Dense Fog Advisory
Ends in 32 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 9:56 AM PDT at KVIS

West Goshen, CA weather

Foggy and 56°13°.

Mostly agree

Now 56°13°

Fog

Wind: Calm; Light through 10 PM
Visibility: 4 mi6 km; Fog · under 5 mi8 km
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 56°13°, dew point 54°12° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 67Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.09 inHg1019 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (61°16° then, 56°13° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningNear 60°16° · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 53°12° by 9 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
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	74%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	59%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	78%	27%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	8%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	68%	5%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	63%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	61%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	46%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	54%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	55%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	81%	46%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	70%	41%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	65%	42%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	61%	51%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	55%	48%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	49%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	51%	50%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	50%	70%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	59%	74%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	73%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	83%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	73%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	57%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	53%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	50%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	55%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	51%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	31%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	15%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 63°17°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	13%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. West southwest wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 77°25°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  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 77. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  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 74. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North northwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. West northwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. 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°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  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°–72°22°
Low, likely
31°−1°–50°10°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  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
61°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
29°−2°–51°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–74°.

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

Kaweah River at McKay Point

23 mi

Level: 1.8 ft

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Dry Creek above Lemon Cove

25 mi

Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 50% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 28

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 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

VISALIA · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1898–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+9°+5°SunOct 18
+9°+5°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23
−2°−1°SatOct 24

West Goshen weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 16 min less
Golden hour: 5:34–6:26 PM; Morning 6:57–7:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:36 PM; Morning 6:47–6:57 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:36 PM–6:48 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from West Goshen. The highest point on the skyline is about 13,600 ft, 55 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Dense Fog Advisory