Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Madera Municipal Airport (KMAE)

Lat: 36.9851°NLon: 120.11064°WElev: 246.0ft.

Mist

46°F

8°C

Humidity 95%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.32 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Last update 20 Jan 03:53 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ESE Madera CA

Dense Fog Advisory January 20, 09:00pm until January 21, 12:00pm
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Dense Fog Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread dense fog between 10pm and 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.

    Low: 42 °F

    Dense Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Areas of dense fog between 10am and noon.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind.

    High: 59 °F

    Areas Dense
    Fog then
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy dense fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind.

    Low: 47 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy dense fog before noon.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy dense fog before 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Widespread dense fog between 10pm and 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Areas of dense fog between 10am and noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night
Patchy dense fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind.
Thursday
Patchy dense fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy dense fog before 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles ESE Madera CA
 36.9°N 119.97°W (Elev. 249 ft)
3:56 pm PST Jan 20, 2026
4pm PST Jan 20, 2026-6pm PST Jan 27, 2026
 
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