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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 09/12/2026 @ 11:20pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 0.2°F than last hour.

72.2°F

Comfortable
High Today
74.1°F
6:31 PM
Low Today
65.8°F
5:27 AM
Yest High
80.5°F
4:32 PM
Yest Low
63.3°F
6:56 AM
Sta* High
92.1°F
2019
Sta* Low
50.3°F
2025
* This Station's Records Since 1/2011
Rec* High
96.0°F
1931
Rec* Low
32.0°F
1940
* Records from Weather Underground
Night time, Moderate rain, Overcast Night time, Moderate rain, Overcast

Calm Wind:  SSW
0.0

Gusting to:
0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.67 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.2 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Sunday

Sunday: Areas Of Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Areas Of Fog then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Lo 66°F Hi 84°F Lo 57°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 70.4°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 0.2°F
High 6:55 PM: 71.8°F
Low 5:27 AM: 63.4°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-4-2025
Record Low: -40.7°F on
May-14-2018
Wetbulb: 71.0°F
Leaf Wet:7 14
Indoor Temp: 77.3°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.67 in
Storm Rain: 0.67 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.81 in
Sep Rain: 2.50 in
Sep to Date
  Avg:10
0.00 in
Sep to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 2.5 in for the month 2.50 in
Sep Avg: 0.92 in
Diff from Avg: Over 1.58 in for the month 1.58 in
Season:1 31.59 in
YTD
  Avg:11
23.02 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 8.57 in for the year 8.57 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Sep-12-2026
at 3:08 PM
114 rain days in 2026
5 days in September
0 days since last rain
Current: SSW  0.0 mph
1Hr Average: Calm
Wind Run: 0.19 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
Today: 3.5 mph 3:56 PM
Month: 14.0 mph Sep-3
Year: 56.0 mph Feb-11
Record Gust: 56.0 mph
Feb-11-2026
Sunlight:
12 h 37 m 24 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
12 h 35 m 4 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 20 sec shorter than
yesterday
12 h 32 m 42 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>) graph (Midnight
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 1 days, 23 hours, 54 minutes in cycle
4%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: No Change 94%
Last Hour: No Change 0%
High 3:05 PM: 95%
Low 12:00 AM: 90%
Record High: 99%
Jan-22-2017
Record Low: 0%
Mar-4-2022
Current: Rising 0.006  inHg/hr 30.893 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:38 PM: 30.948
Low 6:04 PM: 30.847
Record High: 31.946 inHg
Apr-23-2022
Record Low: 25.895 inHg
Apr-12-2021
Cooling Degree Days Lightning Strikes Heat Index Air
Today: 2.4
Sep: 89.6
2026 to Date: 925.6
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2958.3
Last Min: 0
Last 5 Mins: 0
Last 30 Mins: 0
Last 60 Mins: 0
Last 12 Hrs: 80
Sep: 7345
2026 to Date: 59180
Current: 72.2°F
High 6:31pm: 74.1°F
Yesterday: 83.8°F
Record: 127.2°F
Jun-2-2023
Quality
Index6:

45


Good
Density:
1.22 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   1.4 @ 3:38 PM
Sep-13

6.9
Sep-14

6.6
Sep-15

6.4
High Today:  
79 W/m2 @ 3:35 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 04:00 Hrs
Rise: 7:09 am  Set: 7:42 pm
Soil Conditions8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
2.4 in: 3.0 cb | 71°F
1.6 in: 4.0 cb | 71°F
0.8 in: 5.0 cb | 72°F
0.2 in: 7.0 cb | 72°F

Growing conditions
at the depth of:  0.2 in:


Soil moisture range is from
0-Wet to 200-Dry/Frozen
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.01 in
7-Days Rain: 0.81 in
7-Days ET: 0.18 in
7-Day:  0.633 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.633 in
September:  2.26 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 2.26 in
HIGHS: LOWS:
99.5°F
Jun-21-2022
-12.5°F
Jan-31-2026
Daytime Records
  95.0°F°F
Jun-24-2025
  -2.6°F°F
Jan-30-2019
Nitetime Records
  85.5°F°F
Jul-03-2026
  -6.3°F°F
Jan-01-2018
ICN:13 | S3C2:4 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:0.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 09/12/2026 @ 11:20pm  
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.   3 Snow manually measured usually around 7AM and 7PM.   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 Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight.   7 Leaf Wetness is surface moisture on foliage. 0 being totally dry and 15 being totally saturated.   8 Soil moisture and temperatures are from sensors burried in the ground at the levels specified.   10 Historical average only to day 12 of just the month of September for this station since 2011.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 12 of September for this station since 2011.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Sunday
Tonight

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 66°F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.
Sunday

Sunday: Areas Of Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Areas Of Fog then Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 84°F
NWS forecast: Areas of fog before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 1 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Monday

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

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Lo 57°F Hi 75°F Lo 53°F Hi 84°F Lo 65°F Hi 87°F Lo 68°F
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