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Updated: @ 23-Aug-2026 4:15pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Dry Dry
Currently: 70.9°F, Max: 72.1°F, Min: 63.4°F 70.9°F
Colder 0.2°F than last hour.

Comfortable

Heat Idx: 70.9°F

24-hr difference
-13.5°FColder 13.5°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 72.1°F
3:42pm 		85.4°F
6:08pm
Low: 63.4°F
6:41am 		65.4°F
7:11am
Wind from SSW SSW
5.0

Gust:
 5.0 mph
2 Bft - Light Breeze
Today: 18.0 mph 1:49pm
Month: 57.5 mph Aug 18
Rain Today: 0.07 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0.00 in
Rain Yesterday: 0.00 in
This Month: 5.69 in
Season Total: 18.87 in
11 rain days in Aug.
Tonight

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Likely
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 76 %  
Dew Point: 63.0°F Decreased 0.1°F since last hour.
Barometer: 30.019 inHg Falling 0.02 inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Falling slowly
Sunrise: 6:46am
Sunset: 8:19pm
Moonrise: 6:08pm
Moonset: 1:52am
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, Moon at 10 days in cycle
83%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   0.8     Low 
High: 7.1 @ 1:59pm
140 W/m2 (17 %)
High: 1165 @  2:02pm
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: This Afternoon&Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 71. South southeast wind around 9 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers


Hi 71 °F		 NWS forecast: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 71. South southeast wind around 9 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Likely

Lo 62 °F		 NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.