Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

UC MERCED WX STATION (UCMC1)

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

NA

43°F

6°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed SSW 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 24 Jan 07:15 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNE Merced CA

Dense Fog Advisory January 24, 11:00pm until January 25, 11:00am
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Dense Fog Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. North wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. North wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNE Merced CA
 37.35°N 120.44°W (Elev. 200 ft)
6:56 pm PST Jan 24, 2026
7pm PST Jan 24, 2026-6pm PST Jan 31, 2026
 
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