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Updated: @ 24-Jul-2026 1:17pm - next update at 4:00pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry
Currently: 76.7°F, Max: 76.8°F, Min: 54.8°F 76.7°F
Warmer 4.3°F than last hour.

Comfortable

Feels like: 78.4°F

24-hr difference
0.2°FWarmer 0.2°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 76.8°F
12:58pm 		79.9°F
2:22pm
Low: 54.8°F
6:25am 		54.9°F
6:03am
Wind from ESE ESE
1.5
Gust:
 1 mph
1 Bft - Light Air
Today: 9.2 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: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 61 % Decreased 5.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 62.2°F Increased 1.7°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.933 inHg Falling 0.02 inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Falling slowly
Sunrise: 6:07am
Sunset: 8:22pm
Moonset: 1:35am
Moonrise: 4:08pm
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, Moon at 10 days in cycle
80%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   8.6     Very High 
High: 8.6 @ 12:53pm
896 W/m2 (90 %)
High: 902 @  1:08pm
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 80 °F		 NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair. High 81°. UV index up to 9. Wind southwest around 10 mph, gusting to 24 mph.
Davis VP+ forecast: Partly cloudy with little temp change.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 58 °F		 NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northwest wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair to partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog in the evening, then light to moderate fog after midnight. Low 58°. Wind west-southwest around 5 mph in the evening, becoming near calm after midnight.