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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 17-Apr-2025 @ 3:10am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 1°F than last hour.

50.1°F

24-hr diff: -3.9°FColder 3.9°F than yesterday at this time.
Cool
High Today
59.8°F
12:01 AM 		Low Today
50.1°F
3:09 AM
Yest High
80.7°F
3:02 PM 		Yest Low
45.5°F
6:42 AM
Sta* High
79.5°F
2017 		Sta* Low
10.9°F
2020
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Partly cloudy Night time, Dry, Partly cloudy

Calm Wind:  SE
0.0
Gusting to:
 0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
11.8 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Light Rain then Light Snow
Light Rain then Light Snow
Lo 46°F Hi 70°F Lo 31°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: No Change 34.5°F
Last Hour: No Change -0.0°F
High 12:34 AM: 35.5°F
Low 2:44 AM: 34.0°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 43.6°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.06 in
Apr Rain: 0.30 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10 		0.85 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.55 in for the month 0.55 in
Apr Avg: 1.57 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.27 in for the month 1.27 in
Season:1 2.27 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		3.11 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 0.84 in for the year 0.84 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		14-Apr-2025
at 8:47 AM
21 rain days in 2025
6 days in April
2 days since last rain
Current: SE  0.0 mph
1Hr Average: 1.2 mph
Wind Run: 5.31 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
Today: 13.0 mph 12:01 AM
Month: 38.0 mph 9-Apr
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
13 h 22 m 36 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
13 h 25 m 5 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 29 sec longer than
yesterday
13 h 27 m 33 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 18 days, 22 hours, 15 minutes in cycle
83%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 2% since last hour. 55%
Last Hour: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 2:56 AM: 55%
Low 12:00 AM: 39%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.029 inHg/hr 29.259 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 12:00 AM: 29.337
Low 3:05 AM: 29.256
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 1.0
Apr: 253.3
2025 to Date: 2935.3
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 3.5
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Apr Snow: Under 5.048 in for the month 0.70 in
Apr Avg: 5.75 in
Diff from Avg: -5.05 in
Season Total:2 34.40 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
2 snow days in April
18 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
6-Nov-2024
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 50.1°F
Low 3:09 AM: 50.1°F
Yesterday: 42.5°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
41

Good
Density:
1.22 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   8.1 @ 1:16 PM
Apr-17

6.9 		Apr-18

6.3 		Apr-19

5.8
High Yest:   990.0 @ 12:12 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 74:25 Hrs
Rise: 6:18 am  Set: 7:39 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 37.4°F
Sunrise: 6:18 am
Sunset: 7:39 pm
Moonrise: 11:48 pm
Moonset: 8:35 am
Full Moon: 12-Apr-2025
New Moon: 19:32 UTC
27-Apr-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.04 in
7-Days Rain: 0.06 in
7-Days ET: 1.35 in
7-Day: 1.29 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.29 in
April: 2.09 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 2.09 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:4.7 | 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.   10 Historical average only to day 17 of just the month of April for this station since 2007.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 17 of April for this station since 2007.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Thursday
Overnight

Overnight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 46°F 		NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind around 6 mph.
 Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Hi 70°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 6 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Light Rain then Light Snow
Light Rain then Light Snow
Friday

Friday: Light Snow
Light Snow
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Light Snow
Light Snow
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Rain And Snow then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Rain And Snow then Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 31°F Hi 35°F Lo 29°F Hi 44°F Lo 28°F Hi 62°F Lo 37°F
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