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Modesto, CA weather

It is 54°F and clear at Modesto City-County Airport - Harry Sham Field as of Oct 28, 2:05 AM PDT. Overnight: Mostly Clear, low near 48°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 11:31 PM PDT.

Updated Oct 28, 2:14 AM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

54°F

Clear

Wind

NNW 3 mph

Humidity 71% · dew point 45°F

Pressure · visibility

29.99 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Modesto City-County Airport - Harry Sham Field (KMOD), Oct 28, 2:05 AM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Modesto forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS STO forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the STO office near Modesto.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. California has 8 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Modesto (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 4 AM50°FMostly Clear0%NW 3 mph
Wed 5 AM49°FMostly Clear0%NW 3 mph
Wed 6 AM49°FSunny0%WNW 5 mph
Wed 7 AM48°FMostly Sunny0%WNW 5 mph
Wed 8 AM48°FSunny0%NW 6 mph
Wed 9 AM51°FSunny0%NW 7 mph
Wed 10 AM56°FSunny0%NW 7 mph
Wed 11 AM60°FSunny0%NW 8 mph
Wed 12 PM63°FSunny0%NW 8 mph
Wed 1 PM66°FSunny0%NW 7 mph
Wed 2 PM68°FSunny0%NW 7 mph
Wed 3 PM69°FSunny0%NW 7 mph
Wed 4 PM69°FSunny0%NW 6 mph
Wed 5 PM68°FSunny0%NW 6 mph
Wed 6 PM66°FPartly Cloudy0%NW 3 mph
Wed 7 PM64°FPartly Cloudy0%NW 2 mph
Wed 8 PM59°FPartly Cloudy0%WNW 1 mph
Wed 9 PM57°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 10 PM55°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 11 PM54°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 12 AM54°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 1 AM53°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 2 AM52°FMostly Cloudy0%N 1 mph
Thu 3 AM52°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Modesto can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 48°F

Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 3 mph.

Wednesday

High 69°F·Low 50°F

Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 0 to 3 mph.

Thursday

High 69°F·Low 52°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. North northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind around 2 mph.

Friday

High 70°F·Low 50°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Saturday

High 66°F·Low 48°F

A chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Sunday

High 66°F·Low 45°F

Sunny, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Monday

High 67°F·Low 49°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Tuesday

High 69°F

A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Modesto is served by the National Weather Service STO forecast office, forecast zone CAZ164, county zone CAC099.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Modesto (37.6375, -121.0030), in Stanislaus County. Population: 220,592 (2024 estimate), number 19 of the 296 California cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KMUX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/37.6375,-121.003 (forecast issued Oct 27, 11:31 PM PDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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