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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 08/05/2026 @ 3:35pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 1.2°F than last hour.

88.0°F

Heat Index:  98.6°F
Feels like:  99°F
Warm
High Today
89.3°F
2:43 PM 		Low Today
68.3°F
6:53 AM
Yest High
85.4°F
6:22 PM 		Yest Low
56.2°F
6:26 AM
Sta* High
91.4°F
2024 		Sta* Low
54.3°F
2020
* This Station's Records Since 1/2011
Rec* High
109.0°F
1934 		Rec* Low
48.0°F
1927
* Records from Weather Underground
Cloudy, Dry Cloudy, Dry

Calm Wind:  WSW
0.0
Gusting to:
 0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
6.8 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 89°F Lo 69°F Hi 87°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.6°F since last hour. 75.7°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.6°F since last hour. 0.6°F
High 2:27 PM: 76.5°F
Low 6:38 AM: 63.8°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-4-2025
Record Low: -40.7°F on
May-14-2018
Wetbulb: 79.3°F
Leaf Wet:7 0
Indoor Temp: 83.0°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.40 in
Aug Rain: 0.40 in
Aug to Date
  Avg:10 		0.00 in
Aug to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Over 0.4 in for the month 0.40 in
Aug Avg: 1.71 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.31 in for the month 1.31 in
Season:1 22.21 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		19.93 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Over 2.28 in for the year 2.28 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		Aug-2-2026
at 9:25 PM
96 rain days in 2026
2 days in August
2 days since last rain
Current: WSW  0.0 mph
1Hr Average: 0.4 mph
Wind Run: 1.74 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
Today: 6.0 mph 1:32 PM
Month: 51.0 mph Aug-2
Year: 56.0 mph Feb-11
Record Gust: 56.0 mph
Feb-11-2026
Sunlight:
13 h 59 m 57 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
13 h 58 m 3 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
1 min 54 sec shorter than
yesterday
13 h 56 m 9 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon ?>) graph (Midnight
 Legend

Last Quarter
Last Quarter, 22 days, 9 hours, 56 minutes in cycle
53%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 1% since last hour. 67%
Last Hour: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 12:59 AM: 88%
Low 2:36 PM: 63%
Record High: 99%
Jan-22-2017
Record Low: 0%
Mar-4-2022
Current: Falling 0.006 inHg/hr 30.941 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:08 PM: 31.005
Low 3:24 PM: 30.939
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: 3.7
Aug: 33.5
2026 to Date: 641.7
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2957.9
Last Min: 0
Last 5 Mins: 0
Last 30 Mins: 5
Last 60 Mins: 26
Last 12 Hrs: 49
Aug: 501
2026 to Date: 14771
Current: 98.6°F
High 2:27pm: 100.9°F
Yesterday: 88.7°F
Record: 127.2°F
Jun-2-2023
Quality
Index6:
84

Moderate
Density:
1.19 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.6
Sunburn in
70 Minutes 		Highest:
1:39 PM
4.5
60 W/m2
8%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
2:40 PM
 107  W/m2
Record:
2026 W/m2
Soil Conditions8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
2.4 in: 6.0 cb | 71°F
1.6 in: 10.0 cb | 71°F
0.8 in: 6.0 cb | 72°F
0.2 in: 18.0 cb | 74°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: 0.06 in
7-Days Rain: 0.40 in
7-Days ET: 0.25 in
7-Day: 0.148 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.148 in
August: 0.24 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.24 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:1.3 | RCP:97%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 08/05/2026 @ 3:35pm  
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 5 of just the month of August for this station since 2011.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 5 of August for this station since 2011.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 89°F 		NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds and warmer, precipitation possible within 12 to 24 hrs, windy. 		Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 69°F 		NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Friday

Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Sunday

Sunday: Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 87°F Lo 69°F Hi 84°F Lo 68°F Hi 84°F Lo 66°F Hi 85°F
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