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Updated: @ 27-Jun-2026 10:15am - next update at 4:00pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry
Currently: 66.5°F, Max: 66.5°F, Min: 60.4°F 66.5°F
Warmer 2.3°F than last hour.

Comfortable

Feels like: 66.4°F

24-hr difference
1.8°FWarmer 1.8°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 66.5°F
9:54am
77.4°F
2:57pm
Low: 60.4°F
6:28am
53.2°F
6:27am
 Wind from NW NW
8.7
Gust:
6 mph
3 Bft - Gentle Breeze
Today: 13 mph 10:04am
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: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 68 % Decreased 12.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 55.6°F Decreased 2.1°F since last hour.
Barometer: 30.005 inHg  
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 5:50am
Sunset: 8:31pm
Moonset: 3:38am
Moonrise: 6:18pm
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, Moon at 12 days in cycle
95%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   5.3     Medium 
High: 5.3 @ 10:13am
573 W/m2 (74 %)
High: 657 @  9:50am
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Slight Chance Drizzle then Mostly Sunny
Slight Chance Drizzle then Mostly Sunny

Hi 71 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of drizzle before 10am. Mostly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly sunny in the morning, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. High 76°. UV index up to 9. Wind west-southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 27 mph.
Davis VP+ forecast: Partly cloudy with little temp change.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 52 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 2 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog in the evening, then light to moderate fog after midnight. Low 56°. Wind west-southwest around 2 mph, gusting to 20 mph, in the evening, becoming northeast after midnight.