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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 29-Nov-2025 @ 8:35am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 0.2°F than last hour.

16.7°F

Wind Chill:  11.2°F
Feels like:  11°F
24-hr diff: -13.1°FColder 13.1°F than yesterday at this time.
Very Cold
High Today
36.9°F
12:45 AM 		Low Today
16.7°F
8:34 AM
Yest High
62.2°F
1:16 PM 		Yest Low
25.2°F
7:07 AM
Sta* High
72.5°F
2014 		Sta* Low
3.2°F
2006
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Mostly cloudy, Dry Mostly cloudy, Dry

Wind from E Wind:  E
3.5
Gusting to:
 2.0 mph
Current Snow Snow3:
0.60 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.3 of 100
Today

Today: Light Snow Likely then Mostly Sunny
Light Snow Likely then Mostly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Hi 33°F Lo 13°F Hi 30°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.3°F since last hour. 11.3°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.3°F since last hour. -1.3°F
High 12:45 AM: 31.3°F
Low 8:34 AM: 11.3°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 15.4°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Melt Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Nov Rain: 0.03 in
Nov to Date
  Avg:10 		0.51 in
Nov to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.48 in for the month 0.48 in
Nov Avg: 0.50 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.47 in for the month 0.47 in
Season:1 11.64 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		13.99 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 2.35 in for the year 2.35 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		21-Nov-2025
at 1:27 AM
74 rain days in 2025
2 days in November
8 days since last rain
Current: E  3.5 mph
1Hr Average: 3.7 mph
Wind Run: 50.33 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
Today: 28.0 mph 2:38 AM
Month: 37.0 mph 6-Nov
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
9 h 36 m 38 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
9 h 35 m 17 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 21 sec shorter than
yesterday
9 h 33 m 59 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 9 days, 8 hours, 49 minutes in cycle
66%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 4% since last hour. 79%
Last Hour: Decreased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 1:20 AM: 84%
Low 4:19 AM: 67%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.02 inHg/hr 30.097 inHg
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 8:30 AM: 30.104
Low 12:00 AM: 29.663
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 11.9
Nov: 491.0
2025 to Date: 4341.2
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 829.1
Today: 0.60 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Nov Snow: Under 5.148 in for the month 0.60 in
Nov Avg: 5.75 in
Diff from Avg: -5.15 in
Season Total:2 0.60 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in November
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
7-Jan-2025
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 11.2°F
Low 7:53 AM: 7.3°F
Yesterday: 21.7°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
56

Moderate
Density:
1.34 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes 		Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0
74 W/m2
48%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
8:34 AM
 74  W/m2
Record:
1461 W/m2
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 54.4°F
Sunrise: 7:00 am
Sunset: 4:35 pm
Moonrise: 1:16 pm
Moonset: 12:34 am
Full Moon: 04-Dec-2025
New Moon: 01:44 UTC
19-Dec-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.02 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.30 in
7-Day: 0.303 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.303 in
November: 1.94 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.94 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:3 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Station 1 Low | CON:4.8 | RCP:94%
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 29 of just the month of November for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 29 of November for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Light Snow Likely then Mostly Sunny
Light Snow Likely then Mostly Sunny

Hi 33°F 		NWS forecast: Snow likely before 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 33, with temperatures falling to around 26 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
 Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 13°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Snow
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Snow
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Hi 30°F Lo 16°F Hi 37°F Lo 20°F Hi 46°F Lo 25°F Hi 32°F
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