Model estimate for 3:00 PM PDT (no recent station report)

Mariposa, CA weather

Sunny and 63°17°, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the south-southwest. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 34Good; Main pollutant: Ozone

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Low 50°10° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 68°20° tomorrow at 1 PM

This afternoonNear 65°18° · Clear
TonightDown to 51°11° by midnight · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 67°19° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonNear 68°20° · 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 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	15%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	14%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	36%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	42%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	44%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	47%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	43%	65%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	70%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	42%	58%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	42%	55%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	44%	64%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	72%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	45%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	79%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	52%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	64%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	61%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	67%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	24%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	8%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	61%	6%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	59%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	5%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	14%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	40%	17%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	40%	25%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	1%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	43%	1%	5

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northeast 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
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 61°16°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North 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
55°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°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
52°11°–64°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  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
53°12°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–50°10°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 51°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 58–69°.

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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

Merced River at Pohono Bridge

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Forecast peak 1.1 ft Sat 4 PM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Merced River at Wawona

17 mi

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 7 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Lewis Fork near Big Creek Diversion Near Fish Camp

20 mi

Level: 0.0 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Deadman Creek at Le Grand

22 mi

Level: -0.7 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

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: 5:34–6:27 PM; Morning 7:00–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:37 PM; Morning 6:50–7:00 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:37 PM–6:51 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:38 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Mariposa. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,900 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.