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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 28-Aug-2025 @ 11:25am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 1.9°F than last hour.

73.1°F

Feels like:  76°F
24-hr diff: 1.3°FWarmer 1.3°F than yesterday at this time.
Comfortable
High Today
73.1°F
11:24 AM 		Low Today
55.6°F
6:09 AM
Yest High
80.4°F
1:42 PM 		Yest Low
60.2°F
5:16 AM
Sta* High
95.3°F
2012 		Sta* Low
50.5°F
2019
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry

Wind from ESE Wind:  ESE
2.5
Gusting to:
 4.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
8.0 of 100
Today

Today: Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 80°F Lo 58°F Hi 81°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.8°F since last hour. 59.8°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.8°F since last hour. +0.8°F
High 9:58 AM: 61.4°F
Low 6:09 AM: 53.9°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 65.0°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.01 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.22 in
Aug Rain: 0.32 in
Aug to Date
  Avg:10 		1.23 in
Aug to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.91 in for the month 0.91 in
Aug Avg: 1.10 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.78 in for the month 0.78 in
Season:1 8.75 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		11.28 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 2.53 in for the year 2.53 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		28-Aug-2025
at 6:58 AM
57 rain days in 2025
5 days in August
0 days since last rain
Current: ESE  2.5 mph
1Hr Average: 2.2 mph
Wind Run: 13.40 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph
Today: 12.0 mph 12:28 AM
Month: 40.0 mph 14-Aug
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
13 h 15 m 17 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
13 h 12 m 49 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 28 sec shorter than
yesterday
13 h 10 m 19 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 5 days, 11 hours, 22 minutes in cycle
26%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 3% since last hour. 63%
Last Hour: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 6:37 AM: 95%
Low 10:52 AM: 62%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.006 inHg/hr 29.779 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 7:19 AM: 29.797
Low 3:52 AM: 29.728
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.0
Aug: 232.9
2025 to Date: 757.2
Heating Degree Days
2025 to Date: 3403.8
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Aug Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Aug 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 August
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
7-Jan-2025
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 76.1°F
High 11:24am: 73.1°F
Yesterday: 80.9°F
Record: 102.9°F
8-Jul-2021
Quality
Index6:
63

Moderate
Density:
1.18 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
6.1
Sunburn in
18 Minutes 		Highest:
11:22 AM
6.1
780 W/m2
95%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
10:38 AM
 816  W/m2
Record:
1461 W/m2
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 53.9°F
Sunrise: 6:24 am
Sunset: 7:38 pm
Moonrise: 11:51 am
Moonset: 9:26 pm
Full Moon: 07-Sep-2025
New Moon: 19:55 UTC
21-Sep-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.10 in
7-Days Rain: 0.22 in
7-Days ET: 1.00 in
7-Day: 0.78 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.78 in
August: 5.33 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 5.33 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:4.7 | 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.   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 28 of just the month of August for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 28 of August for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 80°F 		NWS forecast: Patchy fog before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 58°F 		NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

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

Saturday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Labor Day
Labor Day: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 81°F Lo 58°F Hi 78°F Lo 54°F Hi 80°F Lo 55°F Hi 84°F
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