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Updated: @ 09-Jul-2026 10:58am - next update at 4:00pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Mainly cloudy, Dry Mainly cloudy, Dry
Currently: 59.3°F, Max: 59.4°F, Min: 53.3°F 59.3°F
Warmer 1.6°F than last hour.

Cool

Feels like: 59°F

24-hr difference
-4.3°FColder 4.3°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 59.4°F
10:56am 		73.3°F
2:57pm
Low: 53.3°F
6:31am 		54.8°F
2:25am
Wind from ESE ESE
1.8
Gust:
 3 mph
0 Bft - Light Air
Today: 7 mph 6:44am
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: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 90 % Decreased 2.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 56.4°F Increased 1.0°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.986 inHg  
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 5:56am
Sunset: 8:30pm
Moonrise: 1:13am
Moonset: 3:40pm
Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, Moon at 24 days in cycle
29%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   6.6     High 
High: 6.9 @ 10:54am
805 W/m2 (93 %)
High: 805 @  10:56am
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 76 °F		 NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair. High 79°. UV index up to 9. Wind south-southwest around 16 mph, gusting to 27 mph.
Davis VP+ forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 56 °F		 NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 1 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Low 55°. Wind south around 4 mph, gusting to 15 mph, in the evening, becoming east-northeast after midnight.