Observed 12:00 PM PDT at KMAE

Madera Ranchos, CA weather

Sunny and 64°18°.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 12 AM
Dew point: 53°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Air quality: 79Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.08 inHg1019 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 72°22° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · 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 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	63%	5%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	57%	5%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	57%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	53%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	51%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	55%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	4%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	13%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	49%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	48%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	48%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	41%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	43%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	49%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	56%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	57%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	50%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	57%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	75%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	55%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	59%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	62%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	70%	62%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	75%	66%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	66%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	62%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	61%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	50%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	77%	33%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 43°6° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 42°6° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	2%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 42°6° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	12%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	28%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	14%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	14%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 75°24° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 52°11°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. 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, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. 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
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°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 70. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 51°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 51°11°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 64°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
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 64. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
35°2°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°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°–72°22°
Low, likely
35°2°–51°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 50°10°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°14°
  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°–65°18°
Low, likely
35°2°–54°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–70°.

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

5.9 mi

Level: 6.8 ft
Flow: 427 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

San Joaquin River below HWY 145

14 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 252 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

San Joaquin River above Gravelly Ford

18 mi

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 263 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Chowchilla Bypass at Ripperdan

25 mi

Level: 163 ft

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 35% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 19

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 53°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–8:00 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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:27 PM; Morning 6:59–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:37 PM; Morning 6:49–6:59 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:37 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:37 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Madera Ranchos. The highest point on the skyline is about 13,600 ft, 79 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.