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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 28-Dec-2025 @ 7:20am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 1.8°F than last hour.

15.9°F

Wind Chill:  11.0°F
Feels like:  11°F
24-hr diff: -17.3°FColder 17.3°F than yesterday at this time.
Very Cold
High Today
38.9°F
12:00 AM 		Low Today
15.9°F
7:17 AM
Yest High
59.5°F
12:29 PM 		Yest Low
30.7°F
2:15 AM
Sta* High
59.5°F
2013 		Sta* Low
0.3°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Dawn Dawn

Wind from SSE Wind:  SSE
3.0
Gusting to:
 5.0 mph
Current Snow Snow3:
1.10 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-2.0 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Light Snow Likely
Light Snow Likely
Sunday

Sunday: Light Snow Likely then Mostly Sunny
Light Snow Likely then Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 16°F Hi 33°F Lo 16°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 2°F since last hour. 11.7°F
Last Hour: Decreased 2°F since last hour. -2.0°F
High 12:01 AM: 24.0°F
Low 7:17 AM: 11.7°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 14.9°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Melt Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Dec Rain: 0.51 in
Dec to Date
  Avg:10 		0.34 in
Dec to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Over 0.17 in for the month 0.17 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 		14.30 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 2.13 in for the year 2.13 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		5-Dec-2025
at 9:41 AM
77 rain days in 2025
2 days in December
23 days since last rain
Current: SSE  3.0 mph
1Hr Average: 4.0 mph
Wind Run: 50.20 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph
Today: 30.0 mph 12:38 AM
Month: 54.0 mph 17-Dec
Year: 54.0 mph 17-Dec
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
9 h 21 m 32 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
9 h 21 m 58 s
of Sunlight Today Which is 26 sec longer than
yesterday
9 h 22 m 27 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 8 days, 12 hours, 39 minutes in cycle
59%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 1% since last hour. 83%
Last Hour: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 3:50 AM: 88%
Low 12:20 AM: 53%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.039 inHg/hr 30.013 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 7:18 AM: 30.013
Low 12:02 AM: 29.598
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 10.7
Dec: 579.8
2025 to Date: 4996.9
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 829.1
Today: 1.10 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Dec Snow: Under 2.813 in for the month 6.40 in
Dec Avg: 9.21 in
Diff from Avg: -2.81 in
Season Total:2 7.00 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: 11.0°F
Low 3:40 AM: 6.8°F
Yesterday: 27.2°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
42

Good
Density:
1.34 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.0
Sunburn in
720 Minutes 		Highest:
12:00 AM
0.0
0 W/m2
0%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
12:00 AM
 0  W/m2
Record:
1461 W/m2
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 53.4°F
Sunrise: 7:20 am
Sunset: 4:42 pm
Moonrise: 12:05 pm
Moonset: 12:40 am
Full Moon: 03-Jan-2026
New Moon: 19:53 UTC
18-Jan-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.03 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.48 in
7-Day: 0.48 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.48 in
December: 1.47 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.47 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:5 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.8 | RCP:92%
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 28 of just the month of December for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 28 of December for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Sunday
Overnight

Overnight: Light Snow Likely
Light Snow Likely

Lo 16°F 		NWS forecast: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
 Sunday

Sunday: Light Snow Likely then Mostly Sunny
Light Snow Likely then Mostly Sunny

Hi 33°F 		NWS forecast: Snow likely before 10am. Mostly sunny. High near 33, with temperatures falling to around 29 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

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

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 16°F Hi 43°F Lo 22°F Hi 49°F Lo 25°F Hi 56°F Lo 31°F
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