Observed 5:55 AM PDT at KMCE

Ballico, CA weather

Clear and 46°8°.

Mostly agree

Now 46°8°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 46°8°, dew point 45°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 42Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.03 inHg1017 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

10°6° cooler than this time yesterday (57°14° then, 47°8° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 71°22° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	52%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	52%	0%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	52%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	52%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	49%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	47%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	28%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	50%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	64%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	58%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	57%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	56%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	64%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	78%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	68%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	70%	70%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	56%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	28%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	21%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	25%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	2%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 53°12°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 53°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 73°23° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 52°11°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 52°11°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 52°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 52°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 51°11°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–53°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 51°11°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 51°11°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
33°1°–49°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 51°11°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 70°21° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  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
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
33°1°–47°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 51°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 50°10°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–58°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
1

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–71°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (HNX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Merced River at Stevinson

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 58.3 ft
Flow: 394 cfs

Forecast peak 59.6 ft Tue 4 AM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

San Joaquin River at Newman

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 49.2 ft
Flow: 496 cfs

Forecast peak 50.7 ft Mon 4 PM

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Bear Creek at McKee Road

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 58 cfs

Forecast peak 5.0 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Tuolumne River at Modesto

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 39.8 ft
Flow: 1,150 cfs

Forecast peak 39.8 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 14% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 19

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 6
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

TURLOCK #2 · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Ballico weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:30 PM; Morning 7:03–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:40 PM; Morning 6:53–7:03 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Ballico. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,200 ft, 79 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Ballico, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Merced River at Stevinson

San Joaquin River at Newman

Bear Creek at McKee Road

Tuolumne River at Modesto

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Unknown

Moon