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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 05-May-2025 @ 1:00am   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 1.5°F than last hour.

52.3°F

24-hr diff: -3.4°FColder 3.4°F than yesterday at this time.
Cool
High Today
53.8°F
12:00 AM 		Low Today
52.3°F
12:57 AM
Yest High
78.7°F
3:53 PM 		Yest Low
44.3°F
6:21 AM
Sta* High
83.7°F
2012 		Sta* Low
29.2°F
2011
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy Night time, Dry, Mostly cloudy

Wind from S Wind:  S
1.7
Gusting to:
 2.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
10.4 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Lo 48.0°F Hi 62.0°F Lo 43.0°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: No Change 37.5°F
Last Hour: No Change -32.0°F
High 12:40 AM: 37.8°F
Low 12:25 AM: 37.0°F
Record High: 73.2°F
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 45.8°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.35 in
May Rain: 0.23 in
May to Date
  Avg:10 		0.38 in
May to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.15 in for the month 0.15 in
May Avg: 2.98 in
Diff from Avg: Under 2.75 in for the month 2.75 in
Season:1 2.87 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		4.16 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 1.29 in for the year 1.29 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		1-May-2025
at 9:33 PM
25 rain days in 2025
1 day in May
3 days since last rain
Current: S  1.7 mph
1Hr Average: 1.9 mph
Wind Run: 0.84 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph
Today: 6.0 mph 12:27 AM
Month: 25.0 mph 1-May
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
14 h 4 m 55 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
14 h 7 m 5 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 10 sec longer than
yesterday
14 h 9 m 13 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 7 days, 11 hours, 32 minutes in cycle
57%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 3% since last hour. 57%
Last Hour: Increased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 12:32 AM: 57%
Low 12:00 AM: 54%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Rising 0.005 inHg/hr 29.431 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:26 AM: 29.440
Low 12:00 AM: 29.424
Record High: 31.09 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.13 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Air
Today: 0.2
May: 39.6
2025 to Date: 3172.6
Cooling Degree Days
2025 to Date: 3.5
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
May Snow: Under 1.575 in for the month 0.00 in
May Avg: 1.57 in
Diff from Avg: -1.57 in
Season Total:2 36.90 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in May
20 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
6-Nov-2024
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 52.3°F
Low 12:57 AM: 52.3°F
Yesterday: 43.5°F
Record: -31.0°F
22-Dec-2022
Quality
Index6:
49

Good
Density:
1.22 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Yest:   8.2 @ 12:13 PM
May-05

8.1 		May-06

8.1 		May-07

8.1
High Yest:   1143.0 @ 1:15 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 25:59 Hrs
Rise: 5:54 am  Set: 7:57 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Night
YTD Avg Temp: 39.4°F
Sunrise: 5:54 am
Sunset: 7:57 pm
Moonrise: 1:32 pm
Moonset: 2:50 am
Full Moon: 12-May-2025
New Moon: 03:03 UTC
26-May-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.04 in
7-Days Rain: 0.35 in
7-Days ET: 1.07 in
7-Day: 0.717 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.72 in
May: 0.49 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.49 in
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HIGHS: LOWS:
102.9°F
25-Jun-2012 		-14.6°F
2-Feb-2011
Daytime Records
  100.6°F
12-Jul-2024 		 -8.1°F
22-Dec-2022
Nitetime Records
 88.0°F
15-Aug-2012 		 -10.7°F
02-Feb-2011
ICN:1 | 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.   10 Historical average only to day 5 of just the month of May for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 5 of May for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Monday
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 48.0°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
 Monday

Monday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms

Hi 62.0°F 		NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday

Tuesday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 43.0°F Hi 54.0°F Lo 41.0°F Hi 57.0°F Lo 41.0°F Hi 67.0°F Lo 44.0°F
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