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Updated: @ 26-Jul-2026 12:57pm - next update at 4:00pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry
Currently: 74.9°F, Max: 74.9°F, Min: 55.4°F 74.9°F
Warmer 5.4°F than last hour.

Comfortable

Feels like: 76.9°F

24-hr difference
-1.7°FColder 1.7°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 74.9°F
12:52pm 		83.8°F
4:15pm
Low: 55.4°F
5:41am 		54.7°F
5:03am
Wind from SE SE
1.7
Gust:
 1 mph
1 Bft - Light Air
Today: 10.4 mph 8:57am
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: 0.08 in
Season Total: 0.08 in
1 rain day in July.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 65 % Decreased 10.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 62.3°F Increased 1.1°F since last hour.
Barometer: 30.015 inHg Falling 0.02 inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Falling slowly
Sunrise: 6:08am
Sunset: 8:20pm
Moonset: 3:09am
Moonrise: 6:05pm
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, Moon at 12 days in cycle
93%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   8.5     Very High 
High: 8.5 @ 12:51pm
889 W/m2 (90 %)
High: 891 @  12:48pm
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 80 °F		 NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair. High 77°. UV index up to 9. Wind southwest around 9 mph, gusting to 29 mph.
Davis VP+ forecast: Partly cloudy with little temp change.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 57 °F		 NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North northwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy. Moderate fog. Low 58°. Wind west-southwest around 5 mph in the evening, becoming west-northwest near calm after midnight.