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Today's Weather

Mon, May 18

Mostly sunny and very hot; danger of dehydration and heatstroke if outside for extended periods of time Hi: 96°

Tonight: Clear Lo: 65°

Current Weather

7:57 AM

65°F
RealFeel® 72°
Sunny More Details
RealFeel Shade™ 68°
Wind W 1 mph
Wind Gusts 2 mph
Air Quality Fair

Looking Ahead

Record-challenging heat into midweek will be followed by thunderstorms and a dramatic cooldown

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Clouds
Temperature

Hourly Weather

8 AM 70°
rain drop 0%
9 AM 75°
rain drop 0%
10 AM 82°
rain drop 0%
11 AM 87°
rain drop 0%
12 PM 89°
rain drop 0%
1 PM 92°
rain drop 0%
2 PM 94°
rain drop 3%
3 PM 95°
rain drop 3%
4 PM 96°
rain drop 3%
5 PM 94°
rain drop 3%
6 PM 93°
rain drop 3%
7 PM 90°
rain drop 3%

10-Day Weather Forecast

Today

5/18

96° 65°

Mostly sunny and very hot

Night: Clear
15%

Tue

5/19

100° 69°

Mostly sunny and very hot

Mostly clear and warm
2%

Wed

5/20

96° 60°

Hot; an afternoon t-storm

Cloudy, a shower and t-storm
58%

Thu

5/21

64° 53°

Cooler; a few morning showers

Partly to mostly cloudy
67%

Fri

5/22

62° 56°

A couple of afternoon showers

Occasional rain and drizzle
60%

Sat

5/23

73° 64°

A couple of showers possible

Cloudy with showers
30%

Sun

5/24

76° 62°

A couple of showers possible

A shower early; cloudy
30%

Mon

5/25

78° 63°

Humid with a t-storm possible

Rain tapering to showers
30%

Tue

5/26

81° 62°

Cloudy with showers; humid

Cloudy and humid with showers
70%

Wed

5/27

78° 61°

Cloudy

Cloudy
25%

Sun & Moon

14 hrs 22 mins
Rise 5:56 AM
Set 8:18 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 7:04 AM
Set 11:06 PM

Air Quality

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Air Quality Fair

The air quality is generally acceptable for most individuals. However, sensitive groups may experience minor to moderate symptoms from long-term exposure.

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