Observed 12:56 PM PDT at KNLC

Caruthers, CA weather

Sunny and 68°20°.

Mostly agree

Now 68°20°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the north-northwest. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Air quality: 72Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.05 inHg1018 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 71°22° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	61%	1%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	55%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	53%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	55%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	53%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	43%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	44%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	75%	41%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	67%	41%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	53%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	57%	60%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	51%	47%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	50%	51%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 80°27°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	51%	68%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	48%	75%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	57%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	68%	70%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	73%	63%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	69%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	53%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	67%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	66%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	63%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	58%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	30%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	17%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	13%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	12%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	9%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	3%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	1%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 78°26° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 77°25° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 76°24° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 76°24° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind around 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 76°24° / 45°7°. 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
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 75°24° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 45°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 75°24° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly 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
36°2°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 74°23° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
32°0°–49°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 73°23° / 44°7°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–55°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 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 75°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–70°.

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

James Bypass at James Bypass

20 mi

Level: 5.8 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

San Joaquin River near HWY 41

23 mi

Level: 6.8 ft
Flow: 427 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

San Joaquin River below HWY 145

24 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 252 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

San Joaquin River above Gravelly Ford

25 mi

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 263 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 52% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 30

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, 2:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

LEMOORE REEVES NAS · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1961–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

+8°+4°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
−3°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Caruthers 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 16 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:27 PM; Morning 6:59–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:37 PM; Morning 6:48–6:59 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:37 PM–6:49 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

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

Looking northeast from Caruthers. The highest point on the skyline is about 13,800 ft, 85 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.