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Updated: @ 26-Jun-2026 10:00am - next update at 4:00pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry
Currently: 65.0°F, Max: 66.3°F, Min: 53.2°F 65°F
Warmer 2.2°F than last hour.

Comfortable

Feels like: 65.2°F

24-hr difference
5.7°FWarmer 5.7°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 66.3°F
9:54am 		66.6°F
1:41pm
Low: 53.2°F
6:27am 		57°F
6:00am
Wind from SE SE
2.2
Gust:
 1 mph
0 Bft - Light Air
Today: 9.2 mph 8:29am
Month: 21.0 mph June 22
Rain Today: 0 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0 in
Rain Yesterday: 0 in
Storm Rain: 0 in
This Month: 0.01 in
Season Total: 27.39 in
1 rain day in June.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Drizzle
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Drizzle
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 74 % Decreased 2.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 56.5°F Increased 1.4°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.963 inHg  
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 5:50am
Sunset: 8:31pm
Moonset: 2:59am
Moonrise: 5:18pm
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, Moon at 11 days in cycle
90%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   4.5     Medium 
High: 4.5 @ 9:55am
513 W/m2 (70 %)
High: 635 @  8:56am
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 74 °F		 NWS forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Sunny in the morning, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. High 74°. UV index up to 8. Wind west around 7 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the morning, becoming 11 mph, gusting to 19 mph, in the afternoon.
Davis VP+ forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Drizzle
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Drizzle

Lo 60 °F		 NWS forecast: A slight chance of drizzle after 1am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. West northwest wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Low 57°. Wind north-northwest around 6 mph.