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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 23-May-2025 @ 10:00pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 2.5°F than last hour.

62.6°F

24-hr diff: -5.3°FColder 5.3°F than yesterday at this time.
Comfortable
High Today
83.5°F
5:48 PM 		Low Today
49.6°F
6:06 AM
Yest High
80.4°F
3:47 PM 		Yest Low
41.3°F
6:03 AM
Sta* High
86.5°F
2024 		Sta* Low
36.4°F
2019
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Partly cloudy Night time, Dry, Partly cloudy

Calm Wind:  WNW
0.0
Gusting to:
 0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
6.0 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Lo 53°F Hi 73°F Lo 51°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. 50.7°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. +0.6°F
High 3:09 PM: 53.6°F
Low 5:56 PM: 33.3°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 56.2°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.01 in
May Rain: 1.80 in
May to Date
  Avg:10 		2.55 in
May to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.75 in for the month 0.75 in
May Avg: 2.98 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.18 in for the month 1.18 in
Season:1 4.44 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		6.33 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 1.89 in for the year 1.89 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		18-May-2025
at 3:32 PM
29 rain days in 2025
5 days in May
5 days since last rain
Current: WNW  0.0 mph
1Hr Average: 3.1 mph
Wind Run: 102.41 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
Today: 26.5 mph 7:38 PM
Month: 40.0 mph 14-May
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
14 h 39 m 7 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
14 h 40 m 40 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 33 sec longer than
yesterday
14 h 42 m 11 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 26 days, 8 hours, 30 minutes in cycle
12%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 7% since last hour. 65%
Last Hour: Increased 7% since last hour. 7%
High 5:26 AM: 82%
Low 5:56 PM: 17%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.054 inHg/hr 29.563 inHg
Last Hour: Rising
High 7:50 AM: 29.575
Low 4:38 PM: 29.394
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 4.9
May: 171.5
2025 to Date: 3303.6
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 18.5
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
May Snow: Under 1.575 in for the month 0.00 in
May Avg: 1.57 in
Diff from Avg: -1.57 in
Season Total:2 36.90 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in May
20 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
6-Nov-2024
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 62.6°F
Low 6:05 AM: 46.2°F
Yesterday: 41.3°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
80

Moderate
Density:
1.20 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   8.5 @ 1:05 PM
May-24

10.2 		May-25

10.1 		May-26

9.3
High Today:  
905 W/m2 @ 12:03 PM
Sun Hours Today:
07:18
   This Month: 133:05 Hrs
Rise: 5:37 am  Set: 8:15 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 42.0°F
Sunrise: 5:37 am
Sunset: 8:15 pm
Moonrise: 3:39 am
Moonset: 5:34 pm
Full Moon: 12-May-2025
New Moon: 03:03 UTC
26-May-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.27 in
7-Days Rain: 0.01 in
7-Days ET: 1.35 in
7-Day: 1.34 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.34 in
May: 2.45 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 2.45 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: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 23 of just the month of May for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 23 of May for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Saturday
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 53°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
 Saturday

Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely

Hi 73°F 		NWS forecast: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Sunday

Sunday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Memorial
Day
Memorial Day: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Cloudy
Lo 51°F Hi 63°F Lo 50°F Hi 66°F Lo 48°F Hi 74°F Lo 50°F
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