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207 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 SYNOPSIS... High pressure will build in with fair and dry weather returning tonight through at least Friday morning. Meanwhile, temperatures will remain solidly above normal for the foreseeable future. Area Forecast Discussion
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: @ 10:10pm  
Temperatures Current Conditions Forecast
Lake Erie:49F
Lake Ontario:46F
Currently Outside: Colder 1.9°F than last hour.

65.8°F

Comfortable
High Today
76.1°F
4:45 PM
Low Today
44.4°F
5:33 AM
Yest High
62.2°F
12:00 AM
Yest Low
50.2°F
5:23 AM
Sta* High
71.2°F
2015
Sta* Low
29.8°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 12/2013
Rec* High
93.0°F
1959
Rec* Low
24.0°F
1994
Weather Server uptime 4 Days 18 Hours 50 Minutes 51 Seconds
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Public Info Statement
mostly clear mostly clear

Wind from ESE Wind:  ESE
1.1

Gusting to:
1.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
10.9 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Low: 50 °F
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind around 9 mph.
High: 66 °F
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.
Low: 48 °F
Partly Cloudy

Mostly Sunny

Partly Cloudy


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Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.1°F since last hour. 50.6°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.1°F since last hour. 0.1°F
High 2:11 PM: 57.2°F
Low 5:22 AM: 41.7°F
Record High: 74.7°F on
Sep-6-2023
Record Low: -15.3°F on
Apr-24-2024
Wetbulb: 57.6°F
Leaf Wet:7 0
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.04 in
Last 7 Days: 0.38 in
May Rain: 0.00 in
May to Date
  Avg:10
0.00 in
May to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
No Change 0.00 in
May Avg: 1.40 in
Diff from Avg: Under 1.4 in for the month 1.40 in
Season:1 5.09 in
YTD
  Avg:11
6.83 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Under 1.74 in for the year 1.74 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-30-2024
at 12:45 PM
53 rain days in 2024
0 days in May
0 days since last rain
Current: ESE  1.1 mph
1Hr Average: 1.1 mph
Wind Run: 38.70 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph mph
Today: 13.0 mph 3:42 PM
Month: 13.0 mph May-1
Year: 55.0 mph Apr-30
Record Gust: 56.0 mph
Nov-11-2023
Sunlight:
13 hrs 45 min
57 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 0 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 23 days, 7 hours, 53 minutes in cycle
43%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 4% since last hour. 58%
Last Hour: Increased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 7:38 AM: 95%
Low 4:46 PM: 40%
Record High: 98%
Apr-29-2024
Record Low: 18%
May-18-2023
Current: Falling 0.007  inHg/hr 29.853 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 8:34 AM: 30.001 in.
Low 7:06 PM: 29.836 in.
Record High: 30.693 inHg
Dec-13-2023
Record Low: 28.948 inHg
Jan-9-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index AIR
Today: 0.0
May: 0.0
2024 to Date: 2.1
Heating Degree Days
2024 to Date: 2771.9
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
May Snow: No Change 0.00 in
May Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: 0.00 in
Season Total:2 70.75 in
Snow Depth: 4.00 in
0 snow days in May
13 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
Nov-1-2023
Average 1st Snow:
28 of Nov
Current: 65.8°F
High 4:45pm: 76.1°F
Yesterday: 62.2°F
Record: 104.7°F
Sep-6-2023
Quality
Index6:

44


Good
Density:
1.20 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   8.2 @ 1:00 PM
May-02

7.0
May-03

7.1
May-04

7.0
High Today:  
1072 W/m2 @ 12:27 PM
Sun Hours Today:
06:29
   This Month: 06:29 Hrs
Rise: 6:07 am  Set: 8:17 pm
Soil Depth/Temp8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
0.6 in: 57°F °F
1.2 in: 54°F
1.8 in: 52°F

Growing conditions
at the depth of:  0.6 in:


Soil moisture range is from
0-Wet to 200-Dry/Frozen
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.18 in
7-Days Rain: 0.38 in
7-Days ET: 0.61 in
7-Day:  0.226 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.226 in
May: No Change 0 in
HIGHS: LOWS:
94.8°F
Sep-6-2023
-14.1°F
Apr-24-2024
Daytime Records
  91.8°F
Sep-06-2023
  12.4°F
Jan-20-2024
Nitetime Records
  79.0°F
Jul-29-2023
  10.6°F
Jan-17-2024
ICN:1 | S3C2:6 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:98%
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.   10 Historical average only to day 1 of just the month of May for this station since 2013.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 1 of May for this station since 2013.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Thursday
Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Low: 50 °F
Partly Cloudy

NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind around 9 mph.
High: 66 °F
Mostly Sunny

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind around 9 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.
Low: 48 °F
Friday

Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 3 to 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
High: 81 °F
Friday
Night
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Low: 57 °F
Saturday

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm.  Cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind 5 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
High: 67 °F
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A chance of showers.  Cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 11 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Low: 55 °F
Sunday

Sunday: A chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 10 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.
High: 69 °F
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Low: 50 °F
Partly Cloudy

Partly Sunny
then Slight
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