in
Apr Avg: 1.52 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.13 in for the month 1.13 in
Season:1 1.30 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		3.08 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 1.78 in for the year 1.78 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		17-Apr-2026
at 3:01 PM
13 rain days in 2026
4 days in April
0 days since last rain
Current: NNE  0.0 mph
1Hr Average: 0.3 mph
Wind Run: 1.90 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
Today: 5.0 mph 12:39 AM
Month: 36.0 mph 3-Apr
Year: 43.0 mph 25-Feb
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
13 h 21 m 47 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
13 h 24 m 15 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 28 sec longer than
yesterday
13 h 26 m 43 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 0 days, 20 hours, 56 minutes in cycle
1%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 4% since last hour. 86%
Last Hour: Increased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 12:00 AM: 88%
Low 1:40 AM: 81%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.014 inHg/hr 30.082 inHg
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 2:30 AM: 30.083
Low 12:03 AM: 30.023
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 3.8
Apr: 200.6
2026 to Date: 2013.7
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 24.2
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 3.80 in
Apr Snow: Under 1.948 in for the month 3.80 in
Apr Avg: 5.75 in
Diff from Avg: -1.95 in
Season Total:2 22.40 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
1 snow day in April
11 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
28-Nov-2025
Average 1st Snow:
29 of Oct
Current: 24.6°F
Low 2:15 AM: 22.3°F
Yesterday: 17.1°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
49

Good
Density:
1.32 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   4.0 @ 2:49 PM
Apr-18

6.8 		Apr-19

7.9 		Apr-20

8.0
High Yest:   701.0 @ 4:00 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 73:23 Hrs
Rise: 6:17 am  Set: 7:40 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 45.9°F
Sunrise: 6:17 am
Sunset: 7:40 pm
Moonrise: 6:37 am
Moonset: 8:20 pm
Full Moon: 01-May-2026
New Moon: 20:02 UTC
16-May-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.01 in
7-Days Rain: 0.32 in
7-Days ET: 1.15 in
7-Day: 0.83 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.83 in
April: 2.17 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 2.17 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: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 18 of just the month of April for this station since 2007.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 18 of April for this station since 2007.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Saturday
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 23°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 23, with temperatures rising to around 26 overnight. West southwest wind around 7 mph.
 Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 56°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 56. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 34°F Hi 72°F Lo 39°F Hi 78°F Lo 46°F Hi 82°F Lo 51°F
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