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Saturday, 22 August 2026

Saturday, 22 August 2026

Warning: this blurb did not pass automated fact-checking against the underlying data. Read with extra skepticism.

Today
Sat 22 Aug
Fog
29° 20°
  • feels like 32°
  • rain 47%, up to 1.9 mm
  • dew point 21° · oppressive
  • PM2.5 7 µg/m³
  • light 06:25–20:09
5/10 · Decent
Tomorrow
Sun 23 Aug
Partly cloudy
30° 20°
  • feels like 31°
  • rain 12%
  • dew point 20° · humid
  • PM2.5 6 µg/m³
  • light 06:26–20:07
6/10 · Decent

5/10 — Decent. Warm and properly humid, with the dew point doing most of the work against the score today.

Confidence is low and the models are genuinely split, with highs anywhere from 28°C to 33°C — call it around 29°C as a working number, but it’ll feel closer to 32°C thanks to a sticky afternoon dew point of 21°C that keeps things oppressive rather than merely warm. Rain chances peak near 47% on paper, but most solutions keep totals at or near zero, so treat any shower as a coin-flip rather than a sure thing. Cloud cover swings around rather than following a clean arc — thick early, breaking by midday, filling in again toward evening.

Today, hour by hour

20° 25° 30° 20° 22° 26° 28° 29° 27° chance of rain 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00

And tomorrow… Tomorrow is rated 6/10, Decent, with more confidence behind it — highs around 30°C, feeling closer to 31°C, and lows near 20°C. It stays humid rather than oppressive, with only a slim rain chance, so it should be a touch more comfortable than today.

Tl;dr: Muggy and warm with the humidity as the main drag on comfort — a stray shower is possible but don’t plan around it.

Today’s BaZi

The day itself runs on the Wu Chen pillar — an earth-on-earth day, steady ground but with some churn underneath.

C: Outlook: turbulent, with a squally front of disruption blowing through as old, settled arrangements get shaken loose — plans reshuffle, movement is likely. A useful undercurrent builds alongside it, quietly pulling things toward depth and focus, so solitary study or research travels further today than any group effort would. There’s also a patch of low-level friction close to home — small frictions, easy to bruise if you’re not careful. With the day itself running hollow, it’s better spent tying off loose ends than launching anything new; brooding will only fog the glass further.

D: Outlook: mixed, fine overall but keep one eye on your pocket. A cooperative breeze moves in as alliances form easily and people pull together, alongside a gentler pull toward shared ventures — good for goodwill, less good for splitting a bill or backing something jointly without reading the fine print. The day itself runs hollow too, so nothing started now will have much staying power. Best use of it: meetings and collaborative work, where the sociable tailwind actually helps — leave solo deep-focus tasks and any money decisions for a steadier day.


Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Air quality by Open-Meteo Air Quality API. Models: ECMWF IFS, ICON, GFS, MeteoFrance, Open-Meteo best-match blend. Generated 2026-08-22 08:04 CEST. This is a hobby forecast, not a substitute for official ARPAE / Protezione Civile warnings.