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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 20-Nov-2025 @ 11:20am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 1°F than last hour.

47.2°F

Feels like:  45°F
24-hr diff: -14.5°FColder 14.5°F than yesterday at this time.
Cold
High Today
47.7°F
11:07 AM 		Low Today
41.5°F
1:38 AM
Yest High
67.0°F
1:35 PM 		Yest Low
32.8°F
6:42 AM
Sta* High
69.2°F
2017 		Sta* Low
13.8°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Mostly cloudy, Dry Mostly cloudy, Dry

Wind from N Wind:  N
4.5
Gusting to:
 5.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
15.2 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Light Rain
Light Rain
Lo 36°F Hi 53°F Lo 38°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.2°F since last hour. 30.0°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.2°F since last hour. +0.2°F
High 11:07 AM: 31.4°F
Low 1:09 AM: 23.6°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 40.6°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Nov Rain: 0.00 in
Nov to Date
  Avg:10 		0.33 in
Nov to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.33 in for the month 0.33 in
Nov Avg: 0.50 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.5 in for the month 0.50 in
Season:1 11.61 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		13.81 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 2.2 in for the year 2.20 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		27-Oct-2025
at 5:54 PM
72 rain days in 2025
0 days in November
21 days since last rain
Current: N  4.5 mph
1Hr Average: 3.7 mph
Wind Run: 24.21 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph
Today: 10.4 mph 10:52 AM
Month: 37.0 mph 6-Nov
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
9 h 50 m 52 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
9 h 49 m 7 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 45 sec shorter than
yesterday
9 h 47 m 23 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

New Moon
New Moon, 0 days, 11 hours, 35 minutes in cycle
0%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 2% since last hour. 51%
Last Hour: Decreased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 7:42 AM: 59%
Low 12:19 AM: 47%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.035 inHg/hr 29.711 inHg
Last Hour: Falling
High 12:11 AM: 29.781
Low 11:13 AM: 29.711
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 10.2
Nov: 258.9
2025 to Date: 4110.5
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 829.1
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Nov Snow: Under 5.748 in for the month 0.00 in
Nov Avg: 5.75 in
Diff from Avg: -5.75 in
Season Total:2 0.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in November
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
7-Jan-2025
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 45.2°F
Low 7:56 AM: 38.3°F
Yesterday: 28.6°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
55

Moderate
Density:
1.24 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.2
Sunburn in
93 Minutes 		Highest:
10:57 AM
1.2
199 W/m2
45%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
9:30 AM
 229  W/m2
Record:
1461 W/m2
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 54.8°F
Sunrise: 6:50 am
Sunset: 4:39 pm
Moonrise: 7:26 am
Moonset: 4:30 pm
Full Moon: 04-Dec-2025
New Moon: 01:44 UTC
19-Dec-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.03 in
7-Days Rain: 0.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.59 in
7-Day: 0.594 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.594 in
November: 1.63 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.63 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:5 | 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.   9 Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station’s recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station’s location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked.   10 Historical average only to day 20 of just the month of November for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 20 of November for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Thursday
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 36°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. West northwest wind around 3 mph.
 Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain

Hi 53°F 		NWS forecast: A chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Light Rain
Light Rain
Friday

Friday: Light Rain Likely
Light Rain Likely
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Lo 38°F Hi 46°F Lo 31°F Hi 57°F Lo 32°F Hi 51°F Lo 34°F
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