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    METRIC | IMPERIAL
    Updated: 24-Apr-2026 @ 5:55am   (0 sec ago)
    Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
    Currently Outside: Colder 1.9°F than last hour.

    44.9°F

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    High Today
    57.8°F
    12:06 AM
    Low Today
    44.9°F
    5:54 AM
    Yest High
    74.7°F
    12:26 PM
    Yest Low
    57.5°F
    10:41 PM
    Sta* High
    58.7°F
    2025
    Sta* Low
    24.8°F
    2023
    * This Station's Records Since 1/2014
    Night time, Dry, Clear skies Night time, Dry, Clear skies

    Wind from W Wind:  W
    3.1

    Gusting to:
    2.0 mph
    Current Rain Rain:
    0.01 in
    Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
    Fire Danger:
    0.7 of 100
    Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly Cloudy
    Mostly Cloudy
    Friday

    Friday: Sunny
    Sunny
    Friday
    Night
    Friday Night: Mostly Clear
    Mostly Clear
    Lo 44°F Hi 61°F Lo 39°F
    SPC Activity Map
    Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
    Current: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 37.8°F
    Last Hour: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. -0.5°F
    High 12:06 AM: 57.8°F
    Low 5:54 AM: 37.8°F
    Record High: 84.7°F on
    23-Aug-2023
    Record Low: -42.5°F on
    31-Jan-2019
    Wetbulb: 41.9°F
    Leaf Wet:7 1
    Today: 0.01 in
    Storm Rain: 0.29 in
    Yesterday: 0.28 in
    Last 7 Days: 0.96 in
    Apr Rain: 2.39 in
    Apr to Date
      Avg:10
    0.00 in
    Apr to Date
      Diff from Avg:10
    Over 2.39 in for the month 2.39 in
    Apr Avg: 2.60 in
    Diff from Avg: Under 0.21 in for the month 0.21 in
    Season:1 4.77 in
    YTD
      Avg:11
    2.83 in
    YTD
      Diff from Avg:11
    Over 1.94 in for the year 1.94 in
    Last Rain
    Time/Date:
    24-Apr-2026
    at 12:42 AM
    27 rain days in 2026
    12 days in April
    0 days since last rain
    Current: W  3.1 mph
    1Hr Average: 4.5 mph
    Wind Run: 24.17 miles
    Wind Gust
    Current: 2.0 mph
    Today: 17.3 mph 5:37 AM
    Month: 32.0 mph 12-Apr
    Year: 43.0 mph 13-Mar
    Record Gust: 44.0 mph
    16-Dec-2021
    Sunlight:
    13 h 53 m 48 s
    of Sunlight Yesterday
    13 h 56 m 36 s
    of Sunlight Today
    Which is
    2 min 48 sec longer than
    yesterday
    13 h 59 m 22 s
    of Sunlight Tomorrow
    (Noon ?>) graph (Midnight
    Legend

    First Quarter
    First Quarter, 6 days, 23 hours, 7 minutes in cycle
    54%
    Illuminated
    Humidity Barometer
    Current: Increased 4% since last hour. 76%
    Last Hour: Increased 4% since last hour. 4%
    High 12:01 AM: 100%
    Low 1:01 AM: 69%
    Record High: 100%
    8-Aug-2018
    Record Low: 0%
    11-Jun-2016
    Current: Rising 0.033  inHg/hr 29.653 inHg
    Last Hour: Rising
    High 5:54 AM: 29.653
    Low 12:05 AM: 29.479
    Record High: 30.971 inHg
    7-Jan-2015
    Record Low: 25.396 inHg
    11-Jun-2016
    Heating Degree Days Lightning Strikes Wind Chill Air
    Today: 2.4
    Apr: 411.8
    2026 to Date: 3965.5
    Cooling Degree Days
    2026 to Date: 0.9
    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: 43.8°F
    Low 5:37 AM: 40.0°F
    Yesterday: 57.5°F
    Record: -46.1°F
    29-Jan-2019
    Quality
    Index6:

    39


    Good
    Density:
    1.24 kg/m3
    UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
    High Yest:   0.0 @ 12:00 AM
    Apr-24

    5.5
    Apr-25

    5.9
    Apr-26

    6.1
    High Yest:   765.0 @ 10:54 AM
    Sun Hours Today:
    00:00
       This Month: 94:05 Hrs
    Rise: 6:12 am  Set: 8:05 pm
    Soil Conditions8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
    0.4 in: 40.0 cb | 56°F
    1.2 in: 22.0 cb | 56°F
    2.4 in: 15.0 cb | 51°F
    3.6 in: 6.0 cb | 50°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: 0.03 in
    7-Days Rain: 0.96 in
    7-Days ET: 1.00 in
    7-Day:  0.044 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.044 in
    April:  0.08 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.08 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 | S3C2:3 | 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.   10 Historical average only to day 24 of just the month of April for this station since 2014.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 24 of April for this station since 2014.
     NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Friday
    Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly Cloudy
    Mostly Cloudy

    Lo 44°F
    NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 15 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, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.
    Friday

    Friday: Sunny
    Sunny

    Hi 61°F
    NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 10 to 15 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
    Night
    Friday Night: Mostly Clear
    Mostly Clear
    Saturday

    Saturday: Partly Sunny
    Partly Sunny
    Saturday
    Night
    Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy
    Mostly Cloudy
    Sunday

    Sunday: Partly Sunny
    Partly Sunny
    Sunday
    Night
    Sunday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
    Showers And T-Storms Likely
    Monday

    Monday: Showers And Thunderstorms
    Showers And T-Storms
    Monday
    Night
    Monday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
    Showers And T-Storms
    Lo 39°F Hi 61°F Lo 45°F Hi 68°F Lo 51°F Hi 66°F Lo 42°F
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