Porterville, CA 93257 Weather

Tulare County11:55 AM PDT36.07°N, 119.03°W
Special Weather Statement until 12:00 PM Wed

Current conditions

Clear
61°
Clear
Feels like 61°
High 71°·Low 54°
WindSW 5 mph
Humidity68%
Dew point50°
Pressure29.96 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover84%
UV index4 Moderate
Sunrise7:09 AM
Sunset6:14 PM

Observed at Porterville, Porterville Municipal Airport · 30 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Today

    Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Tonight

    Showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  • Thursday

    Rain likely before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 5pm, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

National Weather Service forecast updated 22 min ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67°67%
  2. 12 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67°67%
  3. 1 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67°67%
  4. 2 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 69°67%
  5. 3 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66°67%
  6. 4 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66°67%
  7. 5 PM Showers And Thunderstorms 65°81%
  8. 6 PM Showers And Thunderstorms 66°81%
  9. 7 PM Showers And Thunderstorms 65°81%
  10. 8 PM Showers And Thunderstorms 64°81%
  11. 9 PM Showers And Thunderstorms 63°81%
  12. 10 PM Showers And Thunderstorms 63°81%
  13. 11 PM Showers And Thunderstorms 63°75%
  14. Thu12 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 63°75%
  15. 1 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 62°75%
  16. 2 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 61°75%
  17. 3 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 61°75%
  18. 4 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 59°75%
  19. 5 AM Light Rain Likely 58°59%
  20. 6 AM Light Rain Likely 58°59%
  21. 7 AM Light Rain Likely 55°59%
  22. 8 AM Light Rain Likely 58°59%
  23. 9 AM Light Rain Likely 60°59%
  24. 10 AM Light Rain Likely 62°59%

Daily forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Showers And Thunderstorms Showers And Thunderstorms81%54°71°
  2. ThuOct 22 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely Showers And Thunderstorms Likely59%53°68°
  3. FriOct 23 Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny17%51°68°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny52°74°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny52°77°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny51°77°
  7. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny51°74°
  8. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy50°71°
  9. ThuOct 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny52°78°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

64
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • WedModerate (53)

Visalia, CA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:09 AM
Sunset 6:14 PM
Daylight 11 h 4 min (−2 min 9 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 79% lit
Moonrise 3:47 PM Moonset 2:27 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low81° / 50°
Record high97° (2023)
Record low32° (1909)
Wettest0.13 in (1899)
Month to date0.02 in (normal 0.32 in)

Lemon Cove, records since 1899. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in HNX, issued 48 min ago

Discussion

Time for your favorite part of the day, reading the Area Forecast Discussion (we got some action AND humor)! Some isolated thunderstorms have developed in Fresno County and along the Sierra Nevada Foothills (boom boom crash). Precipitation is currently spreading over the forecast area this morning and continuing into Thursday. Isolated cells have been producing strong updrafts and energy to possibly produce pea sized hail. The bulk of the precipitation will occur Wednesday afternoon until Thursday. Many locations can expect a total of one quarter to one half inch in the San Joaquin Valley, while there is near 60 percent chance of exceeding a half inch. That is a good amount of H2O from the sky for this region! The Flood Watch remains in effect for much of Kern County and the higher terrain along the west side of the San Joaquin Valley up to southwestern Fresno County near Coalinga. Higher amounts of precipitation are likely to occur over the Sierra Nevada from the foothills to about 8,000 feet. While some nuisance flooding is also a possibility in these areas, we anticipate less runoff except near burn scars. We are still looking at a good chance for at least a few inches of snow above 8,000 feet in the Sierra Nevada. We will continue the Winter Weather Advisory for these areas from Wednesday morning to Thursday morning. As cells continue to develop and move Southerly, isolated thunderstorms are possible in Kern County and into the mountains. As such, keep on the lookout for Special Weather Statements and advisories that are put out!

For Friday through next Tuesday, we are looking at continued cooler temperatures and mainly dry conditions. Although temperatures will warm up by several degrees for the weekend until Monday, we are projecting highs mainly in the 70s for the warmest locations. There is a slight chance of precipitation for the middle of next week, but with much uncertainty at this time.

Aviation

Isolated thunderstorms have been occurring since 17Z this morning near Fresno and along the Sierra Foothills. With mountain obscurations and visibilities creeping into the 5-6SM range, MVFR conditions in place with showers and isolated thunderstorms through at least today. Winds mainly up to 10 kts at the TAF sites, mainly from the east. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail for the next 24 hours.

Air Quality Issues

None.

Certainty

The level of certainty for days 1 and 2 is high. The level of certainty for days 3 through 7 is medium.

Certainty levels include low...medium...and high. Please visit www.weather.gov/hnx/certainty.html for additional information and/or to provide feedback.

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