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Updated: @ 05-Jun-2026 10:04am - next update at 4:00pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry
Currently: 60.0°F, Max: 60.2°F, Min: 52.4°F 60°F
Warmer 2.0°F than last hour.

Cool

Feels like: 60°F

24-hr difference
2.1°FWarmer 2.1°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 60.2°F
10:00am 		72.1°F
3:21pm
Low: 52.4°F
2:54am 		55.2°F
6:46am
Wind from SE SE
2.3
Gust:
 1 mph
1 Bft - Light Air
Today: 8.1 mph 9:23am
Month: 18.0 mph June 2
Rain Today: 0 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0 in
Rain Yesterday: 0 in
Storm Rain: 0 in
This Month: 0 in
Season Total: 27.38 in
0 day since last rain.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 84 % Decreased 6.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 55.2°F Increased 0.2°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.879 inHg  
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 5:48am
Sunset: 8:24pm
Moonrise: 12:05am
Moonset: 10:19am
Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, Moon at 19 days in cycle
76%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   4.6     Medium 
High: 4.6 @ 10:03am
522 W/m2 (69 %)
High: 633 @  9:08am
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 79 °F		 NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly sunny. Moderate fog in the morning. High 75°. UV index up to 9. Wind southwest around 6 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the morning, becoming 15 mph, gusting to 24 mph, in the afternoon.
Davis VP+ forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 52 °F		 NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog. Low 54°. Wind south-southwest around 4 mph in the evening, becoming north-northeast after midnight.