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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

UC MERCED WX STATION (UCMC1)

Lat: 37.36611°NLon: 120.4225°WElev: 252.0ft.

NA

48°F

9°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SSW 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 17 Jan 04:15 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles E Merced CA

Dense Fog Advisory January 17, 04:41pm until January 19, 12:00pm
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Dense Fog Advisory
  •  
    Dense Fog Advisory January 17, 04:41pm until January 19, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Mon

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 44 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Widespread dense fog, mainly before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Dense Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy fog before 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.

    Low: 41 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy dense fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Sunday
Widespread dense fog, mainly before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy fog before 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles E Merced CA
 37.29°N 120.4°W (Elev. 200 ft)
Last Update:
3:56 pm PST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm PST Jan 17, 2026-6pm PST Jan 24, 2026
 
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