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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 08-Dec-2025 @ 4:40pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 2.4°F than last hour.

47.8°F

24-hr diff: 5.8°FWarmer 5.8°F than yesterday at this time.
Cool
High Today
54.1°F
11:50 AM 		Low Today
28.8°F
1:55 AM
Yest High
50.2°F
1:42 PM 		Yest Low
25.0°F
4:01 AM
Sta* High
62.4°F
2015 		Sta* Low
-5.2°F
2016
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Dusk, Dry, Mostly cloudy Dusk, Dry, Mostly cloudy

Wind from W Wind:  W
1.4
Gusting to:
 2.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
40.3 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 53°F Lo 34°F Hi 60°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.7°F since last hour. 21.4°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.7°F since last hour. +0.7°F
High 9:19 AM: 26.0°F
Low 1:06 AM: 16.5°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 38.7°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.51 in
Dec Rain: 0.51 in
Dec to Date
  Avg:10 		0.07 in
Dec to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Over 0.44 in for the month 0.44 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 		14.03 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 1.86 in for the year 1.86 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		5-Dec-2025
at 9:41 AM
77 rain days in 2025
2 days in December
3 days since last rain
Current: W  1.4 mph
1Hr Average: 2.7 mph
Wind Run: 74.02 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
Today: 28.0 mph 2:25 PM
Month: 28.0 mph 8-Dec
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
9 h 26 m 27 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
9 h 25 m 36 s
of Sunlight Today Which is 51 sec shorter than
yesterday
9 h 24 m 49 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 18 days, 16 hours, 56 minutes in cycle
80%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 4% since last hour. 35%
Last Hour: Increased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 1:54 AM: 63%
Low 11:54 AM: 28%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: No Change 29.913 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 5:25 AM: 29.979
Low 2:11 PM: 29.892
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 19.0
Dec: 251.7
2025 to Date: 4670.1
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: 47.8°F
Low 1:57 AM: 23.0°F
Yesterday: 18.5°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
44

Good
Density:
1.25 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   1.3 @ 11:46 AM
Dec-09

1.5 		Dec-10

1.4 		Dec-11

1.6
High Today:  
543 W/m2 @ 12:34 PM
Sun Hours Today:
03:36
   This Month: 38:04 Hrs
Rise: 7:08 am  Set: 4:34 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 53.7°F
Sunrise: 7:08 am
Sunset: 4:34 pm
Moonrise: 7:43 pm
Moonset: 10:47 am
Full Moon: 04-Dec-2025
New Moon: 01:44 UTC
19-Dec-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.06 in
7-Days Rain: 0.51 in
7-Days ET: 0.24 in
7-Day: 0.266 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.266 in
December: 0.27 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.27 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:Station 1 Low | CON:4.8 | RCP:88%
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 8 of just the month of December for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 8 of December for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 53°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. West wind around 9 mph.
 Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 34°F 		NWS forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

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

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

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

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 60°F Lo 33°F Hi 58°F Lo 44°F Hi 64°F Lo 32°F Hi 53°F
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