Observed 3:30 PM PDT at KMAE

Mendota, CA weather

Sunny and 72°22°.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 3 AM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable · up to 49°9° by 4 PM
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 36Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.01 inHg1016 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 71°22° · Clear
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 73°23° by 2 PM · 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	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	44%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	47%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	80%	6%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	83%	4%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	30%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	40%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	89%	43%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	44%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	64%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	53%	70%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	57%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	68%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 80°27°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	78%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	45%	79%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	55%	71%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	67%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	64%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	48%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	59%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	64%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	59%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	15%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	2%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	2%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	7%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	2%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	14%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	6%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	57%	2%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	3%	5

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. 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
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. 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
43°6°–50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 66°19°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  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 66. North northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–53°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 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, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–51°11°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 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
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
33°1°–48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–56°13°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 45°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–72°.

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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

San Joaquin River near Mendota

3.7 mi

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 457 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Chowchilla Bypass at Ripperdan

5.4 mi

Level: 163 ft

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

San Joaquin River above Gravelly Ford

13 mi

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 266 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

James Bypass at James Bypass

13 mi

Level: 5.8 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:29 PM; Morning 7:01–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:39 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:39 PM–6:52 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Mendota. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,700 ft, 74 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.