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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 25-Apr-2025 @ 10:50pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: No Change

40.6°F

Feels like:  38°F
24-hr diff: -4.5°FColder 4.5°F than yesterday at this time.
Cold
High Today
45.7°F
2:35 PM 		Low Today
40.0°F
6:13 AM
Yest High
68.8°F
1:50 PM 		Yest Low
42.9°F
11:58 PM
Sta* High
83.4°F
2012 		Sta* Low
28.1°F
2013
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Overcast Night time, Dry, Overcast

Wind from WSW Wind:  WSW
3.9
Gusting to:
 3.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.04 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.1 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Rain Showers Likely then Areas Of Fog
Rain Showers Likely then Areas Of Fog
Saturday

Saturday: Areas Of Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Areas Of Fog then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 40°F Hi 73°F Lo 45°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: No Change 39.0°F
Last Hour: No Change 0.0°F
High 2:10 PM: 42.1°F
Low 6:13 AM: 38.4°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 39.9°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.04 in
Storm Rain: 0.04 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.21 in
Apr Rain: 0.55 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10 		1.42 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.87 in for the month 0.87 in
Apr Avg: 1.57 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.02 in for the month 1.02 in
Season:1 2.52 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		3.68 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 1.16 in for the year 1.16 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		25-Apr-2025
at 9:44 PM
23 rain days in 2025
9 days in April
0 days since last rain
Current: WSW  3.9 mph
1Hr Average: 4.0 mph
Wind Run: 98.31 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
Today: 18.4 mph 5:47 PM
Month: 41.0 mph 21-Apr
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
13 h 42 m 6 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
13 h 44 m 28 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 22 sec longer than
yesterday
13 h 46 m 50 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 27 days, 17 hours, 52 minutes in cycle
3%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 94%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 7:56 AM: 95%
Low 2:40 PM: 85%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.002 inHg/hr 29.946 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 8:36 AM: 29.959
Low 12:00 AM: 29.863
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 21.5
Apr: 400.7
2025 to Date: 3082.2
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 3.5
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Apr Snow: Under 2.666 in for the month 3.20 in
Apr Avg: 5.87 in
Diff from Avg: -2.67 in
Season Total:2 36.90 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
4 snow days in April
20 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
6-Nov-2024
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 38.1°F
Low 7:19 PM: 33.9°F
Yesterday: 39.4°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
N/A

No Data
Density:
1.27 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   1.5 @ 11:34 AM
Apr-26

8.0 		Apr-27

8.3 		Apr-28

8.4
High Today:  
178 W/m2 @ 11:47 AM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 113:12 Hrs
Rise: 6:05 am  Set: 7:48 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 38.2°F
Sunrise: 6:05 am
Sunset: 7:48 pm
Moonrise: 5:13 am
Moonset: 5:26 pm
Full Moon: 12-Apr-2025
New Moon: 19:32 UTC
27-Apr-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.03 in
7-Days Rain: 0.21 in
7-Days ET: 1.05 in
7-Day: 0.841 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.841 in
April: 3.1 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 3.1 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 25 of just the month of April for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 25 of April for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Saturday
Tonight

Tonight: Rain Showers Likely then Areas Of Fog
Rain Showers Likely then Areas Of Fog

Lo 40°F 		NWS forecast: Rain showers likely and patchy fog before midnight, then areas of fog and a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 40. North northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 Saturday

Saturday: Areas Of Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Areas Of Fog then Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 73°F 		NWS forecast: Areas of fog before 9am, then a chance of rain showers between noon and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

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

Monday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 45°F Hi 81°F Lo 43°F Hi 66°F Lo 40°F Hi 66°F Lo 42°F
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