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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 15-Dec-2025 @ 10:25pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 4.5°F than last hour.

36.1°F

Wind Chill:  31.3°F
Feels like:  31°F
24-hr diff: 0.6°FWarmer 0.6°F than yesterday at this time.
Cold
High Today
68.2°F
1:06 PM 		Low Today
32.4°F
4:04 AM
Yest High
68.0°F
1:54 PM 		Yest Low
23.5°F
7:15 AM
Sta* High
67.1°F
2006 		Sta* Low
-14.0°F
2008
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Station Record High
Night time, Dry, Clear skies Night time, Dry, Clear skies

Wind from SSE Wind:  SSE
5.7
Gusting to:
 6.0 mph
Current Snow Snow3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
25.2 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 67°F Lo 37°F Hi 64°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.7°F since last hour. 15.2°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.7°F since last hour. +0.7°F
High 8:26 AM: 18.3°F
Low 1:43 PM: 9.1°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 29.7°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 		0.17 in
Dec to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Over 0.34 in for the month 0.34 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 		14.13 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 1.96 in for the year 1.96 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		5-Dec-2025
at 9:41 AM
77 rain days in 2025
2 days in December
10 days since last rain
Current: SSE  5.7 mph
1Hr Average: 1.2 mph
Wind Run: 59.68 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph
Today: 10.4 mph 12:22 AM
Month: 42.0 mph 9-Dec
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
9 h 21 m 48 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
9 h 21 m 23 s
of Sunlight Today Which is 25 sec shorter than
yesterday
9 h 21 m 3 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 25 days, 22 hours, 41 minutes in cycle
13%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 8% since last hour. 42%
Last Hour: Increased 8% since last hour. 8%
High 4:04 AM: 42%
Low 12:33 PM: 11%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.013 inHg/hr 29.839 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:00 AM: 30.021
Low 10:24 PM: 29.839
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 19.9
Dec: 370.8
2025 to Date: 4788.7
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: 31.3°F
Low 4:06 AM: 28.5°F
Yesterday: 21.1°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 @ 11:29 AM
Dec-16

1.6 		Dec-17

1.6 		Dec-18

1.5
High Today:  
443 W/m2 @ 11:45 AM
Sun Hours Today:
07:36
   This Month: 70:24 Hrs
Rise: 7:15 am  Set: 4:36 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 53.6°F
Sunrise: 7:15 am
Sunset: 4:36 pm
Moonrise: 4:16 am
Moonset: 1:57 pm
Full Moon: 04-Dec-2025
New Moon: 01:44 UTC
19-Dec-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.06 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.65 in
7-Day: 0.654 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.654 in
December: 0.38 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.38 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 15 of just the month of December for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 15 of December for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 67°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
 Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 37°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

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

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Light Rain
Mostly Sunny then Chance Light Rain
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy
Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 64°F Lo 37°F Hi 66°F Lo 32°F Hi 50°F Lo 37°F Hi 67°F
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