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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 16-Sep-2025 @ 1:00am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 4°F than last hour.

65.0°F

24-hr diff: 6.7°FWarmer 6.7°F than yesterday at this time.
Comfortable
High Today
65.0°F
12:59 AM 		Low Today
60.9°F
12:00 AM
Yest High
85.6°F
3:49 PM 		Yest Low
54.3°F
7:00 AM
Sta* High
94.4°F
2018 		Sta* Low
42.0°F
2016
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Partly cloudy Night time, Dry, Partly cloudy

Wind from SSW Wind:  SSW
3.1
Gusting to:
 5.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
26.5 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Lo 54°F Hi 78°F Lo 52°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.5°F since last hour. 42.5°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.5°F since last hour. +0.5°F
High 12:59 AM: 43.1°F
Low 12:25 AM: 41.5°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 53.9°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.08 in
Sep Rain: 0.10 in
Sep to Date
  Avg:10 		1.09 in
Sep to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.99 in for the month 0.99 in
Sep Avg: 1.44 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.34 in for the month 1.34 in
Season:1 9.04 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		12.20 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 3.16 in for the year 3.16 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		13-Sep-2025
at 7:11 PM
64 rain days in 2025
4 days in September
2 days since last rain
Current: SSW  3.1 mph
1Hr Average: 0.7 mph
Wind Run: 0.88 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph
Today: 7.0 mph 12:57 AM
Month: 30.0 mph 13-Sep
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
12 h 26 m 59 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
12 h 24 m 23 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 36 sec shorter than
yesterday
12 h 21 m 47 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 24 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes in cycle
31%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 6% since last hour. 44%
Last Hour: Decreased 6% since last hour. 6%
High 12:00 AM: 51%
Low 12:59 AM: 44%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.005 inHg/hr 29.672 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:00 AM: 29.675
Low 12:26 AM: 29.668
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.0
Sep: 57.7
2025 to Date: 821.4
Heating Degree Days
2025 to Date: 3417.1
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Sep Snow: Under 0.118 in for the month 0.00 in
Sep Avg: 0.12 in
Diff from Avg: -0.12 in
Season Total:2 0.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in September
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
7-Jan-2025
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 64.6°F
High 12:59am: 65.0°F
Yesterday: 82.4°F
Record: 102.9°F
8-Jul-2021
Quality
Index6:
46

Good
Density:
1.20 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   6.3 @ 12:42 PM
Sep-16

6.5 		Sep-17

6.8 		Sep-18

6.7
High Yest:   751.0 @ 12:51 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 104:23 Hrs
Rise: 6:42 am  Set: 7:07 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 54.9°F
Sunrise: 6:42 am
Sunset: 7:07 pm
Moonrise: 12:57 am
Moonset: 4:34 pm
Full Moon: 07-Sep-2025
New Moon: 19:55 UTC
21-Sep-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.04 in
7-Days Rain: 0.08 in
7-Days ET: 1.08 in
7-Day: 0.999 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.999 in
September: 2.28 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 2.28 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:4.7 | RCP:98%
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 September for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 16 of September for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Tuesday
Tonight

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

Lo 54°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. West southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
 Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 78°F 		NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 2 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 52°F Hi 67°F Lo 50°F Hi 70°F Lo 49°F Hi 76°F Lo 50°F
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