Model estimate for 4:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)

Idlewild, CA weather

Overcast and 47°8°, 17°9° colder than a typical Oct 23, rain ~11 AM–4 PM (47%).

Forecasts agree

Now 47°8°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
Humidity: 96%; Air 47°8°, dew point 46°8° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–2 PM · peak 3

None rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Rain until 5 AM (40%)
Dry break today 5–11 AM
Low 44°7° today at 7 AM
Rain today 11 AM–5 PM (50%, 0.3 in7.6 mm)
High 54°12° today at noon

TonightNear 47°8° · Rain 4–5 AM (40%)
This morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Rain 11 AM–noon (50%)
This afternoonNear 54°12° · Rain noon–5 PM (50%)
TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 62°17° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 9 PM · 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 4a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	47°8°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	86%	0
Fri 5a	Rain	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	62%	0
Fri 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	46°8°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	53%	0
Fri 7a	Rain	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	37%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	46°8°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	23%	0
Fri 9a	Rain	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	49°9°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	82%	1
Fri 10a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	86%	2
Fri 11a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	87%	3
Fri 12p	Rain	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	73%	3
Fri 1p	Rain	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	79%	3
Fri 2p	Rain	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	82%	2
Fri 3p	Drizzle	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	89%	2
Fri 4p	Drizzle	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	88%	1
Fri 5p	Drizzle	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	87%	0
Fri 6p	Drizzle	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	77%	0
Fri 7p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	46%	0
Fri 8p	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	41%	0
Fri 9p	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	27%	0
Fri 10p	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	27%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	28%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	16%	0
Sat 1a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	60%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	52%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	24%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	9%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	0%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	60%	2%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	8%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	13%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	14%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	8%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	2%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	3%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	2%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	61%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 36°2°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 46°8°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 54°12°
  50% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. Wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Low, likely
43°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 70°21° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  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 67. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 69°21° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 69°21° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 35°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Sunny. High 60°16°, low 45°7°. Typical 68°20° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  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
55°13°–65°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–52°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 35°2°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–65°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 35°2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 68°20° / 34°1°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
47% chance of rain, high 54°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 64°, low 48°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 67°, low 49°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 59–68°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Kern River at Kernville

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 273 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Fri 4 AM

Reading from Fri 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Deer Creek at Fountain Springs

13 mi

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Fri 3:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Kern River at Fairview Dam

14 mi

Flow: 276 cfs

Reading from Fri 3 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Tule River near Cholollo

17 mi

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Fri 2:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 26Typical 87

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 16
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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Sat, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Glennville · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1951–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 17°9° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+2°SatOct 17
—SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 16 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:24 PM; Morning 6:52–7:43 AM
Blue hour: 6:24–6:34 PM; Morning 6:42–6:52 AM; first light 6:42 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 67% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:26 AM · rises 4:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Idlewild. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,200 ft, 6 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.