Model estimate for 4:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)

Murphys, CA weather

Overcast and 50°10°, 10°6° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 50°10°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 49°9°; Comfortable
Humidity: 97%; Air 50°10°, dew point 49°9° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 17Good; Main pollutant: Ozone

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 63°17° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM

TonightNear 50°10° · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
This morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 61°16° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 65°18° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 10 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
Fri 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	10%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	97%	99%	0
Fri 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	97%	100%	0
Fri 6a	Haze	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	99%	89%	0
Fri 7a	Haze	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	97%	69%	0
Fri 8a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	98%	59%	0
Fri 9a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	44%	0
Fri 10a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	44%	1
Fri 11a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	25%	2
Fri 12p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	34%	3
Fri 1p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	38%	3
Fri 2p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	38%	3
Fri 3p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	30%	2
Fri 4p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	31%	1
Fri 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	59%	10%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	60%	4%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	0%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 60°16°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	44%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	73%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	63%	2%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Haze. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 73°23° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Haze before 8am. Mostly sunny. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Wind around 0 mph. 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°–63°17°
Low, likely
49°9°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 41°5°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Haze between 8am and 9am. Sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 41°5°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 71°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 71°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
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
57°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 39°4°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.5 mm
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°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 61°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 39°4°. Rain 1 in26 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.39 in10 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.7 mm
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
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
43°6°–53°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 46 mph74 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 49°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 70°, low 50°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–69°.

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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

North Fork Stanislaus River near Avery

11 mi

Flow: 280 cfs

Reading from Fri 3 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 62

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 49°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Sonora · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1906–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+12°+7°SatOct 17
+10°+5°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
+2°+1°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:29 PM; Morning 7:02–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:39 PM; Morning 6:51–7:02 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 96% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:33 AM · rises 4:45 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Murphys. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,900 ft, 15 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.