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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 28-Jun-2025 @ 7:10am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 7.3°F than last hour.

63.4°F

24-hr diff: -4.1°FColder 4.1°F than yesterday at this time.
Comfortable
High Today
69.6°F
12:21 AM
Low Today
55.7°F
5:53 AM
Yest High
95.5°F
2:08 PM
Yest Low
65.5°F
6:02 AM
Sta* High
102.4°F
2018
Sta* Low
50.2°F
2021
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Mostly cloudy, Dry Mostly cloudy, Dry

Wind from WNW Wind:  WNW
1.9

Gusting to:
1.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
12.3 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 61°F Hi 96°F Lo 62°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 2.2°F since last hour. 47.4°F
Last Hour: Increased 2.2°F since last hour. +2.2°F
High 7:05 AM: 48.0°F
Low 2:33 AM: 40.9°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 55.1°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.55 in
Jun Rain: 2.11 in
Jun to Date
  Avg:10
1.38 in
Jun to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.73 in for the month 0.73 in
Jun Avg: 1.43 in
Diff from Avg: Over 0.68 in for the month 0.68 in
Season:1 7.81 in
YTD
  Avg:11
8.14 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 0.33 in for the year 0.33 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
26-Jun-2025
at 4:59 AM
46 rain days in 2025
10 days in June
2 days since last rain
Current: WNW  1.9 mph
1Hr Average: 1.3 mph
Wind Run: 6.86 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph
Today: 6.0 mph 1:08 AM
Month: 34.0 mph 11-Jun
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
14 h 59 m 8 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
14 h 58 m 42 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is 26 sec shorter than
yesterday
14 h 58 m 13 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 3 days, 2 hours, 41 minutes in cycle
11%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 11% since last hour. 56%
Last Hour: Decreased 11% since last hour. 11%
High 6:02 AM: 68%
Low 1:16 AM: 38%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.014  inHg/hr 29.525 inHg
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 6:54 AM: 29.528
Low 3:06 AM: 29.438
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 0.2
Jun: 43.5
2025 to Date: 3399.7
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 179.9
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Jun Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Jun Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: 0.00 in
Season Total:2 36.90 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in June
20 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
6-Nov-2024
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 63.4°F
Low 5:53 AM: 55.7°F
Yesterday: 65.5°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:

49


Good
Density:
1.19 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.6
Sunburn in
187 Minutes
Highest:
7:09 AM
0.6
165 W/m2
73%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
7:09 AM
165  W/m2
Record:
1461 W/m2
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 46.9°F
Sunrise: 5:33 am
Sunset: 8:32 pm
Moonrise: 8:57 am
Moonset: 10:45 pm
Full Moon: 10-Jul-2025
New Moon: 19:12 UTC
24-Jul-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.07 in
7-Days Rain: 0.55 in
7-Days ET: 1.79 in
7-Day:  1.241 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.241 in
June:  4.27 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 4.27 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:4.7 | 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.   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 28 of just the month of June for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 28 of June for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Saturday
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 61°F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 61, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 96°F
NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 96, with temperatures falling to around 94 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 62°F Hi 89°F Lo 59°F Hi 83°F Lo 59°F Hi 89°F Lo 60°F
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