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    METRIC | IMPERIAL
    Updated: 11-Dec-2025 @ 10:05pm   (0 sec ago)
    Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
    Currently Outside: Colder 3.4°F than last hour.

    6.5°F

    Wind Chill:  6.5°F
    ---
    High Today
    20.2°F
    2:35 PM
    Low Today
    6.4°F
    10:04 PM
    Yest High
    29.3°F
    12:00 AM
    Yest Low
    17.9°F
    11:51 PM
    Sta* High
    36.7°F
    2022
    Sta* Low
    -4.5°F
    2024
    * This Station's Records Since 1/2014
    Night time, Fog, Clear skies Night time, Fog, Clear skies

    Calm Wind:  E
    0.0

    Gusting to:
    0.0 mph
    Current Snow Snow3:
    0.00 in
    Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
    Fire Danger:
    -3.2 of 100
    Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated Snow Showers
    Isolated Snow Showers
    Friday

    Friday: Light Snow then Cloudy
    Light Snow then Cloudy
    Friday
    Night
    Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy
    Mostly Cloudy
    Lo 8°F Hi 18°F Lo -8°F
    SPC Activity Map
    Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
    Current: Decreased 3°F since last hour. 6.5°F
    Last Hour: Decreased 3°F since last hour. -3.0°F
    High 2:35 PM: 17.5°F
    Low 10:00 PM: 6.2°F
    Record High: 84.7°F on
    23-Aug-2023
    Record Low: -42.5°F on
    31-Jan-2019
    Wetbulb: 6.5°F
    Leaf Wet:7 1
    Melt Today: 0.00 in
    Yesterday: 0.01 in
    Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
    Dec Rain: 0.18 in
    Dec to Date
      Avg:10
    0.00 in
    Dec to Date
      Diff from Avg:10
    Over 0.18 in for the month 0.18 in
    Dec Avg: 0.88 in
    Diff from Avg: Under 0.7 in for the month 0.70 in
    Season:1 26.53 in
    YTD
      Avg:11
    28.30 in
    YTD
      Diff from Avg:11
    Under 1.77 in for the year 1.77 in
    Last Rain
    Time/Date:
    10-Dec-2025
    at 3:30 AM
    114 rain days in 2025
    3 days in December
    1 day since last rain
    Current: E  0.0 mph
    1Hr Average: Calm
    Wind Run: 26.87 miles
    Wind Gust
    Current: 0.0 mph
    Today: 9.2 mph 12:54 AM
    Month: 23.0 mph 4-Dec
    Year: 42.6 mph 28-Jul
    Record Gust: 44.0 mph
    16-Dec-2021
    Sunlight:
    8 h 55 m 7 s
    of Sunlight Yesterday
    8 h 54 m 23 s
    of Sunlight Today
    Which is 44 sec shorter than
    yesterday
    8 h 53 m 43 s
    of Sunlight Tomorrow
    (Noon ?>) graph (Midnight
    Legend

    Last Quarter
    Last Quarter, 21 days, 21 hours, 20 minutes in cycle
    47%
    Illuminated
    Humidity Barometer
    Current: Increased 2% since last hour. 100%
    Last Hour: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
    High 10:01 PM: 100%
    Low 4:01 PM: 86%
    Record High: 100%
    8-Aug-2018
    Record Low: 0%
    11-Jun-2016
    Current: Rising 0.022  inHg/hr 30.127 inHg
    Last Hour: Rising slowly
    High 10:04 PM: 30.127
    Low 2:00 PM: 29.999
    Record High: 30.971 inHg
    7-Jan-2015
    Record Low: 25.396 inHg
    11-Jun-2016
    Heating Degree Days Wind Chill Air
    Today: 44.7
    Dec: 528.8
    2025 to Date: 6380.3
    Cooling Degree Days
    2025 to Date: 607.3
    Current: 6.5°F
    Low 3:21 AM: 6.0°F
    Yesterday: 9.2°F
    Record: -46.1°F
    29-Jan-2019
    Quality
    Index6:

    66


    Moderate
    Density:
    1.37 kg/m3
    UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
    High Today:   0.0 @ 12:00 AM
    Dec-12

    1.1
    Dec-13

    1.0
    Dec-14

    1.0
    High Today:  
    163 W/m2 @ 12:55 PM
    Sun Hours Today:
    00:00
       This Month: 06:57 Hrs
    Rise: 7:37 am  Set: 4:31 pm
    Soil Conditions8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
    0.4 in: 21.0 cb | 37°F
    1.2 in: 24.0 cb | 37°F
    2.4 in: 27.0 cb | 38°F
    3.6 in: 17.0 cb | 41°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: 0.01 in
    7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
    7-Days ET: 0.09 in
    7-Day:  0.094 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.094 in
    December:  0.06 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.06 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:1 | S3C2:8 | Ajax 3.xx
    ISS:Ok | CON:4.6 | RCP:98%
    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.   10 Historical average only to day 11 of just the month of December for this station since 2014.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 11 of December for this station since 2014.
     NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Friday
    Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated Snow Showers
    Isolated Snow Showers

    Lo 8°F
    NWS forecast: Isolated snow showers before 5am, then a slight chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 8. South southeast wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
    WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Cold. Low 0°. Wind west-northwest around 2 mph.
    Local station forecast: Mostly clear with little temp change.
    Friday

    Friday: Light Snow then Cloudy
    Light Snow then Cloudy

    Hi 18°F
    NWS forecast: Snow before noon. Cloudy. High near 18, with temperatures falling to around 7 in the afternoon. Wind chill values as low as -11. West wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
    WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. High 22°. Wind chill ranging from -3 to 14. UV index up to 1. Wind west-northwest around 4 mph.
     NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
    Friday
    Night
    Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy
    Mostly Cloudy
    Saturday

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

    Sunday: Sunny
    Sunny
    Sunday
    Night
    Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy
    Mostly Cloudy
    Monday

    Monday: Partly Sunny
    Partly Sunny
    Monday
    Night
    Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy
    Mostly Cloudy
    Lo -8°F Hi -2°F Lo -18°F Hi 2°F Lo -8°F Hi 26°F Lo 12°F
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