Observed 10:00 PM PDT at KMAE

Madera, CA weather

Clear and 55°13°, 10°6° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the west-northwest. Light through 10 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
Humidity: 94%; Air 55°13°, dew point 54°12° · fog or dew likely
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 45Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

None rain starting around 7:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 56°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 48°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 72°22° tomorrow at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Sunday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Sunday afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Sunday nightDown to 60°16° by 9 PM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	27%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	18%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	48%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	38%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	70%	11%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	65%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	61%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	61%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	57%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	57%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	55%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	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	93%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	3%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	4%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	10%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	4%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	5%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	2%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	61%	53%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	42%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	61%	41%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	58%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	56%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	62%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	50%	61%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	57%	60%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	69%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	58%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	81%	76%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Fog. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 77°25° / 48°9°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. West northwest wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 48°9°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 77°25° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  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
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. North northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 48°9°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 76°24° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 76°24° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  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 47. 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
76°24° / 47°8°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 76°24° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 47°8°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 75°24° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°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. North northwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 75°24° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  30% 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
63°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
33°1°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  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
62°17°–78°26°
Low, likely
30°−1°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 47°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 78°, low 49°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–77°.

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 below HWY 145

9.9 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 252 cfs

Reading from Fri 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

San Joaquin River above Gravelly Ford

12 mi

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 266 cfs

Reading from Fri 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Chowchilla Bypass at Ripperdan

17 mi

Level: 163 ft

Reading from Fri 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

San Joaquin River near HWY 41

17 mi

Level: 6.8 ft
Flow: 421 cfs

Reading from Fri 8 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 40% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 25

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Sat, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Madera Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1998–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+8°+4°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
−3°−2°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:29 PM; Morning 6:59–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:39 PM; Morning 6:49–6:59 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 10:19 PM–6:50 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:38 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:32 AM · rises 4:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Madera. The highest point on the skyline is about 13,500 ft, 93 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.