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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 18-Sep-2025 @ 5:15am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 0.5°F than last hour.

50.1°F

24-hr diff: 3.4°FWarmer 3.4°F than yesterday at this time.
Cool
High Today
52.1°F
12:00 AM 		Low Today
48.9°F
3:25 AM
Yest High
70.1°F
2:37 PM 		Yest Low
46.1°F
7:00 AM
Sta* High
92.4°F
2021 		Sta* Low
41.6°F
2012
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Partly cloudy Night time, Dry, Partly cloudy

Wind from SSW Wind:  SSW
1.5
Gusting to:
 0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-0.7 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 48°F Hi 72°F Lo 49°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 45.5°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. -0.5°F
High 4:13 AM: 46.0°F
Low 2:33 AM: 43.4°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 47.9°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Last 7 Days: 0.66 in
Sep Rain: 0.72 in
Sep to Date
  Avg:10 		1.09 in
Sep to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.37 in for the month 0.37 in
Sep Avg: 1.44 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.72 in for the month 0.72 in
Season:1 9.66 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		12.20 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 2.54 in for the year 2.54 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		17-Sep-2025
at 1:55 AM
66 rain days in 2025
6 days in September
1 day since last rain
Current: SSW  1.5 mph
1Hr Average: 4.2 mph
Wind Run: 6.61 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
Today: 8.1 mph 4:05 AM
Month: 30.0 mph 13-Sep
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
12 h 21 m 47 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
12 h 19 m 11 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 36 sec shorter than
yesterday
12 h 16 m 35 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 26 days, 5 hours, 12 minutes in cycle
12%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 84%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 3:23 AM: 86%
Low 12:00 AM: 75%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.006 inHg/hr 29.848 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:04 AM: 29.898
Low 4:59 AM: 29.844
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 3.0
Sep: 28.8
2025 to Date: 3430.5
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 821.4
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Sep Snow: Under 0.118 in for the month 0.00 in
Sep Avg: 0.12 in
Diff from Avg: -0.12 in
Season Total:2 0.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in September
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
7-Jan-2025
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 50.1°F
Low 3:25 AM: 48.9°F
Yesterday: 46.1°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
32

Good
Density:
1.24 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   6.2 @ 12:45 PM
Sep-18

6.8 		Sep-19

7.0 		Sep-20

6.7
High Yest:   870.0 @ 2:39 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 119:07 Hrs
Rise: 6:43 am  Set: 7:04 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 55.0°F
Sunrise: 6:43 am
Sunset: 7:04 pm
Moonrise: 3:17 am
Moonset: 5:40 pm
Full Moon: 07-Sep-2025
New Moon: 19:55 UTC
21-Sep-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.01 in
7-Days Rain: 0.66 in
7-Days ET: 1.02 in
7-Day: 0.356 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.356 in
September: 1.95 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.95 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 September for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 18 of September for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Thursday
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 48°F 		NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southwest wind around 3 mph.
 Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 72°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

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

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 49°F Hi 82°F Lo 55°F Hi 82°F Lo 55°F Hi 83°F Lo 54°F
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