Air Quality Alert AIR QUALITY ALERT - Worcester County

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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 07/18/2026 @ 3:45pm   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Colder 2°F than last hour.

68.1°F

Feels like:  65.3°F
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High Today
77.4°F
11:06 AM
Low Today
60.2°F
12:09 AM
Yest High
82.2°F
3:10 PM
Yest Low
53.7°F
5:55 AM
Sta* High
95.9°F
2013
Sta* Low
56.2°F
2014
* This Station's Records Since 1/2013
overcast -  light rain; mist overcast - light rain; mist

Wind from SW Wind:  SW
5.5

Gusting to:
3.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.20 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
-0.9 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Smoke
Smoke
Tonight

Tonight: Areas Of Smoke then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Areas Of Smoke then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 80°F Lo 62°F Hi 76°F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.4°F since last hour. 65.1°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.4°F since last hour. -1.4°F
High 12:48 PM: 67.0°F
Low 3:11 AM: 51.5°F
Record High: 79.2°F on
23/6/2025
Record Low: -16.2°F on
24/1/2026
Wetbulb: 66.2°F
Today: 0.20 in
Rate (/hr): 0.023 in
Storm Rain: 0.20 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Jul Rain: 2.27 in
Jul to Date
  Avg:10
3.12 in
Jul to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 0.85 in for the month 0.85 in
Jul Avg: 3.16 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.89 in for the month 0.89 in
Season:1 163.94 in
YTD
  Avg:11
30.97 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 132.97 in for the year 132.97 in
58 rain days in 2026
4 days in July
0 days since last rain
Current: SW  5.5 mph
1Hr Average: 3.1 mph
Wind Run: 50.68 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 3.0 mph
Today: 19.6 mph 2:07 PM
Month: 22.0 mph Jul-16
Year: 39.1 mph May-5
Record Gust: 39.1 mph
5/5/2026
Sunlight:
14 hrs 27 min
33 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 19 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon ?>) graph (Midnight
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 4 days, 10 hours, 2 minutes in cycle
22%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 2% since last hour. 90%
Last Hour: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 3:05 PM: 91%
Low 3:11 AM: 58%
Record High: 98%
31/3/2025
Record Low: 15%
1/5/2025
Current: Falling 0.035  inHg/hr 29.738 inHg
Last Hour: Falling
High 12:05 AM: 30.011
Low 3:41 PM: 29.737
Record High: 30.667 inHg
24/1/2026
Record Low: 28.966 inHg
31/5/2025
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.8
Jul: 151.7
2026 to Date: 301.8
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4216.6
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Jul Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Jul 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 July
0 snow days this season.2
Average 1st Snow:
0
Current: 65.3°F
High 11:06am: 77.4°F
Yesterday: 82.0°F
Record: 111.9°F
23/6/2025
Quality
Index6:

166


Unhealthy
Density:
1.19 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Jul-18

9.6
Jul-19

10.6
Jul-20

10.6
Sunrise is at: 5:26 am
Solar Noon: 12:53
Sunset is at: 8:21 pm
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 45.3°F
Sunrise: 5:26 am
Sunset: 8:21 pm
Moonrise: 10:23 am
Moonset: 10:18 pm
Full Moon: 29/07/2026
New Moon: 17:37 UTC
12/08/2026
HIGHS: LOWS:
98.4°F
24/6/2025
-3.8°F
8/2/2026
Daytime Records
  94.8°F°F
24/06/2025
  3.4°F°F
24/01/2026
Nitetime Records
  80.6°F°F
03/07/2026
  -0.0°F°F
08/02/2026
ICN:20 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
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.   6 Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight.   10 Historical average only to day 18 of just the month of July for this station since 2013.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 18 of July for this station since 2013.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Smoke
Smoke

Hi 80°F
NWS forecast: Smoke and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight

Tonight: Areas Of Smoke then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Areas Of Smoke then Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 62°F
NWS forecast: Areas of smoke and a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then areas of smoke and showers and thunderstorms likely between 7pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Hi 76°F Lo 54°F Hi 79°F Lo 58°F Hi 79°F Lo 63°F Hi 77°F
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