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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 03-Jan-2026 @ 5:45am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 3.7°F than last hour.

33.7°F

Wind Chill:  31.7°F
24-hr diff: -5.5°FColder 5.5°F than yesterday at this time.
Cold
High Today
46.9°F
12:25 AM 		Low Today
33.5°F
5:35 AM
Yest High
62.3°F
2:07 PM 		Yest Low
34.1°F
4:25 AM
Sta* High
62.2°F
2014 		Sta* Low
2.2°F
2015
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, A few clouds Night time, Dry, A few clouds

Wind from NE Wind:  NE
2.7
Gusting to:
 2.0 mph
Current Snow Snow3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
3.0 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 34°F Hi 61°F Lo 37°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.3°F since last hour. 23.9°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.3°F since last hour. -1.3°F
High 12:02 AM: 28.0°F
Low 5:30 AM: 23.5°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 30.4°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Melt Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.08 in
Jan Rain: 0.00 in
Jan to Date
  Avg:10 		0.02 in
Jan to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.02 in for the month 0.02 in
Jan Avg: 0.42 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.42 in for the month 0.42 in
Season:1 0.00 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		0.02 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 0.02 in for the year 0.02 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		28-Dec-2025
at 12:06 PM
0 rain days in 2026
0 days in January
5 days since last rain
Current: NE  2.7 mph
1Hr Average: 2.7 mph
Wind Run: 16.39 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
Today: 10.4 mph 4:27 AM
Month: 16.0 mph 2-Jan
Year: 16.0 mph 2-Jan
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
9 h 25 m 6 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
9 h 25 m 54 s
of Sunlight Today Which is 48 sec longer than
yesterday
9 h 26 m 46 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Full Moon
Full Moon, 14 days, 11 hours, 3 minutes in cycle
100%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 6% since last hour. 67%
Last Hour: Increased 6% since last hour. 6%
High 3:53 AM: 69%
Low 12:02 AM: 47%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.023 inHg/hr 29.816 inHg
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 5:44 AM: 29.816
Low 1:20 AM: 29.766
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 5.3
Jan: 42.6
2026 to Date: 42.4
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Jan Snow: Under 6.654 in for the month 0.00 in
Jan Avg: 6.65 in
Diff from Avg: -6.65 in
Season Total:2 7.20 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in January
3 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
28-Nov-2025
Average 1st Snow:
29 of Oct
Current: 31.7°F
Low 5:37 AM: 29.8°F
Yesterday: 29.9°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
58

Moderate
Density:
1.28 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   2.0 @ 11:55 AM
Jan-03

1.5 		Jan-04

1.6 		Jan-05

1.5
High Yest:   482.0 @ 12:56 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 03:29 Hrs
Rise: 7:21 am  Set: 4:47 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 45.5°F
Sunrise: 7:21 am
Sunset: 4:47 pm
Moonrise: 4:02 pm
Moonset: 7:54 am
Full Moon: 03-Jan-2026
New Moon: 19:53 UTC
18-Jan-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.02 in
7-Days Rain: 0.08 in
7-Days ET: 0.22 in
7-Day: 0.14 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.14 in
January: 0.07 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.07 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 3 of just the month of January for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 3 of January for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Saturday
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 34°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
 Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 61°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 37°F Hi 67°F Lo 33°F Hi 60°F Lo 33°F Hi 57°F Lo 29°F
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