Observed 11:05 AM PDT at KMOD

Empire, CA weather

Sunny and 61°16°.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the west-northwest. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable · up to 50°10° by 6 PM
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 36Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.06 inHg1018 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 70°21° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 10 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 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	47%	0%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	45%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	47%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	45%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	44%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	94%	40%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	94%	40%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	92%	45%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	94%	47%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	94%	48%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	87%	50%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	59%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	56%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	53%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	55%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	65%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	78%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	52%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	84%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	72%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	57%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	84%	48%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	22%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	8%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	90%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	91%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	6%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	94%	5%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	95%	3%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 43°6° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	97%	1%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	97%	21%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 43°6° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	95%	39%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	88%	13%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	78%	32%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 76°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 49°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 75°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 49°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 75°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  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, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 49°9°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°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
  Clear, 45°7°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  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
35°2°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 41°5°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  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°–70°21°
Low, likely
28°−2°–48°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
33°1°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–70°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (STO) (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

Stanislaus River at Ripon

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 42.3 ft
Flow: 1,060 cfs

Forecast peak 42.3 ft Sat 11 AM

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Dry Creek at Modesto

1.3 mi

Level: 67.0 ft
Flow: 22 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Tuolumne River at Modesto

4.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 39.9 ft
Flow: 1,160 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Stanislaus River at Orange Blossom Bridge

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.8 ft
Flow: 1,030 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 46% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 25

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

MODESTO AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1927–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

+5°+3°SunOct 18
+1°±0°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:30 PM; Morning 7:04–7:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:40 PM; Morning 6:54–7:04 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:40 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:42 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Empire. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,400 ft, 89 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Empire, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Stanislaus River at Ripon

Dry Creek at Modesto

Tuolumne River at Modesto

Stanislaus River at Orange Blossom Bridge

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon