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Updated: @ 25-Jul-2026 1:12pm - next update at 4:00pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry
Currently: 78.1°F, Max: 78.1°F, Min: 54.7°F 78.1°F
Warmer 4.2°F than last hour.

Comfortable

Feels like: 79.6°F

24-hr difference
1.7°FWarmer 1.7°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 78.1°F
1:11pm 		82.2°F
3:28pm
Low: 54.7°F
5:03am 		54.8°F
6:25am
Wind from SE SE
1.2
Gust:
 2 mph
1 Bft - Light Air
Today: 8.1 mph 9:38am
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: 57 % Decreased 7.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 61.6°F Increased 0.5°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.98 inHg Falling 0.02 inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Falling slowly
Sunrise: 6:07am
Sunset: 8:21pm
Moonset: 2:19am
Moonrise: 5:10pm
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, Moon at 11 days in cycle
87%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   8.4     Very High 
High: 8.4 @ 12:57pm
895 W/m2 (90 %)
High: 895 @  1:05pm
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 81 °F		 NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. West northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly clear. High 80°. UV index up to 9. Wind southwest around 11 mph, gusting to 25 mph.
Davis VP+ forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 58 °F		 NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North northwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Moderate fog. Low 59°. Wind west-southwest around 5 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the evening, becoming 2 mph after midnight.