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Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fresno, Fresno Air Terminal (KFAT)

Lat: 36.78°NLon: 119.71944°WElev: 331.0ft.

Clear

57°F

14°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed SSW 4 MPH
Barometer 29.91 in (1012.87 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Apr 05:00 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Fresno CA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of rain, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 63 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 69 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 83. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of rain, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Fresno CA
 36.75°N 119.79°W (Elev. 272 ft)
Last Update:
4:56 am PDT Apr 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am PDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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