San Joaquin River at Newman
21 mi- Level
- 48.9 ft
- Flow
- 399 cfs
Forecast peak 50.8 ft Tue 4 AM
Reading from Fri 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Observed 9:15 AM PDT at KMCE
Los Banos, CA weather
Foggy and 61°16°.
Today: low 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°), high 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°).
Now 61°16°
Fog
- Wind
- 6 mph9 km/h
- From the north-northwest. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 9 PM
- Dew point
- 57°14°
- A little sticky
- UV index
- 0Low
- Moderate 12–1 PM · peak 3
Next 48 hours
Good hours for
This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · rain chance 10%
This afternoonUp to 69°21° by 5 PM
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 5 PM
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM
Sunday morningNear 49°9°
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 9a | Mostly cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 56°13° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW | 100% | — | 0 |
| Fri 10a | Mostly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW | 93% | — | 1 |
| Fri 11a | Mostly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW | 90% | — | 2 |
| Fri 12p | Mostly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NW | 84% | — | 3 |
| Fri 1p | Mostly cloudy | 65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NW | 84% | — | 2 |
| Fri 2p | Partly sunny | 67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°) | 67°19° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NW | 75% | — | 2 |
| Fri 3p | Partly sunny | 68°20° (likely 68°20° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NW | 73% | — | 1 |
| Fri 4p | Mostly sunny | 68°20° (likely 68°20° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NW | 70% | — | 1 |
| Fri 5p | Mostly sunny | 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NW | 70% | — | — |
| Fri 6p | Clear | 67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW | 73% | — | — |
| Fri 7p | Mostly clear | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW | 78% | — | — |
| Fri 8p | Mostly clear | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W | 72% | — | — |
| Fri 9p | Clear | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W | 80% | — | — |
| Fri 10p | Clear | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W | 72% | — | — |
| Fri 11p | Clear | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from W | 69% | — | — |
| Sat 12a | Clear | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from WSW | 66% | — | — |
| Sat 1a | Clear | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 71% | — | — |
| Sat 2a | Clear | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 71% | — | — |
| Sat 3a | Clear | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 80% | — | — |
| Sat 4a | Clear | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 83% | — | — |
| Sat 5a | Mostly clear | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 83% | — | — |
| Sat 6a | Mostly clear | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 86% | — | — |
| Sat 7a | Mostly sunny | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 86% | — | — |
| Sat 8a | Mostly sunny | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 86% | — | — |
| Sat 9a | Mostly sunny | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 83% | — | — |
| Sat 10a | Mostly sunny | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 67% | — | — |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N | 54% | — | — |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N | 47% | — | — |
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N | 45% | — | — |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 42% | — | — |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 41% | — | — |
| Sat 4p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 43% | — | — |
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 44% | — | — |
| Sat 6p | Clear | 69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 53% | — | — |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 63% | — | — |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 62% | — | — |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 72% | — | — |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 75% | — | — |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 72% | — | — |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 77% | — | — |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 77% | — | — |
| Sun 2a | Mostly clear | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 74% | — | — |
| Sun 3a | Mostly clear | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 83% | — | — |
| Sun 4a | Mostly clear | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 89% | — | — |
| Sun 5a | Mostly clear | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 50°10°) | 50°10° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 83% | — | — |
| Sun 6a | Mostly clear | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 48°9°) | 48°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 100% | — | — |
| Sun 7a | Mostly sunny | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 48°9°) | 48°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 96% | — | — |
| Sun 8a | Mostly sunny | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 49°9°) | 49°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 89% | — | — |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 23. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 76°24° / 51°11°. Dry. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly cloudy, 62°17°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 69°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 63°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 49°9°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–55°13°
- Typical high / low
- 76°24° / 51°11°
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 48°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 63°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 50°10°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 0 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 70°21°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 76°24° / 50°10°
- Wind
- 4 mph7 km/h
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 49°9°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 74°23°–79°26°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 75°24° / 50°10°
- Wind
- 5 mph8 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 47°8°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 73°23°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–52°11°
- Typical high / low
- 75°24° / 50°10°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 69°21°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 74°23° / 50°10°
- Wind
- 5 mph8 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–51°11°
- Typical high / low
- 74°23° / 49°9°
- Wind
- 4 mph7 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–53°12°
- Typical high / low
- 74°23° / 49°9°
- Wind
- 5 mph9 km/h
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 70°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 48°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 79°, low 49°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–78°.
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
Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue
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Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
Below flood stage
Merced River at Stevinson
22 mi- Level
- 57.1 ft
- Flow
- 178 cfs
Forecast peak 59.7 ft Tue 1 AM
Reading from Fri 7 AM · NWS gauge page
Eastside Bypass at El Nido
14 mi- Level
- 8.9 ft
Reading from Fri 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page
San Joaquin River near Stevinson
16 mi- Level
- 61.6 ft
- Flow
- 65 cfs
Reading from Fri 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 25% 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
- 2
- 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
Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 57°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Is this typical?
LOS BANOS · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1929–2026
Oct 23, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 76°24° / 51°11°
- Forecast high / low
- 70°21° / 47°8°
- Record high
- 90°32° in 1959
- Record low
- 33°1° in 1961
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
- +6°+3°SatOct 17
- +6°+3°SunOct 18
- +4°+2°MonOct 19
- −1°TueOct 20
- −3°−2°WedOct 21
- —ThuOct 22
- —FriOct 23
Los Banos weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 6:15 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 57 min
- Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:40–6:32 PM
- Morning 7:02–7:54 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:32–6:42 PM
- Morning 6:52–7:02 AM; first light 6:52 AM
Stars tonight? Unknown
Cloud forecast not available for tonight.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
92% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 4:35 AM · rises 4:47 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 8
