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Happening now: Like yesterday but not quite as sunny. Morning 60s head to highs near 80 to the mid-80s. Sunshine is filtered by high clouds and a little smoke, but air quality is good.
What's next? Enjoyable weather through tomorrow, and maybe even acceptable for Sunday. Summer heat and humidity try to ease back later in the weekend, but it may not feel fully like July until the workweek.
Today's daily digit — 9/10: Sunshine is filtered at times on an otherwise comfortable, super-pleasant July day. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.
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Forecast in detail
Today (Friday): Skies are fairly bright even as sunshine is occasionally filtered by a bit of high-altitude smoke and upper-level clouds. Enjoy the comfortable, below-average highs near 80 to the mid-80s. Breezes from the east may gust near 15 mph at times. Confidence: Medium-High 😎 Nice Day!
Tonight: A mix of clouds and stars. A small chance for a brief shower or even a thundershower, mainly in the overnight. Lows range across the 60s. Confidence: Medium-High
Hourly Forecast | Pollen, Air & UV
Tomorrow (Saturday): More sun than clouds. Perhaps a touch more humidity with otherwise comfortable highs again near 80 to mid-80s. Only a slight chance for a brief, stray shower. Confidence: Medium
Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy with another small chance for late-night and predawn sprinkles or a few showers. Lows again in the 60s. Confidence: Medium
Sunday: Somewhat muggier. Highs in the mid- and upper 80s are the current target. We do have a slight chance of showers, maybe an afternoon or evening thunderstorm. Details will come into better focus as we get closer. Confidence: Low-Medium
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A look ahead
Sunday night: A slight chance of evening showers and storms. Skies clear a bit overnight with lows in the mid-60s to low 70s. Confidence: Low-Medium
Probably more July-like with heat building Monday and Tuesday. Highs within a few degrees of 90 but less confidence on how humid it might get. Afternoon and evening storm chances both days. Downpours and more numerous storms probably wait for Tuesday. Confidence: Low-Medium
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