Dense Fog Advisory
Ends in 3 h 12 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 7:20 AM PDT at KFAT

Friant, CA weather

Foggy and 54°12°.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Fog

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east-southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 7 PM
Visibility: 2 mi3 km; Fog · under 3 mi5 km
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
Humidity: 94%; Air 54°12°, dew point 52°11° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 63Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.06 inHg1018 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 72°22° today at 5 PM

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 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 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	86%	15%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	14%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	29%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	24%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	10%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	72%	10%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	7%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	63%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	59%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	57%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	75%	5%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	8%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	69%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	9%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	69%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	9%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	42%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	74%	46%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	74%	43%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	72%	40%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	58%	40%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	50%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	55%	51%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	55%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	51%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	51%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	62%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	76%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	48%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	57%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	68%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	67%	61%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	53%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	40%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	64%	39%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 46°8° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	69%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  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 74. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 73°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North northwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 51°11°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North 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
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 50°10°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  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, 50°10°
  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
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
37°3°–52°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–55°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 52°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 62–75°.

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

8.8 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

San Joaquin River below HWY 145

24 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 252 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 50% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 19

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–9:00 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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:34–6:26 PM; Morning 6:58–7:51 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 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 east from Friant. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,100 ft, 36 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