Prather, CA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Flood Watch

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

56°F
Feels Like 56°F  
Humidity 78% Dew Point 49°F Wind Calm Barometer 29.96 in.761 mm
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 1.2 miles SW of central Prather
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuNov 13
Thu Nov 13: Rain, Low 58F
30%
 
58
FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Thunderstorms, High 62F, Low 56F
80%
62
56
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Thunderstorms, High 61F, Low 51F
60%
61
51
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Rain, High 59F, Low 51F
50%
59
51
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Rain, High 57F, Low 49F
50%
57
49
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Rain, High 58F, Low 44F
20%
58
44
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Rain, High 59F, Low 42F
59
42

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 57°F to 62°F. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 7 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 2°F below the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 63°F with lows around 41°F.

This Date in Weather History

1981 - A powerful cyclone brought high winds to Washington State and Oregon. The cyclone, which formed about 1000 miles west of San Francisco, intensified rapidly as it approached the Oregon coast with the central pressure reaching 28.22 inches. A wind trace from the Whiskey Run Turbine Site, about 12 miles south of Coos Bay in Oregon, showed peak gusts to 97 mph fifty feet above ground level. The wind caused widespread damage in Washington and Oregon, with 12 deaths reported. As much as four feet of snow fell in the Sierra Nevada Range of northern California.

More on this and other weather history

Prather, CA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Nov 13

Rain

Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind.

Friday Nov 14

Thunderstorms

Day: Rain before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. High near 62. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thunderstorms

Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then rain after 1am. Low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Saturday Nov 15

Thunderstorms

Day: A chance of rain, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Rain

Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind.

Sunday Nov 16

Rain

Day: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South southeast wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thunderstorms

Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then rain likely, mainly between 7pm and 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Nov 17

Rain

Day: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the morning. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Rain

Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Nov 18

Rain

Day: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Rain

Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

Wednesday Nov 19

Rain

Day: A 10 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. East wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.


About Prather, CA

Prather is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 1,657 ft (505 m). Prather has a population of 1,569. The post office in Prather first opened in 1914, closed in 1935, re-opened in 1936, and moved in 1939. The name honors Joseph L. Prather who came to California in 1872 and whose ranch became the site of the town. It is the last community on California State Route 168 before the route climbs into the Sierras, passing Shaver Lake and Huntington Lake.

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