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Weather
| HIGH | LOW | CHANCE RAIN |
|---|---|---|
66°F |
51°F |
0% |
Today's forecast: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain: 0%
| Tomorrow | 70°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Friday | 62°F | Partly Sunny |
| Saturday | 58°F | Mostly Sunny and Breezy |
| Sunday | 59°F | Mostly Sunny then Sunny and Breezy |
| Monday | 63°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Tuesday | 63°F | Mostly Sunny |
| HIGH | LOW | CHANCE RAIN |
|---|---|---|
95°F |
53°F |
0% |
Today's forecast: Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind.
Chance of rain: 0%
| Tomorrow | 96°F | Sunny |
| Friday | 90°F | Sunny |
| Saturday | 72°F | Sunny |
| Sunday | 74°F | Patchy Fog then Sunny |
| Monday | 78°F | Sunny |
| Tuesday | 78°F | Sunny |
| HIGH | LOW | CHANCE RAIN |
|---|---|---|
99°F |
56°F |
0% |
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Light and variable wind.
Chance of rain: 0%
| Tomorrow | 100°F | Hot |
| Friday | 91°F | Sunny |
| Saturday | 74°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Sunday | 76°F | Sunny |
| Monday | 80°F | Sunny |
| Tuesday | 81°F | Sunny |
| HIGH | LOW | CHANCE RAIN |
|---|---|---|
64°F |
52°F |
0% |
Today's forecast: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain: 0%
| Tomorrow | 66°F | Partly Sunny |
| Friday | 61°F | Partly Sunny |
| Saturday | 57°F | Mostly Sunny and Windy |
| Sunday | 58°F | Mostly Sunny then Sunny and Breezy |
| Monday | 61°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Tuesday | 61°F | Mostly Sunny |
SUN
 |
|
|---|---|
| RISE | 7:19 a.m. |
| SET | 6:48 p.m. |
| RAHU KAALAM |
1:04 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. |
MOON
 |
|
|---|---|
| RISE | 4:05 a.m. |
| SET | 5:22 p.m. |
| PHASE | Waning Crescent |
| Yesterday's rainfall: | 0.00" |
| Year to date: | 0.02" |
| Last year to date: | 0.04" |
| Normal year to date: | 0.28" |
| Tides | 0.1ft @ 3:46 a.m. 6.3ft @ 10:27 a.m. 1.6ft @ 4:14 p.m. 6.4ft @ 10:16 p.m. |
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