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Merced Sun-Star
Rain clouds swept through Merced area. Here's how much rain fell and what's next
After several days of rain, gusty winds and cooler temperatures, skies have finally cleared over the Merced area. The storms brought measurable rainfall across California. As of late Thursday morning, radar estimates showed more than half an inch of rain in parts of the San Joaquin Valley and a quarter inch in the Sacramento Valley, The Sacramento Bee reported. How much rain did Merced receive? Will the dry weather last through the weekend? Here’s what to know: How much rain did Merced get? Merced received roughly 1.52 inches of rain over the past several days, as of Friday, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The UC Agriculture and Natural Resources tracks seasonal rainfall from July 1 through June 30 of 2027. On average, Merced receives about 12 inches of rain per year , with most of it falling between November and May. In the past 25 years, the wettest season on record was in 2023, when 21.04 inches of rain fell between July 2022 and June 2023, according to the National Weather Service. With October coming to a close, the recent storms offer a reminder that California’s rainy season is approaching. El Niño is expected to
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Thousands without power across Central Valley as storms continue to cause outages
CENTRAL VALLEY (FOX26) — Thousands of PG&E customers across the Central Valley are without electricity as storms continue to cause power outages. According to PG&E's outage map, several areas are experiencing significant disruptions, including 723 customers near Pine Flat Lake, more than 800 in central Fresno and over 900 in the Laton and Hanford area.
The Sacramento Bee
The wet season has arrived in NorCal. What to expect from skies over the next few days
As we swing into the cooler months of the year, get used to more days like Wednesday and Thursday, with scattered showers across California and cloudy skies. On Wednesday, an area of cooler low pressure — an extratropical cyclone — is spinning out off the coast of the Golden State. As it churns, it brings with it scattered rain showers moving out of the south Wednesday through Thursday across nearly the entire state. For Sacramento and Fresno, it will be the first good rain — not a trace amount — since late spring. Because of how the cyclone is maturing off the coast, many of these showers will stack up and “train” across thin bands, leaving some cities and towns with little rain and others with substantial amounts. Earlier Wednesday, a string of showers and thunderstorms dropped upwards of half an inch of rain between Clovis and Sanger while Fresno remained mostly dry. Into Wednesday afternoon, Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley were seeing lighter, more widespread showers take hold for several hours at a time. Another half in to inch of rain are expected across the southern San Joaquin Valley, and especially the Sierra foothills, through Thursday. Slightly lower
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Recent Rain Doesn’t Lift Local Debris-Burning Suspension
Recent rain and cooler temperatures may make it feel like a good time to burn yard debris, but CAL FIRE’s Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit is reminding residents that debris burning remains suspended. In an October 21 release, the agency cautioned that wetter weather can create a false sense of security. Rain...
The Fresno Bee
Fresno weather could get rainy, even a possible thunderstorm. What to expect this week
After a warm weekend with temperatures climbing into the 80s, cooler fall weather is finally moving into the Fresno area, bringing lower temperatures, cloudy skies and a chance of rain. “A period of active weather will bring increasing precipitation chances to interior #NorCal later today through Thursday,” The National Weather Service said on X. “Stay weather aware and weather prepared!” Here’s the forecast into Saturday Tuesday: Slight chance of rain, with a high near 78. Low around 56. Wednesday: Rain likely, with a high near 71, and low around 55. Thursday: Chance of rain, with a high near 68. Low around 52. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72, low around 50 into the night. Saturday : Mostly clear, with high of 75.
The Fresno Bee
Fresno gets first rain since early June as ‘wet season' begins with thunderstorms
The storms that began early Wednesday and slated to continue into Thursday officially mark the start of the wet season — a welcome change, as Fresno has gotten just over half of its usual amount of annual rainfall so far this year. As of early Wednesday afternoon, the Fresno Yosemite International Airport recorded 0.6 inches of rain, said McClatchy meteorologist Sean Macaday. Similar amounts were recorded in Sanger, and Clovis recorded around 0.2 inches. Through the rest of Wednesday afternoon and into early Thursday, Macaday says the area can expect another 0.5 inches of rain, though it could be as much as double that. The rain will be mainly concentrated to this afternoon and is expected to be more sparse Thursday. So far in 2026, Macaday says Fresno has gotten 57% of its usual annual rainfall levels. Because the rain year calendar just began on Oct. 1, Macaday clarified he looked at the 2026 calendar year. This storm marks a shift to the beginning of the area’s “wet season.” Before Wednesday, Fresno hadn’t officially recorded any rainfall since June 1.
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Finally, our first Fall storm arrives this week
Hard to believe after another weekend of 90 degree temperatures, but cloudier, cooler, and even wetter weather is just a couple of days away. And once this storm is done, we won't be warming back up that much - it looks like we're not only done with the 90's for the year, even the 80's may be a stretch after Monday. Fall is finally here.
Bakersfield Now
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Merced Sun-Star
Rain is on the way to Merced area as 'unsettled weather arrives.' What to expect
After a warm weekend with temperatures climbing into the 80s, cooler fall weather is finally moving into the Merced area, bringing lower temperatures, cloudy skies and a chance of rain. “A pattern change is on the way as a transition toward significantly cooler temperatures and unsettled weather arrives Monday and lasts through the end of the week,” the National Weather Service said Monday on X. The cooler conditions are expected to persist across the Central Valley this week, The Sacramento Bee reported. Modesto and Merced will see high temperatures in the 70s , and Fresno won’t be far behind in the low 80s. Scattered showers are also possible, though rainfall in the Central Valley is expected to be light. Here’s when rain could arrive and what to expect in Merced this week: When might it rain in the Merced region? Scattered showers are expected to begin early Wednesday, first on the coast before moving inland, with consistent mostly cloudy skies Wednesday and Thursday across the Central Valley. Rain in the Valley is expected to be sparse and light, with most areas seeing less than a 10th of an inch through Friday. How much rain is forecast for Merced? While showers
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Fresno’s 88-Degree Tease: Sunny Sunday Gives Way to Midweek Soaker
Fresno is opening Sunday, October 18, under clear skies and calm conditions, with a warm 88-degree afternoon ahead. The summerlike stretch will not last: a sharp cooldown arrives Monday, followed by rain chances late Tuesday and a wetter Wednesday. Sunny Sunday Gives Way To A Cooler Monday. Sunday will stay...