Dense Fog Advisory
Ends in 1 h 39 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 8:53 AM PDT at KMCE

Le Grand, CA weather

Sunny and 53°12°.

Mostly agree

Now 53°12°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 49°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 32Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.06 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

6°3° cooler than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 72°22° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningNear 49°9° · 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 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	38%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	67%	12%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	62%	2%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	2%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	57%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	55%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	53%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	49%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	6%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	12%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	49%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	47%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	45%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	45%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	41%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	42%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	53%	56%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	62%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	66%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	62%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	69%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	78%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	82%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	48%	83%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	57%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	56%	32%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	65%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	61%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	58%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	52%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	41%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 42°6° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 41°5° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	3%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 75°24° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  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, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 75°24° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°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. 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
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 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
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°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 74. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 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: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly 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 69. 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 47. 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
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
32°0°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°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
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
29°−2°–49°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 48°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–74°.

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

Bear Creek at McKee Road

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 53 cfs

Forecast peak 5.0 ft Sat 9 AM

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Deadman Creek at Le Grand

3.1 mi

Level: -0.7 ft

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Eastside Bypass at El Nido

20 mi

Level: 8.8 ft

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Merced River at Shaffer Bridge

25 mi

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 962 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 64% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 38

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 49°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

MERCED · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1899–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Le Grand weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:28 PM; Morning 7:01–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:38 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:38 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Le Grand. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,600 ft, 59 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