Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

UC MERCED WX STATION (UCMC1)

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

NA

45°F

7°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SSW 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 23 Jan 11:15 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNE Merced CA

Dense Fog Advisory January 24, 12:01am until January 24, 11:00am
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Dense Fog Advisory
  •  
    Dense Fog Advisory January 24, 12:01am until January 24, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Sat

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 42 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.

    Low: 42 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • 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 around 5 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy dense fog before 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Monday
Partly 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 around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west southwest 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)
11:56 pm PST Jan 23, 2026
12am PST Jan 24, 2026-6pm PST Jan 30, 2026
 
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