Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from May 16, 05:00 AM PDT until May 18, 08:00 PM PDT

Current conditions at

Merced Regional Airport (KMCE)

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

Clear

84°F

29°C

Humidity	26%
Wind Speed	NNW 12 MPH
Barometer	29.97 in (1014.9 mb)
Dewpoint	47°F (8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	82°F (28°C)
Last update	14 May 01:20 PM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Merced CA

Fire Weather Watch May 16, 05:00am until May 18, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

This Afternoon
High: 88 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 54 °F
Clear
Friday
High: 88 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 55 °F
Clear
Saturday
High: 82 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 52 °F
Clear
Sunday
High: 81 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 53 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Clear
Monday
High: 85 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tonight

Clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

Clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night

Clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night

Clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.