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Countdown to Fall
 Autumn Equinox begins September 22nd at 8:44am   EDT  
 
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 16-07-2024 @ 11:20am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 5.4°F than last hour.

84.4°F

Heat Index:  90.3°F
Feels like:  90°F
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High Today
84.4°F
11:16 AM
Low Today
68.9°F
6:31 AM
Yest High
93.6°F
4:16 PM
Yest Low
65.3°F
5:31 AM
* Records from Weather Underground Facebook Twitter
partly cloudy -  Lightning observed partly cloudy - Lightning observed

Calm Wind:  WNW
0.0

Gusting to:
0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
6.5 of 100
Today

Today: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Showers And T-Storms
Hi 94°F Lo 70°F Hi 88°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 1.1°F since last hour. 72.2°F
Last Hour: Increased 1.1°F since last hour. +1.1°F
High 11:16 AM: 72.2°F
Low 6:31 AM: 67.7°F
Record High: 81.7°F on
Aug-25-2021
Record Low: -10.3°F on
Jan-17-2024
Wetbulb: 76.1°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.06 in
Jul Rain: 3.03 in
Jul to Date
  Avg:10
2.04 in
Jul to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.99 in for the month 0.99 in
Jul Avg: 2.20 in
Diff from Avg: Over 0.83 in for the month 0.83 in
Season:1 12.07 in
YTD
  Avg:11
13.28 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 1.21 in for the year 1.21 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Aug-7-2024
at 6:00 PM
56 rain days in 2024
4 days in July
5 days since last rain
Current: WNW  0.0 mph
1Hr Average: Calm
Wind Run: 0.00 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
Today: 0.0 mph 1:31 PM
Month: 40.0 mph Jul-5-0
Year: 41.0 mph Feb-27-0
Record Gust: 51.0 mph
Apr-1-2023
Sunlight:
14 h 27 m 48 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
14 h 26 m 34 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 14 sec shorter than
yesterday
14 h 25 m 19 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>) graph (Midnight
Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 10 days, 16 hours, 24 minutes in cycle
77%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 10% since last hour. 67%
Last Hour: Decreased 10% since last hour. 10%
High 6:31 AM: 96%
Low 11:16 AM: 67%
Record High: 100%
Sep-10-2020
Record Low: 0%
Mar-17-2024
Current: Falling 0.02  inHg/hr 30.040 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 9:46 AM: 30.060
Low 12:00 AM: 29.970
Record High: 30.670 inHg
Nov-18-2020
Record Low: 25.585 inHg
Jul-31-2023
Cooling Degree Days Ky Wx History Heat Index Air
Today: 3.4
Jul: 155.6
2024 to Date: 192.5
Heating Degree Days
2024 to Date: 2073.1
Current: 90.3°F
High 11:16am: 90.3°F
Yesterday: 99.4°F
Record: 140.9°F
Jun-30-2023
Quality
Index6:

24


Good
Density:
1.16 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Jul-16

9.2
Jul-17

10.0
Jul-18

9.8
Sunrise is at: 2:02 am
Solar Noon: 08:06
Sunset is at: 2:09 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 50.8°F
Sunrise: 2:02 am
Sunset: 2:09 pm
Moonrise: 9:38 am
Moonset: 9:14 pm
Full Moon: Jul-21-2024
New Moon: 11:14 UTC
Aug-04-2024
HIGHS: LOWS:
95.5°F
Jun-15-2022
-6.5°F
Jan-17-2024
Daytime Records
  95.0°F°F
Jul-28-2023
  10.9°F°F
Jan-17-2024
Nitetime Records
  85.8°F°F
Jul-17-2022
  4.1°F°F
Jan-17-2024
ICN:19 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:%vpconsolebattery% | RCP:%vpreception2%
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   6 Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight.   10 Historical average only to day 16 of just the month of July for this station since 2012.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 16 of July for this station since 2012.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 94°F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny. High near 94, with temperatures falling to around 92 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 99. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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Tonight

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

Lo 70°F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy. Low around 70, with temperatures rising to around 72 overnight. Heat index values as high as 99. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Thursday

Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Patchy Fog
Showers And T-Storms Likely then Patchy Fog
Friday

Friday: Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 88°F Lo 68°F Hi 81°F Lo 60°F Hi 82°F Lo 64°F Hi 84°F
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