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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 01-Sep-2025 @ 2:00pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 1.3°F than last hour.

81.4°F

Heat Index:  80.1°F
24-hr diff: 1.5°FWarmer 1.5°F than yesterday at this time.
Warm
High Today
81.7°F
1:56 PM 		Low Today
51.2°F
5:58 AM
Yest High
83.0°F
3:33 PM 		Yest Low
49.1°F
6:24 AM
Sta* High
96.9°F
2023 		Sta* Low
44.8°F
2020
* This Station's Records Since 11/2006
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from NNW Wind:  NNW
2.7
Gusting to:
 7.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: MODERATE Current CBI
Fire Danger:
73.8 of 100
Overnight

Overnight: Clear
Clear
Labor Day
Labor Day: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Lo 55°F Hi 85°F Lo 55°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 3.3°F since last hour. 43.2°F
Last Hour: Decreased 3.3°F since last hour. -3.3°F
High 12:15 PM: 50.1°F
Low 1:42 PM: 39.7°F
Record High: 73.2°F on
3-Aug-2007
Record Low: -17.3°F on
16-Jan-2024
Wetbulb: 61.2°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.01 in
Last 7 Days: 0.42 in
Sep Rain: 0.00 in
Sep to Date
  Avg:10 		0.00 in
Sep to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		No Change 0.00 in
Sep Avg: 1.44 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.44 in for the month 1.44 in
Season:1 8.94 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		11.11 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 2.17 in for the year 2.17 in
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		31-Aug-2025
at 6:50 AM
60 rain days in 2025
0 days in September
1 day since last rain
Current: NNW  2.7 mph
1Hr Average: 4.1 mph
Wind Run: 16.41 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 7.0 mph
Today: 14.0 mph 12:46 PM
Month: 14.0 mph 1-Sep
Year: 47.2 mph 3-Mar
Record Gust: 62.1 mph
17-Apr-2018
Sunlight:
13 h 5 m 20 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
13 h 2 m 49 s
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 31 sec shorter than
yesterday
13 h 0 m 17 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 9 days, 13 hours, 59 minutes in cycle
66%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 5% since last hour. 26%
Last Hour: Decreased 5% since last hour. 5%
High 5:41 AM: 87%
Low 1:41 PM: 23%
Record High: 100%
12-Feb-2007
Record Low: 0%
1-Jan-2008
Current: Falling 0.004 inHg/hr 29.852 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 7:33 AM: 29.909
Low 1:14 PM: 29.847
Record High: 31.086 inHg
30-Dec-2014
Record Low: 25.130 inHg
17-Dec-2006
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.0
Sep: 0.0
2025 to Date: 763.1
Heating Degree Days
2025 to Date: 3406.2
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Sep Snow: Under 0.118 in for the month 0.00 in
Sep Avg: 0.12 in
Diff from Avg: -0.12 in
Season Total:2 0.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in September
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
7-Jan-2025
Average 1st Snow:
27 of Oct
Current: 80.1°F
High 1:15pm: 80.2°F
Yesterday: 81.0°F
Record: 102.9°F
8-Jul-2021
Quality
Index6:
54

Moderate
Density:
1.17 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
6.4
Sunburn in
18 Minutes 		Highest:
12:59 PM
7.0
763 W/m2
100%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
1:05 PM
 807  W/m2
Record:
1461 W/m2
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 54.1°F
Sunrise: 6:27 am
Sunset: 7:32 pm
Moonrise: 3:57 pm
Moonset: 11:40 pm
Full Moon: 07-Sep-2025
New Moon: 19:55 UTC
21-Sep-2025
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.16 in
7-Days Rain: 0.42 in
7-Days ET: 0.77 in
7-Day: 0.348 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.348 in
September: No Change 0 in
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HIGHS: LOWS:
102.9°F
25-Jun-2012 		-14.6°F
2-Feb-2011
Daytime Records
  100.6°F°F
12-Jul-2024 		  -8.1°F°F
22-Dec-2022
Nitetime Records
  88.0°F°F
15-Aug-2012 		  -10.7°F°F
02-Feb-2011
ICN:5 | 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.   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 1 of just the month of September for this station since 2006.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 1 of September for this station since 2006.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Overnight & Labor Day
Overnight

Overnight: Clear
Clear

Lo 55°F 		NWS forecast: Clear. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. West northwest wind around 3 mph.
 Labor Day
Labor Day: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 85°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. North wind 2 to 10 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 55°F Hi 86°F Lo 56°F Hi 84°F Lo 54°F Hi 86°F Lo 55°F
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