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Weather
| HIGH | LOW | CHANCE RAIN |
|---|---|---|
68°F |
52°F |
0% |
Today's forecast: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain: 0%
| Tomorrow | 69°F | Decreasing Clouds |
| Wednesday | 71°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Thursday | 72°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Friday | 68°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Saturday | 62°F | Partly Sunny and Breezy |
| Sunday | 61°F | Mostly Sunny |
| HIGH | LOW | CHANCE RAIN |
|---|---|---|
99°F |
52°F |
0% |
Today's forecast: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain: 0%
| Tomorrow | 99°F | Patchy Fog then Sunny |
| Wednesday | 99°F | Hot |
| Thursday | 98°F | Sunny |
| Friday | 94°F | Sunny |
| Saturday | 80°F | Patchy Fog then Sunny |
| Sunday | 78°F | Patchy Fog then Sunny |
| HIGH | LOW | CHANCE RAIN |
|---|---|---|
94°F |
54°F |
0% |
Today's forecast: Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain: 0%
| Tomorrow | 98°F | Patchy Fog then Sunny |
| Wednesday | 103°F | Hot |
| Thursday | 103°F | Hot |
| Friday | 97°F | Sunny |
| Saturday | 83°F | Sunny |
| Sunday | 81°F | Sunny |
| HIGH | LOW | CHANCE RAIN |
|---|---|---|
65°F |
53°F |
0% |
Today's forecast: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain: 0%
| Tomorrow | 66°F | Partly Sunny |
| Wednesday | 68°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Thursday | 70°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Friday | 66°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Saturday | 60°F | Partly Sunny and Breezy |
| Sunday | 59°F | Mostly Sunny |
SUN
 |
|
|---|---|
| RISE | 7:17 a.m. |
| SET | 6:51 p.m. |
| RAHU KAALAM |
8:44 a.m.- 10:11 a.m. |
MOON
 |
|
|---|---|
| RISE | 1:38 a.m. |
| SET | 4:30 p.m. |
| PHASE | Waning Crescent |
| Yesterday's rainfall: | 0.00" |
| Year to date: | 0.01" |
| Last year to date: | 0.04" |
| Normal year to date: | 0.17" |
| Tides | 0.0ft @ 1:56 a.m. 5.4ft @ 9:04 a.m. 3.2ft @ 2:08 p.m. 6.4ft @ 8:02 p.m. |
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