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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

LAKE MCCLURE AT EXCHEQUER DAM NEAR SNELLING 10ENE (EXC) (EXQC1)

Lat: 37.585°NLon: 120.26722°WElev: 877.0ft.

NA

98°F

37°C

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

17 Miles NNE Merced CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 68. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 98. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 70. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 94. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Light north northwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 58. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 68. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 98. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 70. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 94. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 60. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Light north northwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 58. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles NNE Merced CA
 37.53°N 120.34°W (Elev. 400 ft)
Last Update:
6:56 pm PDT Aug 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm PDT Aug 26, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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