Observed 6:40 AM PDT at KFAT

Bowles, CA weather

Foggy and 52°11°.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Fog

Wind: Calm; Light through 7 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 52°11°, dew point 52°11° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 60Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.05 inHg1018 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

6°3° cooler than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 73°23° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 48°9° tonight at 5 AM

This morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly 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 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	20%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	23%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	11%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	90%	16%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	78%	16%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	70%	2%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	68%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	63%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	59%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	57%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	53%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	31%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	53%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	50%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	53%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	41%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	68%	52%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	63%	49%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	50%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	47%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	50%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	57%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	76%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	57%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	73%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	73%	73%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	75%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	70%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	61%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	56%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	48%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	47%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	41%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	19%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	12%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 47°8°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  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 74. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 51°11°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North 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 46. North 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
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°14°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  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
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
32°0°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 71°22° / 50°10°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
29°−2°–51°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  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°–66°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–74°.

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

San Joaquin River near HWY 41

19 mi

Level: 6.8 ft
Flow: 421 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

San Joaquin River below HWY 145

24 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 252 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

James Bypass at James Bypass

24 mi

Level: 5.8 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 25% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 19

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
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 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Fresno Yosemite Int'l · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1887–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+9°+5°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
−3°−2°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Bowles weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:27 PM; Morning 6:58–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:37 PM; Morning 6:48–6:58 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:37 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Bowles. The highest point on the skyline is about 13,900 ft, 79 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.