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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 10-Mar-2026 @ 10:55pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 1°F than last hour.

38.2°F

Wind Chill:  35.2°F
Feels like:  35°F
24-hr diff: -22.4°FColder 22.4°F than yesterday at this time.
Cold
High Today
63.6°F
2:43 PM 		Low Today
38.1°F
10:51 PM
Yest High
75.8°F
3:32 PM 		Yest Low
40.6°F
3:45 AM
Sta* High
73.8°F
2025 		Sta* Low
0.1°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy

Wind from NNE Wind:  NNE
4.0
Gusting to:
 3.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
2.1 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 30°F Hi 53°F Lo 35°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.7°F since last hour. 29.3°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.7°F since last hour. -0.7°F
High 4:35 PM: 38.5°F
Low 1:35 AM: 15.4°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 35.0°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.60 in
Mar Rain: 0.60 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10 		0.21 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Over 0.39 in for the month 0.39 in
Mar Avg: 1.25 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.65 in for the month 0.65 in
Season:1 0.86 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		1.18 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 0.32 in for the year 0.32 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		6-Mar-2026
at 8:56 PM
7 rain days in 2026
2 days in March
3 days since last rain
Current: NNE  4.0 mph
1Hr Average: 4.4 mph
Wind Run: 143.33 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
Today: 26.5 mph 7:03 PM
Month: 30.0 mph 5-Mar
Year: 43.0 mph 25-Feb
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
11 h 40 m 18 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
11 h 42 m 56 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 38 sec longer than
yesterday
11 h 45 m 35 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Last Quarter
Last Quarter, 21 days, 16 hours, 55 minutes in cycle
52%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 1% since last hour. 70%
Last Hour: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 10:14 PM: 70%
Low 12:00 AM: 19%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.004 inHg/hr 29.680 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 10:15 PM: 29.683
Low 2:48 PM: 29.294
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 11.9
Mar: 174.0
2026 to Date: 1621.8
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Mar Snow: Under 5.097 in for the month 5.10 in
Mar Avg: 10.20 in
Diff from Avg: -5.10 in
Season Total:2 16.90 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
1 snow day in March
9 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
28-Nov-2025
Average 1st Snow:
29 of Oct
Current: 35.2°F
Low 9:08 PM: 32.9°F
Yesterday: 37.3°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
N/A

No Data
Density:
1.26 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   3.8 @ 1:24 PM
Mar-11

4.5 		Mar-12

4.6 		Mar-13

5.1
High Today:  
879 W/m2 @ 2:03 PM
Sun Hours Today:
04:13
   This Month: 34:05 Hrs
Rise: 7:17 am  Set: 7:01 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 40.8°F
Sunrise: 7:17 am
Sunset: 7:01 pm
Moonrise: 2:46 am
Moonset: 11:28 am
Full Moon: 03-Mar-2026
New Moon: 01:24 UTC
18-Mar-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.14 in
7-Days Rain: 0.60 in
7-Days ET: 0.78 in
7-Day: 0.18 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.18 in
March: 0.38 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.38 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:81%
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 10 of just the month of March for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 10 of March for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Wednesday
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers

Lo 30°F 		NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers between midnight and 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1am and 3am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 30, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. Northeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 53°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow
Slight Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow
Lo 35°F Hi 69°F Lo 45°F Hi 73°F Lo 44°F Hi 75°F Lo 28°F
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