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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 22-Mar-2025 @ 6:35am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 2°F than last hour.

35.4°F

Wind Chill:  33.5°F
Feels like:  33°F
24-hr diff: 5.6°FWarmer 5.6°F than yesterday at this time.
Cold
High Today
46.0°F
12:37 AM 		Low Today
35.0°F
6:26 AM
Yest High
58.2°F
2:25 PM 		Yest Low
28.1°F
5:37 AM
Sta* High
77.6°F
2009 		Sta* Low
23.3°F
2014
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Dawn, Dry, A few clouds Dawn, Dry, A few clouds

Wind from SSW Wind:  SSW
2.8
Gusting to:
 3.0 mph
Current Snow Snow3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
19.5 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 35°F Hi 63°F Lo 35°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.4°F since last hour. 16.6°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.4°F since last hour. +0.4°F
High 1:13 AM: 18.9°F
Low 3:38 AM: 15.8°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 29.6°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Melt Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Mar Rain: 0.27 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10 		0.74 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.47 in for the month 0.47 in
Mar Avg: 1.23 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.96 in for the month 0.96 in
Season:1 0.67 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		1.75 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 1.08 in for the year 1.08 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		6-Mar-2025
at 7:40 PM
12 rain days in 2025
2 days in March
15 days since last rain
Current: SSW  2.8 mph
1Hr Average: 3.1 mph
Wind Run: 21.91 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
Today: 10.4 mph 3:20 AM
Month: 47.0 mph 3-Mar
Year: 47.0 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
12 h 15 m 16 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
12 h 17 m 54 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 38 sec longer than
yesterday
12 h 20 m 32 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Last Quarter
Last Quarter, 22 days, 11 hours, 53 minutes in cycle
49%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 4% since last hour. 46%
Last Hour: Increased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 6:28 AM: 47%
Low 12:33 AM: 30%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.005 inHg/hr 29.561 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:19 AM: 29.732
Low 5:46 AM: 29.556
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 5.9
Mar: 426.6
2025 to Date: 2558.1
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Mar Snow: Under 10.433 in for the month 0.00 in
Mar Avg: 10.43 in
Diff from Avg: -10.43 in
Season Total:2 32.90 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in March
15 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
6-Nov-2024
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 33.5°F
Low 6:31 AM: 30.0°F
Yesterday: 24.9°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
41

Good
Density:
1.27 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   4.8 @ 2:05 PM
Mar-22

4.8 		Mar-23

4.8 		Mar-24

5.7
High Yest:   766.0 @ 2:06 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 68:15 Hrs
Rise: 6:59 am  Set: 7:13 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 33.1°F
Sunrise: 6:59 am
Sunset: 7:13 pm
Moonrise: 2:51 am
Moonset: 11:30 am
Full Moon: 14-Mar-2025
New Moon: 10:58 UTC
29-Mar-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.04 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.98 in
7-Day: 0.98 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.98 in
March: 2.24 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 2.24 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:4.8 | 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 22 of just the month of March for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 22 of March for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Saturday
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 35°F 		NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
 Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 63°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 7 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Monday

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

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 35°F Hi 62°F Lo 41°F Hi 71°F Lo 41°F Hi 69°F Lo 41°F
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