Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Merced / Castle Air Force Base (KMER)

Lat: 37.36667°NLon: 120.56667°WElev: 187.0ft.

Clear

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update NA
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles WNW Merced CA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 61. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 103 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 65. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 103 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 61. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 65. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 65. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 64. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles WNW Merced CA
 37.33°N 120.61°W (Elev. 154 ft)
6:56 am PDT Jul 30, 2026
7am PDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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