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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 16-Oct-2026 @ 3:40pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.2°F than last hour.

68.7°F

Comfortable
High Today
70.1°F
3:10 PM
Low Today
53.1°F
3:59 AM
Yest High
66.7°F
3:07 PM
Yest Low
50.4°F
8:00 AM
Sta* High
72.5°F
2021
Sta* Low
33.3°F
2024
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012
Day time Day time

Wind from SSE Wind:  SSE
1.5

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

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 72°F Lo 34°F Hi 46°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.1°F since last hour. 63.0°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.1°F since last hour. -0.1°F
High 3:00 PM: 63.7°F
Low 12:19 AM: 49.6°F
Record High: 75.9°F on
15-Jul-2026
Record Low: 29.8°F on
7-Oct-2026
Wetbulb: 65.2°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.20 in
Storm Rain: 0.20 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 2.80 in
Oct Rain: 3.00 in
Oct to Date
  Avg:10
1.82 in
Oct to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 1.18 in for the month 1.18 in
Oct Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: Over 3 in for the month 3.00 in
Season:1 17.85 in
YTD
  Avg:11
17.25 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.6 in for the year 0.60 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
16-Oct-2026
at 6:20 AM
105 rain days in 2026
3 days in October
0 days since last rain
Current: SSE  1.5 mph
1Hr Average: 1.0 mph
Wind Run: 9.53 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph
Today: 9.2 mph 11:31 AM
Month: 26.0 mph 8-Oct
Year: 39.1 mph 3-Sep
Record Gust: 39.1 mph
3-Sep-2026
Sunlight:
11 h 7 m 48 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
11 h 5 m 10 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 38 sec shorter than
yesterday
11 h 2 m 31 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon ?>) graph (Midnight
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 6 days, 3 hours, 54 minutes in cycle
32%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 1% since last hour. 82%
Last Hour: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 9:04 AM: 94%
Low 3:12 PM: 79%
Record High: 96%
4-Sep-2026
Record Low: 0%
28-Jul-2026
Current: Falling 0.025  inHg/hr 29.624 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 12:00 AM: 30.038
Low 3:09 PM: 29.624
Record High: 30.452 inHg
10-Oct-2026
Record Low: 29.536 inHg
29-Jul-2026
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.0
Oct: 0.0
2026 to Date: 286.5
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4385.8
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Oct Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Oct Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: 0.00 in
Season Total:2 0.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in October
0 snow days this season.2
Average 1st Snow:
0
Current: 69.9°F
High 3:10pm: 70.1°F
Yesterday: 66.7°F
Record: 99.1°F
15-Jul-2026
Quality
Index6:

36


Good
Density:
1.18 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Oct-16

4.4
Oct-17

3.4
Oct-18

3.6
Sunrise is at: 7:16 am
Solar Noon: 12:49
Sunset is at: 6:21 pm
Almanac   Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 49.9°F
Sunrise: 7:16 am
Sunset: 6:21 pm
Moonrise: 1:22 pm
Moonset: 9:01 pm
Full Moon: 26-Oct-2026
New Moon: 07:03 UTC
09-Nov-2026
HIGHS: LOWS:
88.7°F
15-Jul-2026
32.0°F
28-Jul-2026
Daytime Records
  86.2°F°F
06-Aug-2026
  48.2°F°F
06-Oct-2026
Nitetime Records
  74.1°F°F
06-Aug-2026
  37.4°F°F
07-Oct-2026
ICN:5 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:100%
1 Rain season: Apri 1st to October 31st.   2 Snow season October 1st to April 30th.   3 Snow manually measured usually around 7AM and 7PM.   6 Air Quality Index is provided by Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight.   10 Historical average only to day 16 of just the month of October for this station since 2012.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 16 of October for this station since 2012.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 72°F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds and cooler, precipitation possible within 6 hrs, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 34°F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Clear then Widespread Frost
Clear then Widespread Frost
Sunday

Sunday: Widespread Frost then Sunny
Widespread Frost then Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear then Widespread Frost
Mostly Clear then Widespread Frost
Monday

Monday: Widespread Frost then Sunny
Widespread Frost then Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 46°F Lo 27°F Hi 56°F Lo 32°F Hi 59°F Lo 36°F Hi 63°F
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