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Updated: @ 25-Sep-2023 2:01pm - next update at 4:00pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry
Currently: 73.0°F, Max: 73.1°F, Min: 51.5°F 73°F
Warmer 1.7°F than last hour.

Comfortable

Feels like: 76°F

24-hr difference
4.4°FWarmer 4.4°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 73.1°F
1:56pm 		70.6°F
4:25pm
Low: 51.5°F
7:11am 		50.5°F
5:25am
Wind from SW SW
7.8
Gust:
 10 mph
2 Bft - Gentle Breeze
Today: 12 mph 1:15pm
Month: 20.0 mph September 3
Rain Today: 0 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0 in
Rain Yesterday: 0 in
Storm Rain: 0 in
This Month: 0.04 in
Season Total: 0.06 in
3 rain days in September.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 63 % Decreased 6.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 59.7°F Decreased 1.0°F since last hour.
Barometer: 30.072 inHg Falling 0.01 inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 6:58am
Sunset: 7:02pm
Moonset: 2:12am
Moonrise: 4:35pm
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, Moon at 10 days in cycle
82%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   5.1     Medium 
High: 5.7 @ 12:47pm
742 W/m2 (100 %)
High: 773 @  12:53pm
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 68 °F ↓		 NWS forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. High 72°. UV index up to 6. Wind southwest around 13 mph, gusting to 40 mph.
Davis VP+ forecast: Partly cloudy with little temp change.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 58 °F		 NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northeast wind 1 to 7 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Moderate to dense fog in the evening, then moderate fog after midnight. Low 56°. Wind southwest around 5 mph in the evening, becoming near calm after midnight.