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Updated: @ 26-Jun-2026 12:26pm - next update at 4:00pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Mainly cloudy, Dry Mainly cloudy, Dry
Currently: 70.1°F, Max: 72.4°F, Min: 53.2°F 70.1°F
Colder 0.8°F than last hour.

Comfortable

Feels like: 73.4°F

24-hr difference
7.2°FWarmer 7.2°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 72.4°F
11:53am
66.6°F
1:41pm
Low: 53.2°F
6:27am
57°F
6:00am
 Wind from SE SE
2.5
Gust:
2 mph
1 Bft - Light Air
Today: 13 mph 11:57am
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: Slight Chance Drizzle
Slight Chance Drizzle
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 71 % Increased 3.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 60.3°F Increased 0.6°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.953 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
91%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   5.6     Medium 
High: 8.6 @ 11:52am
468 W/m2 (47 %)
High: 1002 @  11:53am
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 71 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. West wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy. High 73°. UV index up to 8. Wind west-southwest around 16 mph, gusting to 42 mph.
Davis VP+ forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Drizzle
Slight Chance Drizzle

Lo 60 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of drizzle after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. West northwest wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. Light to moderate fog in the evening, then moderate fog after midnight. Low 57°. Wind west around 8 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the evening, becoming 4 mph after midnight.