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    METRIC | IMPERIAL
    Updated: 16-Apr-2026 @ 2:05pm   (0 sec ago)
    Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
    Currently Outside: Warmer 1.4°F than last hour.

    74.4°F

    Feels like:  77.0°F
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    High Today
    75.3°F
    1:57 PM
    Low Today
    40.9°F
    6:41 AM
    Yest High
    68.1°F
    5:22 PM
    Yest Low
    43.9°F
    7:11 AM
    Sta* High
    61.0°F
    2025
    Sta* Low
    26.4°F
    2025
    * This Station's Records Since 1/2014
    Station Record High
    Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

    Wind from SSE Wind:  SSE
    2.0

    Gusting to:
    3.0 mph
    Current Rain Rain:
    0.00 in
    Chandler Burning Index: MODERATE Current CBI
    Fire Danger:
    50.5 of 100
    This
    Afternoon
    This Afternoon: Sunny
    Sunny
    Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly Clear
    Mostly Clear
    Friday

    Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms
    Showers And T-Storms
    Hi 77°F Lo 56°F Hi 75°F
    SPC Activity Map
    Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
    Current: Decreased 1.1°F since last hour. 43.4°F
    Last Hour: Decreased 1.1°F since last hour. -1.1°F
    High 8:59 AM: 54.8°F
    Low 5:57 AM: 39.3°F
    Record High: 84.7°F on
    23-Aug-2023
    Record Low: -42.5°F on
    31-Jan-2019
    Wetbulb: 58.4°F
    Leaf Wet:7 2
    Today: 0.00 in
    Yesterday: 0.00 in
    Last 7 Days: 0.96 in
    Apr Rain: 1.96 in
    Apr to Date
      Avg:10
    0.00 in
    Apr to Date
      Diff from Avg:10
    Over 1.96 in for the month 1.96 in
    Apr Avg: 2.60 in
    Diff from Avg: Under 0.64 in for the month 0.64 in
    Season:1 4.34 in
    YTD
      Avg:11
    2.83 in
    YTD
      Diff from Avg:11
    Over 1.51 in for the year 1.51 in
    Last Rain
    Time/Date:
    14-Apr-2026
    at 6:30 AM
    25 rain days in 2026
    9 days in April
    2 days since last rain
    Current: SSE  2.0 mph
    1Hr Average: 4.1 mph
    Wind Run: 10.48 miles
    Wind Gust
    Current: 3.0 mph
    Today: 12.0 mph 12:53 PM
    Month: 32.0 mph 12-Apr
    Year: 43.0 mph 13-Mar
    Record Gust: 44.0 mph
    16-Dec-2021
    Sunlight:
    13 h 30 m 53 s
    of Sunlight Yesterday
    13 h 33 m 48 s
    of Sunlight Today
    Which is
    2 min 55 sec longer than
    yesterday
    13 h 36 m 43 s
    of Sunlight Tomorrow
    (Noon ?>) graph (Midnight
    Legend

    Waning Crescent
    Waning Crescent, 28 days, 17 hours, 44 minutes in cycle
    1%
    Illuminated
    Humidity Barometer
    Current: Decreased 3% since last hour. 33%
    Last Hour: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
    High 6:01 AM: 96%
    Low 2:01 PM: 33%
    Record High: 100%
    8-Aug-2018
    Record Low: 0%
    11-Jun-2016
    Current: Falling 0.018  inHg/hr 29.746 inHg
    Last Hour: Falling slowly
    High 11:13 AM: 29.784
    Low 12:36 AM: 29.678
    Record High: 30.971 inHg
    7-Jan-2015
    Record Low: 25.396 inHg
    11-Jun-2016
    Cooling Degree Days Lightning Strikes Heat Index Air
    Today: 0.0
    Apr: 0.0
    2026 to Date: 0.0
    Heating Degree Days
    2026 to Date: 3875.7
    Last Min: 0
    Last 5 Mins: 0
    Last 30 Mins: 0
    Last 60 Mins: 0
    Last 12 Hrs: 0
    Apr: 0
    2026 to Date: 0
    Last
    Strike:
    23:49:42
    14-May-2025
    Last Bearing: 0
    Last Distance: 0 miles
    Current: 77.0°F
    High 1:57pm: 75.3°F
    Yesterday: 68.1°F
    Record: 115.7°F
    23-Aug-2023
    Quality
    Index6:

    42


    Good
    Density:
    1.18 kg/m3
    Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
    0.0
    Sunburn in
    720 Minutes
    Highest:
    12:00 AM
    0.0
    842 W/m2
    98%
    W/m2 SI
    High Today:
    1:24 PM
    858  W/m2
    Record:
    1380 W/m2
    Soil Conditions8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
    0.4 in: 20.0 cb | 54°F
    1.2 in: 17.0 cb | 52°F
    2.4 in: 18.0 cb | 48°F
    3.6 in: 6.0 cb | 47°F

    Growing conditions
    at the depth of:  0.4 in:


    Soil moisture range is from
    0-Wet to 200-Dry/Frozen
    Updated at Midnight
    Current ET: 0.16 in
    7-Days Rain: 0.96 in
    7-Days ET: 0.70 in
    7-Day:  0.263 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.263 in
    April:  0.65 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.65 in
    HIGHS: LOWS:
    97.5°F
    3-Sep-2023
    -33.5°F
    31-Jan-2019
    Daytime Records
      94.8°F°F
    03-Sep-2023
      -17.3°F°F
    30-Jan-2019
    Nitetime Records
      84.0°F°F
    22-Jun-2025
      -28.1°F°F
    31-Jan-2019
    ICN:0 | S3C2:3 | Ajax 3.xx
    ISS:Ok | CON:4.6 | RCP:99%
    1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.   3 Snow manually measured usually around 7AM and 7PM.   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 Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight.   7 Leaf Wetness is surface moisture on foliage. 0 being totally dry and 15 being totally saturated.   8 Soil moisture and temperatures are from sensors burried in the ground at the levels specified.   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 16 of just the month of April for this station since 2014.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 16 of April for this station since 2014.
     NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
    This
    Afternoon
    This Afternoon: Sunny
    Sunny

    Hi 77°F
    NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
    WXSIM forecast: Mostly sunny in the morning, becoming partly to mostly sunny in the afternoon. Cold. High 4°. Wind chill ranging from -17 to -2. UV index up to 1. Wind south around 2 mph.
    Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler, precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times, windy.
    Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly Clear
    Mostly Clear

    Lo 56°F
    NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
    WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. Low -7°. Wind south near calm.
     NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
    Friday

    Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms
    Showers And T-Storms
    Friday
    Night
    Friday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
    Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
    Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly Sunny
    Mostly Sunny
    Saturday
    Night
    Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
    Mostly Clear
    Sunday

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

    Monday: Sunny
    Sunny
    Hi 75°F Lo 29°F Hi 43°F Lo 28°F Hi 49°F Lo 29°F Hi 62°F
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