Arctic Air for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic; Increase Moisture for Pacific Northwest; Active Pattern for Hawaii

An arctic cold front will impact the Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Snow showers and squalls will accompany this system with increasing winds and falling temperatures. Damaging wind gusts may result in tree damage and power outages. Meanwhile, moisture returns for the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii this weekend with both coverage and intensity of rainfall and higher elevation snows. Read More >

Current conditions at

Merced Regional Airport (KMCE)

Lat: 37.28306°NLon: 120.50778°WElev: 154.0ft.

Clear

69°F

21°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed N 5 MPH
Barometer 30.25 in (1024.38 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 07 Feb 02:53 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Merced CA

Dense Fog Advisory February 8, 12:00am until February 8, 11:00am
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Dense Fog Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog between 9pm and 10pm.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 42. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 42 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Cloudy, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am.  Cloudy, with a low around 47. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 47 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of rain between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am.  Cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East southeast wind around 5 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. East wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the morning.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog between 9pm and 10pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 42. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Cloudy, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 47. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of rain between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East southeast wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. East wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56. East wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 42. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 54. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SE Merced CA
 37.25°N 120.39°W (Elev. 190 ft)
2:57 pm PST Feb 7, 2026
3pm PST Feb 7, 2026-6pm PST Feb 14, 2026
 
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