Observed 2:56 PM PDT at KNLC

Avenal, CA weather

Mostly cloudy and 66°19°, 12°7° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the north-northwest. Up to 14 mph22 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky · down to 49°9° by 8 PM (comfortable)
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30 inHg1016 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 51°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 68°20° tomorrow at 2 PM

This afternoonNear 66°19° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Clear
Sunday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 4p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	34%	1
Fri 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	25%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	63%	12%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	10%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	10%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	3%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	1%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	53%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	48%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	45%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	38%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	64%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	40%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	39%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	41%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	69%	13%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	62%	35%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	34%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	20%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	26%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	21%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	28%	4

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 80°27° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 50°10°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 80°27° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 49°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 79°26° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 49°9°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 79°26° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 49°9°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 78°26° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 78°26° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 78°26° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 48°9°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 77°25° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–53°12°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 48°9°. Typical 77°25° / 47°8°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 76°24° / 47°8°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–50°10°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 47°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 52°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 77°, low 54°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–77°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Los Gatos Creek near Coalinga

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft

Forecast peak 3.0 ft Fri 4 PM

Reading from Fri 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Warthan Creek above Coalinga

19 mi

Level: -0.5 ft

Reading from Fri 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 35% more heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 9

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Sizing a new system? Room-by-room loads on calc.blue (opens in a new tab)

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 57°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Coalinga · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1942–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SatOct 17
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Avenal weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 5:39–6:30 PM; Morning 6:58–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:40 PM; Morning 6:48–6:58 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 6:40 PM–6:49 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:37 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:32 AM · rises 4:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Avenal. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,200 ft, 93 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.