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Updated: @ 21-Jun-2026 9:59am - next update at 4:00pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Cloudy, Dry Cloudy, Dry
Currently: 60.0°F, Max: 60.4°F, Min: 54.3°F 60°F
Warmer 1.1°F than last hour.

Cool

Feels like: 60°F

24-hr difference
-4.8°FColder 4.8°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 60.4°F
9:50am
70°F
1:08pm
Low: 54.3°F
5:40am
59.5°F
6:04am
 Wind from ENE ENE
1.2
Gust:
1 mph
0 Bft - Light Air
Today: 8.1 mph 2:22am
Month: 20.0 mph June 6
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 Patchy Fog
Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 87 % Decreased 3.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 56.1°F Increased 0.2°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.941 inHg Falling 0.01  inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 5:48am
Sunset: 8:30pm
Moonset: 12:43am
Moonrise: 1:11pm
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, Moon at 7 days in cycle
48%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   2.1     Low 
High: 2.1 @ 9:50am
243 W/m2 (33 %)
High: 244 @  9:50am
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 73 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 1 to 7 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly sunny. Patchy light fog in the morning. High 72°. UV index up to 9. Wind west-southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the morning, becoming 14 mph, gusting to 23 mph, in the afternoon.
Davis VP+ forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog

Lo 54 °F
NWS forecast: Patchy fog after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. Patchy light fog after midnight. Low 53°. Wind east around 5 mph, gusting to 15 mph, in the evening, becoming northeast after midnight.