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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 16-Nov-2025 @ 8:00pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 5.4°F than last hour.

51.0°F

24-hr diff: 0.8°FWarmer 0.8°F than yesterday at this time.
Cool
High Today
71.1°F
2:21 PM 		Low Today
36.6°F
4:51 AM
Yest High
73.9°F
1:21 PM 		Yest Low
42.8°F
11:26 PM
Sta* High
81.5°F
2016 		Sta* Low
-0.0°F
2014
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Partly cloudy Night time, Dry, Partly cloudy

Wind from SE Wind:  SE
2.4
Gusting to:
 2.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
25.9 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 68°F Lo 41°F Hi 60°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.4°F since last hour. 29.3°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.4°F since last hour. -0.4°F
High 12:07 PM: 35.4°F
Low 6:44 AM: 27.6°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 42.5°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Nov Rain: 0.00 in
Nov to Date
  Avg:10 		0.29 in
Nov to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.29 in for the month 0.29 in
Nov Avg: 0.50 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.5 in for the month 0.50 in
Season:1 11.61 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		13.77 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 2.16 in for the year 2.16 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		27-Oct-2025
at 5:54 PM
72 rain days in 2025
0 days in November
17 days since last rain
Current: SE  2.4 mph
1Hr Average: 1.9 mph
Wind Run: 44.58 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
Today: 14.0 mph 2:01 PM
Month: 37.0 mph 6-Nov
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
9 h 58 m 15 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
9 h 56 m 21 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 54 sec shorter than
yesterday
9 h 54 m 29 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 26 days, 14 hours, 38 minutes in cycle
9%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 7% since last hour. 43%
Last Hour: Increased 7% since last hour. 7%
High 5:07 AM: 74%
Low 2:01 PM: 24%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.017 inHg/hr 29.402 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 7:37 AM: 29.683
Low 7:59 PM: 29.402
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 16.2
Nov: 208.7
2025 to Date: 4060.4
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 829.1
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Nov Snow: Under 5.748 in for the month 0.00 in
Nov Avg: 5.75 in
Diff from Avg: -5.75 in
Season Total:2 0.00 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: 51.0°F
Low 5:06 AM: 34.9°F
Yesterday: 41.9°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
43

Good
Density:
1.22 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   3.0 @ 11:15 AM
Nov-17

2.5 		Nov-18

2.1 		Nov-19

2.0
High Today:  
485 W/m2 @ 11:32 AM
Sun Hours Today:
08:26
   This Month: 105:55 Hrs
Rise: 6:47 am  Set: 4:41 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 54.9°F
Sunrise: 6:47 am
Sunset: 4:41 pm
Moonrise: 4:21 am
Moonset: 3:01 pm
Full Moon: 05-Nov-2025
New Moon: 06:48 UTC
19-Nov-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.07 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.52 in
7-Day: 0.524 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.524 in
November: 1.3 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.3 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:Ok | CON:4.8 | RCP:99%
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 16 of just the month of November for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 16 of November for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 68°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. East wind around 8 mph.
 Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 41°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday

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

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Light Rain
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Light Rain
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Light Rain
Chance Light Rain
Hi 60°F Lo 34°F Hi 60°F Lo 34°F Hi 59°F Lo 34°F Hi 49°F
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