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Happening now: Enjoy a beautiful evening and almost-full moon. Evening 60s sag to within a few degrees of 50 for lows.

What’s next? May closes out and June opens with excellent weather continuing into the foreseeable future. Just a slight shower chance Tuesday.

Forecast in detail

Tonight: Grab a light layer if out long, as it’ll be a seasonably cool night. The moon shines bright under mostly clear skies as lows end up within a few degrees of 50. Breezes from the north slowly settle. Confidence: Medium-High

Tomorrow (Sunday): Despite change, the sun will rise and another gorgeous day will unfold. Hard to find a cloud! Lighter north winds and highs in the 70s. Confidence: Medium-High 😎 Nice Day!

Tomorrow night: Join us wistfully looking at the full blue moon as it rises late evening. Clear skies persist and temperatures are up a touch. Lows range across the 50s. Breezes are calm. Enjoy. Confidence: Medium-High

A look ahead

We open the work week on Monday with more superb weather. Sunshine and highs in the mid-70s to around 80. Confidence: Medium

Similar Tuesday into Wednesday. We may see a cold front pass, bringing slightly cooler air in again by midweek. Highs should be near 80 on Tuesday and in the 70s on Wednesday. Confidence: Medium

Today’s daily digit was — 9/10: It’s on the cool side for the time of year, and a bit breezy. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.

A blue moon is a rare second full moon in the same calendar month. We’re lucky enough to have one at the very beginning of this May and one at the very end.

Skies were mostly clear last night, as the moon rose at 8:19 p.m. very close to 99.6 percent full. Tonight, a few high and mid-level clouds are possible as the full Blue Moon rises at 9:17 p.m. Still, solid viewing.

Final cool facts: It’s size appearance in the sky will be smaller-than-usual full moon by ~10 percent. Also, a blue moon only comes around about every two to three years. More reason to enjoy it this weekend!