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Updated: @ 13-Jul-2026 3:14pm - next update at 4:00pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Cloudy, Dry Cloudy, Dry
Currently: 71.9°F, Max: 72.6°F, Min: 62.4°F 71.9°F
Warmer 0.5°F than last hour.

Comfortable

Feels like: 74.9°F

24-hr difference
-1.8°FColder 1.8°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 72.6°F
1:40pm 		75.1°F
2:45pm
Low: 62.4°F
7:09am 		57.3°F
3:19am
Wind from SSW SSW
4.6
Gust:
 8 mph
1 Bft - Light Breeze
Today: 9.2 mph 3:08pm
Month: 17.0 mph July 6
Rain Today: 0 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0 in
Rain Yesterday: 0 in
Storm Rain: 0 in
This Month: 0 in
Season Total: 0 in
0 day since last rain.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 68 % Decreased 2.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 60.8°F Decreased 0.5°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.969 inHg  
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 5:59am
Sunset: 8:28pm
Moonrise: 4:46am
Moonset: 7:20pm
New Moon
New Moon, Moon at 28 days in cycle
0%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   2.2     Low 
High: 6.4 @ 1:46pm
192 W/m2 (22 %)
High: 524 @  1:40pm
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 82 °F		 NWS forecast: Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. High 76°. Wind southwest around 8 mph, gusting to 23 mph.
Davis VP+ forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 64 °F		 NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Wind around 0 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair to partly cloudy after midnight. Moderate fog. Low 59°. Wind southwest around 5 mph in the evening, becoming 2 mph after midnight.