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Updated: @ 26-Jun-2026 11:14am - next update at 4:00pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry
Currently: 70.8°F, Max: 70.8°F, Min: 53.2°F 70.8°F
Warmer 5.8°F than last hour.

Comfortable

Feels like: 74.3°F

24-hr difference
10.8°FWarmer 10.8°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 70.8°F
11:12am 		66.6°F
1:41pm
Low: 53.2°F
6:27am 		57°F
6:00am
Wind from WNW WNW
1.9
Gust:
 1 mph
0 Bft - Light Air
Today: 9.2 mph 8:29am
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: 68 % Decreased 8.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 60.1°F Increased 2.8°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.957 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
   7.0     High 
High: 7.1 @ 11:12am
740 W/m2 (81 %)
High: 831 @  11:08am
 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: Fair to partly cloudy. High 78°. UV index up to 8. Wind southwest around 10 mph, gusting to 29 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 cloudy. Low 57°. Wind west-southwest around 3 mph, gusting to 24 mph, in the evening, becoming north-northeast after midnight.