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Updated: @ 11-Mar-2010 10:13am - next update at 4:00pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain/Melted Snow Cloud Level


Overcast  -  light rain
Overcast - light rain

42.4°F  
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Currently 42.4°F, Max: 43.1°F, Min: 40.2°F Feels like:
37°F

24-hr
difference
1.9°FWarmer 1.9°F than yesterday at this time.
LOCALLY: Today Yesterday
High: 43.1°F
7:11am
51.3°F
2:04pm
Low: 40.2°F
5:58am
37.2°F
12:16am
NWS
Normal:
Record:
Year:
HIGH
48.2°F
62.6°F
2005
LOW
39.2°F
28.4°F
2009
 Wind from SSW SSW
9.1
Gust:
18.0 mph
Gentle Breeze
60-Min Avg: 3.9 mph
120-Min Avg: 4.5 mph
Max Gust: 22.0 mph 9:59am
Month: 26.0 mph Mar 10
Today: in
Rate (/hr): 0.07 in
Storm Rain: 0.17 in
Yesterday: 0.04 in
March: 0.52 in
Last 7 Days: 0.30 in
Rain Season:1 12.48 in
Rain Days: 47 in 2010
7 rain days in March.
Barometer ( inHg) Humidity/Dew Point Moon
Current: 29.818 inHg Rising 0.04 °F/hr
1-Hr Trend: Rising
3-Hr Trend: Rising
High: 29.931  | Low:  29.747
Humidity: 87 % Decreased 2% since last hour.
Humidex: 40.4°F
Dew Point: 38.8°F Decreased 0.6°F since last hour.
Wetbulb: 40.9°F
Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, Moon at 25 days in cycle
15%
Illuminated
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy
   0.5     Low 
High: 0.6 @ 9:00am
Time to Burn: 224 Mins
Energy: 84 W/m2 (0 %)
High: 132 at  9:04am
Feels like: 36.1°F
Wind Chill Heating Degree Days Sun
Current: 37.0°F
Today: 35.6°F  at 3:32am
Yesterday: 33.4°F
Last Week: 31.2°F
Record: 12.6°F   20-Dec-2008
Today: 9.7
March: 220.2
2010 to Date: 1425.6
Cooling Degree Days
2010 to Date: 0.0
Daylight: Possible hours of Daylight 11:37
:05 Min
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Fire Risk
Sunrise: 6:31am
Sunset: 6:08pm
Moonrise: 4:40am
Moonset: 2:12pm
Full Moon: 28 February 2010
New Moon: 21:02 UTC 15 March 2010
Updated at Midnight
Current: 0.01 in   
7-Days Rain: 0.30 in   
7-Days ET: 0.12 in   
7-Day: 0.19 in 0.19 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days.
March: 0.15 in 0.15 in water in excess of what evaporated this month.
Outside Now
Air Density: 1.257 kg/m3
HIGHS: LOWS:
102.7°F
29-Jul-2009
17.6°F
09-Dec-2009
Daytime Records
    89.1°F on: Jul 29 2009   23.2°F on: Dec 20 2008
Nitetime Records
  79.2°F on: Jul 30 2009 21.4°F on: Dec 09 2009
ICN:20 ISS:Ok Console:4.8 Quality:14187 149 0 861 21 RCP:99%
Chandler Burning Index
Chandler Burning Index: LOW
Currently:
-1.4 at 10:13 AM
1 Rain season: Oct 1st to March 31st.    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.)
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Today's and Tonight's Outlook
Today

Rain. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 90%
Rain

Hi 48 °F
NWS forecast: Rain. High near 48. South wind between 14 and 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tonight

Rain. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 80%
Rain

Lo 40 °F
NWS forecast: Rain. Low around 40. South southwest wind between 10 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tonight

Rain. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 80%
Rain

Lo 40 °F
Friday

Showers. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 80%
Showers

Hi 51 °F
Friday
Night

Showers. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 80%
Showers

Lo 37 °F
Saturday

Chance Showers. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 30%
Chance
Showers
Hi 52 °F
Saturday
Night

Mostly Cloudy
Mostly
Cloudy
Lo 35 °F
Sunday

Partly Sunny
Partly
Sunny
Hi 52 °F
Sunday
Night

Mostly Cloudy
Mostly
Cloudy
Lo 41 °F
Monday

Partly Sunny
Partly
Sunny
Hi 56 °F
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