Outdoor conditions in

Merced

California

Needs attention

Current concerns

Outside today

Smoke is today's main catch.

Smoke up high. The air down here looks good.

Merced representative view

Right now75°Sunny
Rain
0%peak today
Wind
5 mphgusts to 15
Air
48US AQI · Good

How today changes

The next 24 hours

A fairly easy outdoor day: 75° now, with no major weather interruption in sight.

  1. 75°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  2. 81°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  3. 84°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  4. 86°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  5. 89°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  6. 88°0% rainGusts 13 mph
  7. 89°0% rainGusts 14 mph
  8. 87°0% rainGusts 14 mph
  9. 81°0% rainGusts 15 mph
  10. 75°0% rainGusts 15 mph
  11. 72°0% rainGusts 13 mph
  12. 69°0% rainGusts 10 mph
  13. 67°0% rainGusts 10 mph
  14. 65°0% rainGusts 10 mph
  15. 64°0% rainGusts 9 mph
  16. 63°0% rainGusts 9 mph
  17. 62°0% rainGusts 9 mph
  18. 60°0% rainGusts 8 mph
  19. 59°0% rainGusts 9 mph
  20. 59°0% rainGusts 9 mph
  21. 57°0% rainGusts 9 mph
  22. 60°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  23. 63°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  24. 69°0% rainGusts 12 mph
See the full 24 hours
  1. 75°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  2. 81°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  3. 84°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  4. 86°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  5. 89°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  6. 88°0% rainGusts 13 mph
  7. 89°0% rainGusts 14 mph
  8. 87°0% rainGusts 14 mph
  9. 81°0% rainGusts 15 mph
  10. 75°0% rainGusts 15 mph
  11. 72°0% rainGusts 13 mph
  12. 69°0% rainGusts 10 mph
  13. 67°0% rainGusts 10 mph
  14. 65°0% rainGusts 10 mph
  15. 64°0% rainGusts 9 mph
  16. 63°0% rainGusts 9 mph
  17. 62°0% rainGusts 9 mph
  18. 60°0% rainGusts 8 mph
  19. 59°0% rainGusts 9 mph
  20. 59°0% rainGusts 9 mph
  21. 57°0% rainGusts 9 mph
  22. 60°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  23. 63°0% rainGusts 12 mph
  24. 69°0% rainGusts 12 mph

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Wind
15 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Wind
20 mph
Tue

Tuesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Wind
16 mph
Wed

Wednesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Wind
12 mph
Thu

Thursday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Wind
14 mph
  1. 89° / 67°Today looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Wind 15 mph
  2. 85° / 57°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Wind 20 mph
  3. 80° / 54°Tuesday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Wind 16 mph
  4. 82° / 54°Wednesday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Wind 12 mph
  5. 84° / 59°Thursday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Wind 14 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Merced area · Updated Sun 10:00 AM
48GoodUS AQI

Good now, rising to Moderate through Sun.

See air-quality report

Sky check

Medium smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 10:37 AM

Air near ground48 · Good US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes Merced area, about 15 miles from this place.

Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.

Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters

Rain, in motion

Merced radar

Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 11:20 AM PDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 11:20 AM PDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Merced for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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