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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 27-Oct-2025 @ 5:20pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 5.2°F than last hour.

50.3°F

Feels like:  48°F
24-hr diff: -10.8°FColder 10.8°F than yesterday at this time.
Cool
High Today
62.8°F
2:25 PM 		Low Today
36.1°F
7:17 AM
Yest High
65.8°F
2:34 PM 		Yest Low
39.8°F
7:58 AM
Sta* High
81.8°F
2016 		Sta* Low
4.7°F
2020
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Cloudy, Stopped raining Cloudy, Stopped raining

Wind from NE Wind:  NE
7.0
Gusting to:
 7.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.03 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-0.2 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Clear
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 68°F Lo 30°F Hi 50°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1.6°F since last hour. 44.7°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.6°F since last hour. +1.6°F
High 5:09 PM: 46.2°F
Low 7:16 AM: 30.5°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 47.6°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.03 in
Rate (/hr): 0.029 in
Storm Rain: 0.03 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Oct Rain: 0.55 in
Oct to Date
  Avg:10 		0.83 in
Oct to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.28 in for the month 0.28 in
Oct Avg: 0.91 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.36 in for the month 0.36 in
Season:1 11.60 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		13.42 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 1.82 in for the year 1.82 in
72 rain days in 2025
4 days in October
0 days since last rain
Current: NE  7.0 mph
1Hr Average: 4.2 mph
Wind Run: 44.73 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 7.0 mph
Today: 16.1 mph 3:18 PM
Month: 34.0 mph 20-Oct
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
10 h 42 m 9 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
10 h 39 m 46 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 23 sec shorter than
yesterday
10 h 37 m 23 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 6 days, 10 hours, 57 minutes in cycle
34%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 18% since last hour. 81%
Last Hour: Increased 18% since last hour. 18%
High 9:16 AM: 87%
Low 2:24 PM: 46%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.044 inHg/hr 30.044 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 9:30 AM: 30.074
Low 2:02 PM: 29.942
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 16.1
Oct: 275.3
2025 to Date: 3747.0
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 829.1
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Oct Snow: Under 3.976 in for the month 0.00 in
Oct Avg: 3.98 in
Diff from Avg: -3.98 in
Season Total:2 0.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in October
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
7-Jan-2025
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 47.6°F
Low 6:56 AM: 34.8°F
Yesterday: 39.8°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
40

Good
Density:
1.25 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes 		Highest:
12:38 PM
4.0
16 W/m2
22%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
12:40 PM
 724  W/m2
Record:
1461 W/m2
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 55.3°F
Sunrise: 7:23 am
Sunset: 6:04 pm
Moonrise: 1:18 pm
Moonset: 9:07 pm
Full Moon: 05-Nov-2025
New Moon: 06:48 UTC
19-Nov-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.07 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.62 in
7-Day: 0.618 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.618 in
October: 1.81 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.81 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:5 | 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 27 of just the month of October for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 27 of October for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers

Hi 68°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
 Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Clear
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Clear

Lo 30°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Clear
Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 50°F Lo 24°F Hi 56°F Lo 33°F Hi 56°F Lo 31°F Hi 56°F
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