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

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

SAN LUIS NWR (SLWC1)

Lat: 37.18222°NLon: 120.79389°WElev: 65.0ft.

NA

47°F

8°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed W 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 21 Jan 03:31 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

Los Banos CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy dense fog after 4am.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Cloudy then
    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Widespread dense fog, mainly before 2pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. West wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 50 °F

    Dense Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy dense fog after 8pm.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of dense fog before noon.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Areas Dense
    Fog then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy dense fog between 10pm and 2am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 5 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Calm wind.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy dense fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Thursday
Widespread dense fog, mainly before 2pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. West wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Patchy dense fog after 8pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.
Friday
Areas of dense fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy dense fog between 10pm and 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Los Banos CA
 37.05°N 120.83°W (Elev. 121 ft)
2:57 pm PST Jan 21, 2026
3pm PST Jan 21, 2026-6pm PST Jan 28, 2026
 
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