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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 06-Dec-2025 @ 2:15pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 1.1°F than last hour.

50.8°F

Feels like:  47°F
24-hr diff: 15°FWarmer 15°F than yesterday at this time.
Cool
High Today
53.8°F
1:47 PM 		Low Today
28.5°F
3:09 AM
Yest High
37.0°F
10:51 AM 		Yest Low
24.1°F
4:22 AM
Sta* High
67.6°F
2023 		Sta* Low
-6.8°F
2013
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from NNE Wind:  NNE
10.3
Gusting to:
 11.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
22.9 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 53°F Lo 25°F Hi 44°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 30.2°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. -0.2°F
High 12:22 PM: 34.4°F
Low 1:37 AM: 20.9°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 42.7°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Last 7 Days: 0.53 in
Dec Rain: 0.51 in
Dec to Date
  Avg:10 		0.05 in
Dec to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Over 0.46 in for the month 0.46 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 		14.01 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 1.84 in for the year 1.84 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		5-Dec-2025
at 9:41 AM
77 rain days in 2025
2 days in December
1 day since last rain
Current: NNE  10.3 mph
1Hr Average: 6.7 mph
Wind Run: 57.92 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 11.0 mph
Today: 19.6 mph 12:50 PM
Month: 19.0 mph 2-Dec
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
9 h 28 m 19 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
9 h 27 m 21 s
of Sunlight Today Which is 58 sec shorter than
yesterday
9 h 26 m 27 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 16 days, 14 hours, 29 minutes in cycle
95%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 1% since last hour. 45%
Last Hour: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 6:18 AM: 76%
Low 1:39 PM: 39%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.031 inHg/hr 29.584 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 12:00 AM: 29.649
Low 5:07 AM: 29.513
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 18.5
Dec: 197.4
2025 to Date: 4615.8
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: 46.9°F
Low 3:27 AM: 21.6°F
Yesterday: 18.0°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
40

Good
Density:
1.23 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.0
Sunburn in
112 Minutes 		Highest:
10:59 AM
2.3
408 W/m2
100%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
10:44 AM
 522  W/m2
Record:
1461 W/m2
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 53.8°F
Sunrise: 7:07 am
Sunset: 4:34 pm
Moonrise: 5:15 pm
Moonset: 9:16 am
Full Moon: 04-Dec-2025
New Moon: 01:44 UTC
19-Dec-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.07 in
7-Days Rain: 0.53 in
7-Days ET: 0.15 in
7-Day: 0.376 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.376 in
December: 0.38 in water in excess 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:0 | 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.   9 Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station’s recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station’s location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked.   10 Historical average only to day 6 of just the month of December for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 6 of December for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers

Hi 53°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 3pm. Mostly sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 42 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
 Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 25°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 25, with temperatures rising to around 29 overnight. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday

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

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

Tuesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Slight Chance Light Rain
Slight Chance Light Rain
Hi 44°F Lo 25°F Hi 50°F Lo 33°F Hi 57°F Lo 34°F Hi 58°F
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