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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 18-Dec-2025 @ 11:45pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.7°F than last hour.

37.0°F

Wind Chill:  34.4°F
Feels like:  34°F
24-hr diff: -8.1°FColder 8.1°F than yesterday at this time.
Cold
High Today
50.4°F
1:36 PM 		Low Today
32.4°F
4:00 AM
Yest High
70.2°F
1:02 PM 		Yest Low
41.5°F
6:51 AM
Sta* High
66.8°F
2013 		Sta* Low
-9.2°F
2016
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Mostly clear Night time, Dry, Mostly clear

Wind from NNE Wind:  NNE
3.5
Gusting to:
 2.0 mph
Current Snow Snow3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
47.6 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain
Lo 32°F Hi 69°F Lo 41°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. 9.1°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. +0.6°F
High 11:31 PM: 9.9°F
Low 12:00 AM: -5.2°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 29.2°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Melt Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Dec Rain: 0.51 in
Dec to Date
  Avg:10 		0.20 in
Dec to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Over 0.31 in for the month 0.31 in
Dec Avg: 0.39 in
Diff from Avg: Over 0.12 in for the month 0.12 in
Season:1 12.17 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		14.16 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 1.99 in for the year 1.99 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		5-Dec-2025
at 9:41 AM
77 rain days in 2025
2 days in December
13 days since last rain
Current: NNE  3.5 mph
1Hr Average: 4.9 mph
Wind Run: 129.13 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
Today: 36.0 mph 12:13 AM
Month: 54.0 mph 17-Dec
Year: 54.0 mph 17-Dec
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
9 h 20 m 46 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
9 h 20 m 33 s
of Sunlight Today Which is 13 sec shorter than
yesterday
9 h 20 m 23 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 28 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes in cycle
1%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 31%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 7:03 PM: 33%
Low 1:51 PM: 11%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.006 inHg/hr 29.627 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 10:22 AM: 29.796
Low 12:02 AM: 29.430
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 25.1
Dec: 421.0
2025 to Date: 4838.7
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 829.1
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Dec Snow: Under 3.913 in for the month 5.30 in
Dec Avg: 9.21 in
Diff from Avg: -3.91 in
Season Total:2 5.90 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
1 snow day in December
2 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
28-Nov-2025
Average 1st Snow:
29 of Oct
Current: 34.4°F
Low 6:57 AM: 24.3°F
Yesterday: 36.5°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
N/A

No Data
Density:
1.27 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   1.8 @ 11:08 AM
Dec-19

1.6 		Dec-20

1.5 		Dec-21

1.6
High Today:  
475 W/m2 @ 11:38 AM
Sun Hours Today:
04:15
   This Month: 82:13 Hrs
Rise: 7:16 am  Set: 4:37 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 53.6°F
Sunrise: 7:16 am
Sunset: 4:37 pm
Moonrise: 7:17 am
Moonset: 3:59 pm
Full Moon: 04-Dec-2025
New Moon: 01:44 UTC
19-Dec-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.07 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.73 in
7-Day: 0.728 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.728 in
December: 0.69 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.69 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:94%
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 December for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 18 of December for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Friday
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 32°F 		NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. South southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
 Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 69°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain
Saturday

Saturday: Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 41°F Hi 54°F Lo 29°F Hi 55°F Lo 37°F Hi 69°F Lo 37°F
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