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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 07/18/2026 @ 3:50pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 2°F than last hour.

75.0°F

Comfortable
High Today
84.0°F
12:22 PM
Low Today
72.6°F
2:38 PM
Yest High
91.5°F
3:18 PM
Yest Low
66.6°F
7:03 AM
Sta* High
92.6°F
2020
Sta* Low
58.7°F
2021
* This Station's Records Since 1/2011
Rec* High
111.9°F
1936
Rec* Low
48.9°F
2009
* Records from Weather Underground
Cloudy, Humid Cloudy, Humid

Calm Wind:  SW
0.0

Gusting to:
0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.37 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.0 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Tonight

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

Sunday: Areas Of Smoke
Areas Of Smoke
Hi 89°F Lo 66°F Hi 82°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 2.3°F since last hour. 72.8°F
Last Hour: Increased 2.3°F since last hour. 2.3°F
High 12:22 PM: 77.9°F
Low 2:24 PM: 69.4°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-4-2025
Record Low: -40.7°F on
May-14-2018
Wetbulb: 73.5°F
Leaf Wet:7 3
Indoor Temp: 84.8°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.37 in
Storm Rain: 0.47 in
Yesterday: 0.10 in
Last 7 Days: 0.28 in
Jul Rain: 1.47 in
Jul to Date
  Avg:10
0.00 in
Jul to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 1.47 in for the month 1.47 in
Jul Avg: 2.71 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.24 in for the month 1.24 in
Season:1 20.28 in
YTD
  Avg:11
17.16 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 3.12 in for the year 3.12 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Jul-18-2026
at 2:14 PM
91 rain days in 2026
5 days in July
0 days since last rain
Current: SW  0.0 mph
1Hr Average: Calm
Wind Run: 3.32 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
Today: 9.2 mph 1:49 PM
Month: 11.0 mph Jul-4
Year: 56.0 mph Feb-11
Record Gust: 56.0 mph
Feb-11-2026
Sunlight:
14 h 28 m 52 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
14 h 27 m 33 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 19 sec shorter than
yesterday
14 h 26 m 12 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>) graph (Midnight
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 4 days, 10 hours, 10 minutes in cycle
22%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 1% since last hour. 93%
Last Hour: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 4:17 AM: 94%
Low 12:25 PM: 78%
Record High: 99%
Jan-22-2017
Record Low: 0%
Mar-4-2022
Current: Falling 0.018  inHg/hr 30.746 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 12:01 AM: 30.909
Low 1:45 PM: 30.733
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: 6.0
Jul: 230.6
2026 to Date: 524.2
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2957.9
Last Min: 0
Last 5 Mins: 0
Last 30 Mins: 0
Last 60 Mins: 20
Last 12 Hrs: 228
Jul: 1017
2026 to Date: 11612
Current: 75.0°F
High 12:22pm: 94.7°F
Yesterday: 104.2°F
Record: 127.2°F
Jun-2-2023
Quality
Index6:

49


Good
Density:
1.21 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.3
Sunburn in
86 Minutes
Highest:
1:38 PM
2.6
76 W/m2
9%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
1:39 PM
135  W/m2
Record:
2026 W/m2
Soil Conditions8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
2.4 in: 13.0 cb | 74°F
1.6 in: 11.0 cb | 75°F
0.8 in: 5.0 cb | 76°F
0.2 in: 7.0 cb | 76°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: 0.04 in
7-Days Rain: 0.28 in
7-Days ET: 0.40 in
7-Day:  0.118 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.118 in
July:  0.91 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.91 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:18 | S3C2:4 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:0.8 | RCP:87%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 07/18/2026 @ 3:50pm  
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.   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 18 of just the month of July for this station since 2011.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 18 of July for this station since 2011.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely

Hi 89°F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. West wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Local station forecast: Mostly cloudy with little temp change, precipitation continuing.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Areas Of Smoke
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Areas Of Smoke

Lo 66°F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 11pm, then areas of smoke. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday

Sunday: Areas Of Smoke
Areas Of Smoke
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Areas Of Smoke
Areas Of Smoke
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Tuesday

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

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 82°F Lo 58°F Hi 84°F Lo 67°F Hi 86°F Lo 65°F Hi 78°F
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