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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 05-Dec-2025 @ 11:30pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 0.5°F than last hour.

30.5°F

Wind Chill:  22.8°F
Feels like:  23°F
24-hr diff: -0.3°FColder 0.3°F than yesterday at this time.
Uncomfortably Cold
High Today
37.0°F
10:51 AM 		Low Today
24.1°F
4:22 AM
Yest High
41.0°F
1:18 PM 		Yest Low
12.6°F
7:21 AM
Sta* High
72.3°F
2012 		Sta* Low
-9.3°F
2013
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy

Wind from S Wind:  S
8.4
Gusting to:
 10.0 mph
Current Snow Snow3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
1.7 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain And Snow
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain And Snow
Saturday

Saturday: Slight Chance Rain And Snow
Slight Chance Rain And Snow
Hi 40°F Lo 26°F Hi 47°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 21.9°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. -0.5°F
High 3:31 PM: 26.2°F
Low 5:47 AM: 17.7°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 27.7°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Melt Today: 0.01 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.52 in
Dec Rain: 0.51 in
Dec to Date
  Avg:10 		0.04 in
Dec to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Over 0.47 in for the month 0.47 in
Dec Avg: 0.39 in
Diff from Avg: Over 0.12 in for the month 0.12 in
Season:1 12.17 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		14.00 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 1.83 in for the year 1.83 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		5-Dec-2025
at 9:41 AM
76 rain days in 2025
2 days in December
0 days since last rain
Current: S  8.4 mph
1Hr Average: 5.4 mph
Wind Run: 54.82 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 10.0 mph
Today: 16.1 mph 9:39 PM
Month: 19.0 mph 2-Dec
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
9 h 29 m 21 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
9 h 28 m 19 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 2 sec shorter than
yesterday
9 h 27 m 21 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 15 days, 23 hours, 47 minutes in cycle
98%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 70%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 7:44 PM: 85%
Low 10:43 AM: 55%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.027 inHg/hr 29.672 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 9:29 AM: 29.885
Low 11:29 PM: 29.672
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 34.7
Dec: 178.8
2025 to Date: 4597.3
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 829.1
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Dec Snow: Under 3.913 in for the month 5.30 in
Dec Avg: 9.21 in
Diff from Avg: -3.91 in
Season Total:2 5.90 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
1 snow day in December
2 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
28-Nov-2025
Average 1st Snow:
29 of Oct
Current: 22.8°F
Low 7:15 AM: 18.0°F
Yesterday: 10.9°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
N/A

No Data
Density:
1.28 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   2.1 @ 12:35 PM
Dec-06

1.6 		Dec-07

1.6 		Dec-08

1.5
High Today:  
515 W/m2 @ 12:39 PM
Sun Hours Today:
01:45
   This Month: 20:59 Hrs
Rise: 7:07 am  Set: 4:34 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 53.8°F
Sunrise: 7:07 am
Sunset: 4:34 pm
Moonrise: 5:15 pm
Moonset: 9:16 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: 0.52 in
7-Days ET: 0.17 in
7-Day: 0.351 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.351 in
December: 0.4 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.4 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:Station 1 Low | CON:4.8 | RCP:97%
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 5 of just the month of December for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 5 of December for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 40°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 40, with temperatures falling to around 34 in the afternoon. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
 Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain And Snow
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain And Snow

Lo 26°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain and snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 26, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday

Saturday: Slight Chance Rain And Snow
Slight Chance Rain And Snow
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 47°F Lo 24°F Hi 43°F Lo 24°F Hi 48°F Lo 29°F Hi 56°F
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