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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 30-Jul-2026 @ 4:15am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.7°F than last hour.

70.8°F

Feels like:  75°F
24-hr diff: 2.4°FWarmer 2.4°F than yesterday at this time.
Comfortable
High Today
74.3°F
2:17 AM 		Low Today
70.1°F
3:12 AM
Yest High
93.1°F
2:00 PM 		Yest Low
63.8°F
6:23 AM
Sta* High
98.2°F
2024 		Sta* Low
51.4°F
2009
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, A few clouds Night time, Dry, A few clouds

Wind from S Wind:  S
5.1
Gusting to:
 5.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
6.6 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Lo 64°F Hi 94°F Lo 65°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.4°F since last hour. 58.4°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.4°F since last hour. -1.4°F
High 12:02 AM: 64.1°F
Low 2:23 AM: 53.0°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 63.5°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Storm Rain: 0.02 in
Yesterday: 0.02 in
Last 7 Days: 0.05 in
Jul Rain: 0.73 in
Jul to Date
  Avg:10 		1.83 in
Jul to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 1.1 in for the month 1.10 in
Jul Avg: 1.83 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.1 in for the month 1.10 in
Season:1 5.40 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		9.88 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 4.48 in for the year 4.48 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		29-Jul-2026
at 4:25 PM
40 rain days in 2026
5 days in July
0 days since last rain
Current: S  5.1 mph
1Hr Average: 5.1 mph
Wind Run: 14.97 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph
Today: 13.0 mph 1:13 AM
Month: 35.0 mph 10-Jul
Year: 43.0 mph 25-Feb
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
14 h 20 m 33 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
14 h 18 m 39 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 54 sec shorter than
yesterday
14 h 16 m 43 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 16 days, 0 hours, 35 minutes in cycle
99%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 5% since last hour. 65%
Last Hour: Decreased 5% since last hour. 5%
High 12:00 AM: 78%
Low 2:15 AM: 48%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.017 inHg/hr 29.468 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 1:04 AM: 29.537
Low 4:03 AM: 29.459
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 1.2
Jul: 396.4
2026 to Date: 647.1
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2415.6
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:
8-Jan-2026
Average 1st Snow:
29 of Oct
Current: 75.1°F
High 2:17am: 74.3°F
Yesterday: 93.9°F
Record: 103.5°F
26-Jul-2026
Quality
Index6:
46

Good
Density:
1.17 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   8.7 @ 1:44 PM
Jul-30

10.1 		Jul-31

9.7 		Aug-01

10.1
High Yest:   1085.0 @ 2:00 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 220:45 Hrs
Rise: 5:56 am  Set: 8:16 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 56.3°F
Sunrise: 5:56 am
Sunset: 8:16 pm
Moonrise: 8:41 pm
Moonset: 6:52 am
Full Moon: 29-Jul-2026
New Moon: 17:37 UTC
12-Aug-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.07 in
7-Days Rain: 0.05 in
7-Days ET: 1.72 in
7-Day: 1.674 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.674 in
July: 7.73 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 7.73 in
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HIGHS: LOWS:
104.4°F
25-Jul-2026 		-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 30 of just the month of July for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 30 of July for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Thursday
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 64°F 		NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 64, with temperatures rising to around 68 overnight. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
 Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 94°F 		NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny. High near 94, with temperatures falling to around 89 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 65°F Hi 90°F Lo 61°F Hi 93°F Lo 65°F Hi 101°F Lo 69°F
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