Dense Fog Advisory
Ends in 2 h 13 min
When
Until 11 AM PDT this morning.
Where
Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma, Delano-Wasco-Shafter, Fresno-Clovis, Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore, Merced - Madera - Mendota, Planada - Le Grand - Snelling, Southeast San Joaquin Valley, and Visalia - Porterville - Reedley.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Hanford CA
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Visibility down to 1/4 mile or less in dense fog.
Impacts
Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
Precautionary actions
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
Areas: Merced - Madera - Mendota; Planada - Le Grand - Snelling; Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma; Fresno-Clovis; Delano-Wasco-Shafter; Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore; Visalia - Porterville - Reedley; Southeast San Joaquin Valley
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Observed 8:25 AM PDT at KFAT

Fowler, CA weather

Foggy and 52°11°.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Fog

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 8 PM
Visibility (notable): 0.1 mi0.2 km; Dense fog
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 52°11°, dew point 52°11° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 63Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.07 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

8°5° cooler than this time yesterday (60°16° then, 52°11° 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

This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° 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 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	18%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	13%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	16%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	78%	15%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	73%	2%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	63%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	61%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	57%	0%	2
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	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	68%	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	78%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 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 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	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 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	25%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 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 4 mph7 km/h	100%	50%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	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	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	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	61%	50%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	47%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 80°27°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	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	48%	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	59%	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	70%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	73%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	84%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	70%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	96%	61%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	56%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	46%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	47%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	41%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	18%	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
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	6%	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, 50°10°
  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 around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. 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
  Mostly clear, 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 48. 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
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. 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°–53°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 46°8°. 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 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
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 47°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 around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 0 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 47°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 47. 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
47°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°
  Dry
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. Northwest wind 0 to 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. 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 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
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°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°–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°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
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 48°, 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: 427 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Mill Creek near Piedra

23 mi

Level: 1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 26% 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

Fowler 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: 5:35–6:26 PM; Morning 6:58–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:36 PM; Morning 6:48–6:58 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:36 PM–6:49 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Fowler. The highest point on the skyline is about 13,800 ft, 74 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Dense Fog Advisory