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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 17-Dec-2025 @ 3:05am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 2.9°F than last hour.

43.0°F

Feels like:  41°F
24-hr diff: 5.3°FWarmer 5.3°F than yesterday at this time.
Cold
High Today
47.2°F
1:44 AM 		Low Today
43.0°F
3:04 AM
Yest High
67.7°F
11:57 AM 		Yest Low
31.0°F
1:06 AM
Sta* High
65.9°F
2013 		Sta* Low
-10.7°F
2016
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy

Wind from W Wind:  W
3.8
Gusting to:
 4.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
29.5 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Mostly Clear
Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Mostly Clear
Lo 37°F Hi 69°F Lo 32°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. 20.3°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.6°F since last hour. +0.6°F
High 12:35 AM: 20.9°F
Low 2:02 AM: 19.1°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 35.6°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Dec Rain: 0.51 in
Dec to Date
  Avg:10 		0.20 in
Dec to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Over 0.31 in for the month 0.31 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 		14.16 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 1.99 in for the year 1.99 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		5-Dec-2025
at 9:41 AM
77 rain days in 2025
2 days in December
12 days since last rain
Current: W  3.8 mph
1Hr Average: 3.3 mph
Wind Run: 10.20 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 4.0 mph
Today: 8.1 mph 12:59 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 3 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
9 h 20 m 46 s
of Sunlight Today Which is 17 sec shorter than
yesterday
9 h 20 m 33 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 27 days, 3 hours, 19 minutes in cycle
6%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 5% since last hour. 40%
Last Hour: Increased 5% since last hour. 5%
High 3:04 AM: 40%
Low 1:42 AM: 33%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.022 inHg/hr 29.720 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 12:01 AM: 29.770
Low 2:55 AM: 29.714
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 2.4
Dec: 386.3
2025 to Date: 4803.7
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: 41.0°F
Low 3:04 AM: 41.0°F
Yesterday: 27.6°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
43

Good
Density:
1.25 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   2.1 @ 11:34 AM
Dec-17

1.5 		Dec-18

1.4 		Dec-19

1.5
High Yest:   443.0 @ 10:16 AM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 74:38 Hrs
Rise: 7:15 am  Set: 4:36 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 53.6°F
Sunrise: 7:15 am
Sunset: 4:36 pm
Moonrise: 5:18 am
Moonset: 2:30 pm
Full Moon: 04-Dec-2025
New Moon: 01:44 UTC
19-Dec-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.04 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.65 in
7-Day: 0.646 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.646 in
December: 0.53 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.53 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 17 of just the month of December for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 17 of December for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Wednesday
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 37°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
 Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

Hi 69°F 		NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Mostly Clear
Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Mostly Clear
Thursday

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

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 32°F Hi 50°F Lo 36°F Hi 68°F Lo 47°F Hi 64°F Lo 33°F
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