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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 13-Feb-2025 @ 10:55pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 0.4°F than last hour.

20.7°F

Wind Chill:  20.7°F
24-hr diff: 18.3°FWarmer 18.3°F than yesterday at this time.
Uncomfortably Cold
High Today
34.8°F
11:52 AM 		Low Today
-0.2°F
4:17 AM
Yest High
11.9°F
1:18 PM 		Yest Low
1.7°F
7:04 AM
Sta* High
69.5°F
2008 		Sta* Low
-4.7°F
2021
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy

Calm Wind:  W
0.0
Gusting to:
 0.0 mph
Current Snow Snow3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-0.3 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Light Rain Likely
Light Rain Likely
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Rain And Snow Likely
Rain And Snow Likely
Lo 18°F Hi 52°F Lo 22°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.1°F since last hour. 14.0°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.1°F since last hour. -0.1°F
High 2:57 PM: 20.3°F
Low 3:51 AM: -4.3°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 19.0°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Melt Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.02 in
Last 7 Days: 0.02 in
Feb Rain: 0.02 in
Feb to Date
  Avg:10 		0.33 in
Feb to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.31 in for the month 0.31 in
Feb Avg: 0.61 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.59 in for the month 0.59 in
Season:1 0.32 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		0.75 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 0.43 in for the year 0.43 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		12-Feb-2025
at 4:54 AM
6 rain days in 2025
1 day in February
0 days since last rain
Current: W  0.0 mph
1Hr Average: 0.4 mph
Wind Run: 62.64 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
Today: 15.0 mph 7:10 AM
Month: 36.0 mph 5-Feb
Year: 37.0 mph 11-Jan
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
10 h 39 m 59 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
10 h 42 m 24 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 25 sec longer than
yesterday
10 h 44 m 49 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 15 days, 17 hours, 19 minutes in cycle
97%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 1% since last hour. 75%
Last Hour: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 12:37 AM: 84%
Low 11:52 AM: 40%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.038 inHg/hr 29.900 inHg
Last Hour: Falling
High 6:09 AM: 30.245
Low 10:54 PM: 29.899
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 52.5
Feb: 444.6
2025 to Date: 1649.8
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.80 in
Feb Snow: Under 9.451 in for the month 1.10 in
Feb Avg: 10.55 in
Diff from Avg: -9.45 in
Season Total:2 27.70 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
2 snow days in February
13 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
6-Nov-2024
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 20.7°F
Low 6:09 AM: -13.2°F
Yesterday: -8.1°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
N/A

No Data
Density:
1.32 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   3.6 @ 11:30 AM
Feb-14

2.4 		Feb-15

2.5 		Feb-16

2.6
High Today:  
729 W/m2 @ 11:03 AM
Sun Hours Today:
04:39
   This Month: 24:50 Hrs
Rise: 6:53 am  Set: 5:33 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 27.7°F
Sunrise: 6:53 am
Sunset: 5:33 pm
Moonrise: 6:59 pm
Moonset: 7:58 am
Full Moon: 12-Feb-2025
New Moon: 00:45 UTC
27-Feb-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.04 in
7-Days Rain: 0.02 in
7-Days ET: 0.34 in
7-Day: 0.323 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.323 in
February: 0.7 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.7 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:91%
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 13 of just the month of February for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 13 of February for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Friday
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 18°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind around 6 mph.
 Friday

Friday: Light Rain Likely
Light Rain Likely

Hi 52°F 		NWS forecast: Rain likely after 11am. Partly sunny. High near 52, with temperatures falling to around 43 in the afternoon. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Rain And Snow Likely
Rain And Snow Likely
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow
Washington's
Birthday
Washington's Birthday: Light Snow Likely
Light Snow Likely
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Light Snow Likely
Light Snow Likely
Lo 22°F Hi 31°F Lo 13°F Hi 39°F Lo 19°F Hi 33°F Lo 9°F
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