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148 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 SYNOPSIS... A warm front will cross the region today, with several rounds of showers and a few thunderstorms. A nearby frontal boundary will continue to bring a chance of a few showers and thunderstorms Monday through Tuesday, but a warm weather pattern will last much of next week. Area Forecast Discussion
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: @ 4:20pm  
Temperatures Current Conditions Forecast
Lake Erie:42F
Lake Ontario:45F
Currently Outside: Warmer 1.4°F than last hour.

61.9°F

Comfortable
High Today
71.0°F
11:29 AM
Low Today
60.2°F
3:07 PM
Yest High
64.9°F
6:24 PM
Yest Low
49.6°F
1:42 AM
Sta* High
73.4°F
2021
Sta* Low
29.8°F
2022
* This Station's Records Since 12/2013
Rec* High
97.0°F
1910
Rec* Low
30.0°F
1950
Weather Server uptime 1 Days 13 Hours 0 Minutes 50 Seconds
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Public Info Statement
overcast -  mist overcast - mist

Wind from SW Wind:  SW
5.2

Gusting to:
5.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.09 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-1.5 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 5pm, then a chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely

Tonight

Tonight: A chance of showers.  Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog

Monday

Monday: A slight chance of showers before 8am.  Patchy fog before 11am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Partly
Sunny
Hi 67 °F Lo 56 °F Hi 77 °F

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Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 2.3°F since last hour. 60.2°F
Last Hour: Increased 2.3°F since last hour. 2.3°F
High 10:57 AM: 62.4°F
Low 3:23 AM: 54.5°F
Record High: 74.7°F on
Sep-6-2023
Record Low: -15.3°F on
Apr-24-2024
Wetbulb: 60.9°F
Leaf Wet:7 0
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.09 in
Rate (/hr): 0.023 in
Storm Rain: 0.28 in
Yesterday: 0.19 in
Last 7 Days: 0.25 in
Apr Rain: 0.64 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10
0.00 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.64 in for the month 0.64 in
Apr Avg: 4.98 in
Diff from Avg: Under 4.34 in for the month 4.34 in
Season:1 5.05 in
YTD
  Avg:11
4.01 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 1.04 in for the year 1.04 in
52 rain days in 2024
17 days in April
0 days since last rain
Current: SW  5.2 mph
1Hr Average: 3.0 mph
Wind Run: 61.29 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph mph
Today: 19.6 mph 1:41 AM
Month: 19.0 mph Apr-27
Year: 42.6 mph Jan-13
Record Gust: 56.0 mph
Nov-11-2023
Sunlight:
13 hrs 39 min
50 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 5 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 20 days, 2 hours, 1 minutes in cycle
76%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 3% since last hour. 94%
Last Hour: Increased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 4:08 PM: 94%
Low 11:33 AM: 70%
Record High: 97%
Jun-24-2023
Record Low: 18%
May-18-2023
Current: Falling 0.013  inHg/hr 30.068 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 2:16 PM: 30.097 in.
Low 2:18 AM: 30.038 in.
Record High: 30.693 inHg
Dec-13-2023
Record Low: 28.948 inHg
Jan-9-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill AIR
Today: 0.8
Apr: 455.6
2024 to Date: 2751.5
Cooling Degree Days
2024 to Date: 0.1
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Apr Snow: Under 0.945 in for the month 0.00 in
Apr Avg: 0.94 in
Diff from Avg: -0.94 in
Season Total:2 70.75 in
Snow Depth: 4.00 in
0 snow days in April
13 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
Nov-1-2023
Average 1st Snow:
28 of Nov
Current: 61.9°F
Low 3:07 PM: 60.2°F
Yesterday: 49.7°F
Record: 25.5°F
Apr-26-2024
Quality
Index6:

35


Good
Density:
1.22 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
1.0
Sunburn in
112 Minutes
Highest:
11:22 AM
4.4
95 W/m2
11%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
11:22 AM
492  W/m2
Record:
1241 W/m2
Soil Depth/Temp8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
0.6 in: 54°F °F
1.2 in: 52°F
1.8 in: 49°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: 0.09 in
7-Days Rain: 0.25 in
7-Days ET: 0.74 in
7-Day:  0.49 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.49 in
April:  0.15 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.15 in
HIGHS: LOWS:
94.8°F
Sep-6-2023
26.8°F
Apr-26-2024
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:5 | 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.   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 28 of just the month of April for this station since 2014.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 28 of April for this station since 2014.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 5pm, then a chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely


Hi 67 °F
NWS forecast: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 5pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.
Tonight

Tonight: A chance of showers.  Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog


Lo 56 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Monday

Monday: A slight chance of showers before 8am.  Patchy fog before 11am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Partly
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: A slight chance of showers between 9pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers

Tuesday

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9am and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 6 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely

Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers

Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly Sunny


Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Partly Cloudy


Thursday

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Mostly Sunny


Hi 77 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 69 °F Lo 50 °F Hi 70 °F Lo 51 °F Hi 79 °F

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