Observed 8:00 AM PDT at KMAE

Chowchilla, CA weather

Foggy and 57°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Fog

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the northwest. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 8 PM
Visibility: 1 mi1.6 km; Fog · under 3 mi5 km
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
Humidity: 100%; Air 57°14°, dew point 57°14° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–2 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 42Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.04 inHg1017 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

Light rain starting around 8:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 70°21° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 6 AM

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 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
Fri 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	92%	0
Fri 9a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	66%	0
Fri 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	71%	1
Fri 11a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	56%	3
Fri 12p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	84%	38%	3
Fri 1p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	76%	34%	3
Fri 2p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	73%	35%	2
Fri 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	73%	14%	2
Fri 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	71%	11%	1
Fri 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	76%	6%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	78%	6%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	84%	2%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	87%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	7%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	32%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	24%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	69%	8%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	62%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	56%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	48%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	50%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	8%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	13%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 77°25° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 48°9°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 77°25° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 48°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 47°8°. Typical 76°24° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 46°8°. Typical 76°24° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  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, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. 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°–78°26°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 76°24° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. 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°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 75°24° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. 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
40°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 75°24° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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
65°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
37°3°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
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
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.26 in6.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
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
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 45°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 79°, low 47°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 68–78°.

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

Bear Creek at McKee Road

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 49 cfs

Forecast peak 5.5 ft Fri 8 AM

Reading from Fri 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Deadman Creek at Le Grand

7.9 mi

Level: -0.7 ft

Reading from Fri 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Eastside Bypass at El Nido

20 mi

Level: 8.9 ft

Reading from Fri 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

San Joaquin River below HWY 145

22 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 252 cfs

Reading from Fri 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 36% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 25

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

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

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Madera Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1998–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

+7°+4°SatOct 17
+8°+4°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
−3°−2°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:29 PM; Morning 7:00–7:52 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:39 PM; Morning 6:50–7:00 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 6:39 PM–6:50 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:39 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

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

Looking east from Chowchilla. The highest point on the skyline is about 16,000 ft, 59 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.