Observed 3:40 PM PDT at KMCE

McSwain, CA weather

Sunny and 75°24°.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southwest. Light through 4 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 65Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.02 inHg1017 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (71°22° then, 76°24° now)

Good hours for

Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

This afternoonNear 75°24° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tuesday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tuesday afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	58%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	78%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	51%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	59%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	65%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	72%	57%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	52%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	56%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	57%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	9%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	2%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	59%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	0%	1
Mon 6p	Clear	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	56%	0%	0
Mon 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	63%	0%	0
Mon 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	3%	0
Mon 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	77%	5%	0
Mon 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	5%	0
Mon 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	8%	0
Tue 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	7%	0
Tue 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	4%	0
Tue 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	0%	0
Tue 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	0%	0
Tue 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	0%	0
Tue 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	1%	0
Tue 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	1%	0
Tue 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	3%	0
Tue 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	8%	0
Tue 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	9%	1
Tue 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	33%	2
Tue 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	52%	3
Tue 12p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	39%	4
Tue 1p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	57%	5
Tue 2p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	66%	4
Tue 3p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	72%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 75°24° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. West northwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  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
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 63°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 65°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°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
59°15°–72°22°
Low, likely
34°1°–55°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°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
63°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
30°−1°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°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
64°18°–76°24°
Low, likely
37°3°–51°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Tuesday
Dry, high 70°, low 45°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–70°.

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

Bear Creek at McKee Road

7.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 57 cfs

Forecast peak 5.0 ft Sun 4 PM

Reading from Sun 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Merced River at Stevinson

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 60.0 ft
Flow: 822 cfs

Forecast peak 59.6 ft Sun 4 PM

Reading from Sun 2 PM · NWS gauge page

San Joaquin River at Newman

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 50.6 ft
Flow: 908 cfs

Forecast peak 50.5 ft Sun 4 PM

Reading from Sun 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Merced River at Shaffer Bridge

9.7 mi

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 581 cfs

Reading from Sun 2:15 PM · 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 40

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

—MonOct 19
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—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:28 PM; Morning 7:03–7:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:38 PM; Morning 6:53–7:03 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 1–6:54 AM, but the moon is 100% lit and up.

Moon

Full moon

100% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:50 AM · rises 5:43 PM
Full moon: Today, 9:12 PM
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from McSwain. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,900 ft, 85 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

McSwain, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Bear Creek at McKee Road

Merced River at Stevinson

San Joaquin River at Newman

Merced River at Shaffer Bridge

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon