Observed 8:35 AM PDT at KMOD

Valley Home, CA weather

Sunny and 48°9°.

Mostly agree

Now 48°9°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 8 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable · up to 54°12° by 7 PM
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 26Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.06 inHg1018 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

15°8° cooler than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 44°7° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 70°21° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° 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	Sunny	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	1%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	57%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	49%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	45%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	87%	40%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	87%	40%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	91%	41%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	91%	41%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	42%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	55%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	52%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	55%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	52%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	53%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	68%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	78%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	83%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	81%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	59%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	79%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	59%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	48%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	2%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	88%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	1%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	7%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 76°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. South southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. East northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 49°9°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 75°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 49°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 75°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 49°9°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°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: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°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 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  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°–69°21°
Low, likely
33°1°–47°8°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 41°5°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
29°−2°–46°8°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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°–58°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–70°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (STO) (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

Stanislaus River at Orange Blossom Bridge

8.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 1,090 cfs

Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 9 AM

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Stanislaus River at Ripon

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 42.3 ft
Flow: 1,080 cfs

Forecast peak 42.2 ft Sat 9 AM

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Tuolumne River at Modesto

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 39.9 ft
Flow: 1,150 cfs

Forecast peak 39.7 ft Sat 9 AM

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

San Joaquin River at Mossdale Bridge

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.4 ft
Flow: 1,880 cfs

Forecast peak 5.9 ft Sat 9 PM

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 43% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 25

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 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

MODESTO AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1927–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+5°+3°SunOct 18
+1°±0°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Valley Home weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:30 PM; Morning 7:04–7:57 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:40 PM; Morning 6:54–7:04 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:40 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:42 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Valley Home. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,400 ft, 91 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Valley Home, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Stanislaus River at Orange Blossom Bridge

Stanislaus River at Ripon

Tuolumne River at Modesto

San Joaquin River at Mossdale Bridge

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon