Avenal, CA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

56°F
Feels Like 56°F  
Humidity 100% Dew Point 56°F Wind NNW 11 MPH Gusts 17 Barometer N/A
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 4.5 miles ENE of central Avenal
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Thunderstorms, High 63F, Low 53F
80%
63
53
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Rain, High 58F, Low 53F
90%
58
53
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Rain Likely, High 61F, Low 49F
70%
61
49
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Thunderstorms, High 59F, Low 47F
70%
59
47
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Rain, High 58F, Low 44F
20%
58
44
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Mostly Sunny, High 59F, Low 45F
59
45
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Rain, High 59F
40%
59
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 58°F to 63°F. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 7 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 8°F below the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 68°F with lows around 41°F.


This Date in Weather History

1986 - An early season cold wave set more than 200 records from the northwestern U.S. to the east coast over a seven day period. For some places it proved to be the coldest weather of the winter season.

More on this and other weather history


Avenal, CA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Nov 14

Thunderstorms

Day: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then rain, mainly between 7am and 10am. High near 63. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Rain Likely

Night: Rain likely, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Nov 15

Rain

Day: Rain. High near 58. North northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Rain

Night: Rain. Low around 53. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Nov 16

Rain Likely

Day: Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thunderstorms

Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Nov 17

Thunderstorms

Day: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Rain

Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Nov 18

Rain

Day: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

Wednesday Nov 19

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Rain

Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.

Thursday Nov 20

Rain

Day: A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph.


About Avenal, CA

Avenal (Spanish for "Oat field") is a city in Kings County, California, United States. Avenal is located 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Hanford, at an elevation of 807 ft (246 m). It is part of the Hanford-Corcoran metropolitan area (MSA Code 25260), which encompasses all of Kings County. In area, it is the fourth-largest city in Kings County. The population was 15,505 in the 2010 census, which includes inmates at the Avenal State Prison, the first prison actively solicited by a community in the state of California. Many of the remaining residents largely either work at the prison or in the agriculture industry. The prison provides approximately 1,000 jobs to residents. The California Department of Finance estimated that Avenal's population was 13,496 on July 1, 2019. As of that date, Avenal State Prison held 4,165 inmates, which was about 32% of the total population of Avenal. Inmates are counted as city residents by both the United States census and the California Department of Finance.

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