Model estimate for 10:00 PM PDT (no recent station report)

North Fork, CA weather

Rainy and 47°8°, 17°9° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 47°8°

Rain

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable · down to 36°2° by 6 AM
Humidity: 89%; Air 47°8°, dew point 44°7° · fog or dew likely
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 43°6° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 9 AM
High 65°18° tomorrow at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightNear 46°8° · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 64°18° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 1 AM · Clear
Sunday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Clear
Sunday afternoonNear 70°21° · Partly cloudy
Sunday nightDown to 53°12° by 9 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
Fri 10p	Rain	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	50%	0
Fri 11p	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	50%	0
Sat 12a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	32%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	41%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	29%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	73%	9%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	3%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	4%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	76%	3%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	76%	3%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	73%	2%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	68%	2%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	2%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	7%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	10%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	11%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	11%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	12%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	10%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	10%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	3%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	71%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	68%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	4%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	1%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	2%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	55%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	1%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	33%	4%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	31%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	43%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	47%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	51%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	44%	45%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	59%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	48%	42%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	58%	39%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	44%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	42%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Fog. High 57°14°, low 43°6°. Typical 74°23° / 42°6°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 43. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
57°14°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly 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
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. 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, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East northeast wind around 0 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 0 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–65°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 42°6°. Typical 71°22° / 40°4°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  30% chance
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°–68°20°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 41°5°. Typical 70°21° / 39°4°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  30% 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
36°2°–51°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 57°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 45°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 71°, low 48°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 57–71°.

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

Lewis Fork near Big Creek Diversion Near Fish Camp

17 mi

Level: 0.0 ft

Reading from Fri 9:45 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Merced River at Wawona

22 mi

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Fri 9:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 63% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 58

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 17
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 44°F).

Open the windows?

Sat, 11:00 AM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

North Fork Rs · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1904–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 17°9° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SatOct 17
—SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

North Fork weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 5:34–6:26 PM; Morning 6:57–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:36 PM; Morning 6:47–6:57 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 3–6:48 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:29 AM · rises 4:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from North Fork. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,600 ft, 18 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.