Dense Fog Advisory
Ends in 2 h 20 min
When
Until 11 AM PDT this morning.
Where
Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma, Delano-Wasco-Shafter, Fresno-Clovis, Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore, Merced - Madera - Mendota, Planada - Le Grand - Snelling, Southeast San Joaquin Valley, and Visalia - Porterville - Reedley.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Hanford CA
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Visibility down to 1/4 mile or less in dense fog.
Impacts
Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
Precautionary actions
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
Areas: Merced - Madera - Mendota; Planada - Le Grand - Snelling; Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma; Fresno-Clovis; Delano-Wasco-Shafter; Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore; Visalia - Porterville - Reedley; Southeast San Joaquin Valley
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Observed 8:25 AM PDT at KMCE

Tuttle, CA weather

Foggy and 50°10°.

Mostly agree

Now 50°10°

Fog

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
Humidity: 94%; Air 50°10°, dew point 48°9° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 36Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.05 inHg1018 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

11°6° cooler than this time yesterday (58°14° then, 47°8° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 72°22° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · 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
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	8%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	80%	2%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	67%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	51%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	49%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	7%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	4%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	40%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	40%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	40%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	41%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	41%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	54%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	64%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	63%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	56%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	51%	65%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	77%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	84%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	50%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	57%	73%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	64%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	63%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	59%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	43%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	35%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 42°6° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	2%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	13%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 75°24° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 75°24° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  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°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. 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, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind around 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
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. 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, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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 48. North northwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  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°7°
  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
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
33°1°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  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°–70°21°
Low, likely
30°−1°–49°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 48°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–73°.

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

3.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 55 cfs

Forecast peak 5.0 ft Sat 9 AM

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Deadman Creek at Le Grand

11 mi

Level: -0.7 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Eastside Bypass at El Nido

16 mi

Level: 8.8 ft

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Merced River at Shaffer Bridge

17 mi

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 958 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · 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 13Typical 38

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Tuttle weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:28 PM; Morning 7:01–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:39 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:39 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Tuttle. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,100 ft, 68 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Dense Fog Advisory