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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 12-Jul-2025 @ 3:25am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 0.5°F than last hour.

59.6°F

24-hr diff: -3.1°FColder 3.1°F than yesterday at this time.
Cool
High Today
60.7°F
12:05 AM 		Low Today
59.6°F
3:10 AM
Yest High
89.4°F
3:45 PM 		Yest Low
55.3°F
6:08 AM
Sta* High
102.4°F
2024 		Sta* Low
53.8°F
2008
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Overcast Night time, Dry, Overcast

Wind from ESE Wind:  ESE
4.0
Gusting to:
 5.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.1 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 59°F Hi 85°F Lo 61°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 56.4°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. -0.2°F
High 12:02 AM: 57.3°F
Low 3:10 AM: 56.0°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 57.8°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.18 in
Yesterday: 0.18 in
Last 7 Days: 0.46 in
Jul Rain: 0.48 in
Jul to Date
  Avg:10 		0.88 in
Jul to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.4 in for the month 0.40 in
Jul Avg: 1.90 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.42 in for the month 1.42 in
Season:1 8.29 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		9.10 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 0.81 in for the year 0.81 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		11-Jul-2025
at 7:22 PM
50 rain days in 2025
4 days in July
0 days since last rain
Current: ESE  4.0 mph
1Hr Average: 1.8 mph
Wind Run: 3.16 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph
Today: 7.0 mph 1:48 AM
Month: 39.0 mph 11-Jul
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
14 h 48 m 4 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
14 h 46 m 53 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 11 sec shorter than
yesterday
14 h 45 m 39 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 16 days, 22 hours, 54 minutes in cycle
97%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 1% since last hour. 89%
Last Hour: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 12:02 AM: 89%
Low 2:08 AM: 87%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.002 inHg/hr 29.745 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:04 AM: 29.771
Low 1:06 AM: 29.730
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 0.6
Jul: 0.6
2025 to Date: 3400.0
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 323.8
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Jul Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Jul 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 July
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
7-Jan-2025
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 59.6°F
Low 3:10 AM: 59.6°F
Yesterday: 55.3°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
89

Moderate
Density:
1.21 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   8.5 @ 1:28 PM
Jul-12

9.8 		Jul-13

9.9 		Jul-14

10.4
High Yest:   976.0 @ 1:30 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 84:45 Hrs
Rise: 5:41 am  Set: 8:29 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 49.0°F
Sunrise: 5:41 am
Sunset: 8:29 pm
Moonrise: 9:39 pm
Moonset: 7:20 am
Full Moon: 10-Jul-2025
New Moon: 19:12 UTC
24-Jul-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.01 in
7-Days Rain: 0.46 in
7-Days ET: 1.87 in
7-Day: 1.414 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.414 in
July: 2.59 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 2.59 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 12 of just the month of July for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 12 of July for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Saturday
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers

Lo 59°F 		NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
 Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 85°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Lo 61°F Hi 93°F Lo 64°F Hi 95°F Lo 62°F Hi 91°F Lo 60°F
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