Observed 11:55 AM PDT at KMCE

South Dos Palos, CA weather

Overcast and 63°17°.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Cloudy

Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the north-northwest. Up to 13 mph20 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky · down to 47°8° by 11 PM (comfortable)
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 1 PM
Air quality: 53Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.04 inHg1017 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

None rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 69°21° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Sunday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · 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 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	82%	3
Fri 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	73%	69%	2
Fri 2p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	73%	38%	2
Fri 3p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	36%	1
Fri 4p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	66%	24%	1
Fri 5p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	68%	24%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	6%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	78%	1%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	81%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	62%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	54%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	47%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	44%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	42%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	42%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	42%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	44%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	6%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	80%	10%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	83%	4%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	5%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 38°3° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	14%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 37°3° to 56°13°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 38°3° to 57°14°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	96%	8%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 42°6° to 61°16°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	8%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 65°18°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	83%	27%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	58%	35%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 76°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 51°11°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North northeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 47°8°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 46°8°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. 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
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly 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
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  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
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
38°3°–56°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
36°2°–56°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  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
63°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
34°1°–60°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 45°.
Sunday
Dry, high 78°, low 47°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 67–77°.

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

Eastside Bypass at El Nido

12 mi

Level: 8.8 ft

Reading from Fri 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

San Joaquin River near Mendota

19 mi

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 482 cfs

Reading from Fri 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Panoche Creek at I-5

22 mi

Level: 3.1 ft

Reading from Fri 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Chowchilla Bypass at Ripperdan

24 mi

Level: 163 ft

Reading from Fri 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 12% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 19

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 8
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

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

LOS BANOS · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1929–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+6°+3°SatOct 17
+6°+3°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
−3°−2°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

South Dos Palos 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 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:39–6:31 PM; Morning 7:01–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:41 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 6:41 PM–6:52 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:40 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

93% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:34 AM · rises 4:46 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from South Dos Palos. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,600 ft, 93 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.