Observed 4:50 AM PDT at KMCE

Dos Palos, CA weather

Clear and 46°8°.

Mostly agree

Now 46°8°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 5 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–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 52Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.01 inHg1016 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 45°7° today at 6 AM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 72°22° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° 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 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	77%	2%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	62%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	45%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	42%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	42%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	43%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	80%	6%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	80%	4%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	6%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	40%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	3%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	86%	39%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	42%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	64%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	69%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	60%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	67%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	73%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 80°27°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	73%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	76%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	74%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	31%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	21%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	29%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 48°9° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	27%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	25%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 46°8° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 45°7° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	7%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. North wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 47°8°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 46°8°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 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
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°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
  Clear, 47°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind around 0 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  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: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
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. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind around 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
42°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  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
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
33°1°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. 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, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
32°0°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°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
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–73°.

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

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 62 cfs

Forecast peak 5.0 ft Sat 4 AM

Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Eastside Bypass at El Nido

11 mi

Level: 8.8 ft

Reading from Sat 2:45 AM · NWS gauge page

San Joaquin River near Mendota

19 mi

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 457 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Panoche Creek at I-5

23 mi

Level: 3.1 ft

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 33% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 21

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 7
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?

LOS BANOS · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1929–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

Dos Palos weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:30 PM; Morning 7:02–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:40 PM; Morning 6:52–7:02 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 5:04–6:52 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:40 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Dos Palos. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,500 ft, 81 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.