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Updated: @ 28-Jun-2026 10:04am - next update at 4:00pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry
Currently: 60.7°F, Max: 60.7°F, Min: 48.9°F 60.7°F
Warmer 2.7°F than last hour.

Cool

Feels like: 61°F

24-hr difference
-5.7°FColder 5.7°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 60.7°F
10:02am
74.1°F
4:22pm
Low: 48.9°F
6:26am
56.8°F
11:55pm
 Wind from SE SE
1.2
Gust:
1 mph
1 Bft - Light Air
Today: 8.1 mph 9:09am
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 Clear
Mostly Clear
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 79 % Decreased 6.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 54.1°F Increased 1.0°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.966 inHg Falling 0.01  inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 5:51am
Sunset: 8:31pm
Moonset: 4:24am
Moonrise: 7:16pm
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, Moon at 13 days in cycle
98%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   4.3     Medium 
High: 4.3 @ 9:59am
527 W/m2 (71 %)
High: 668 @  8:59am
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 78 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind 2 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly sunny. Patchy light fog in the morning. High 72°. UV index up to 8. Wind 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 Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 55 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 2 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog after midnight. Low 52°. Wind southwest around 6 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the evening, becoming northeast after midnight.