{"id":486512,"date":"2026-10-06T04:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T04:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/486512\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T04:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T04:40:21","slug":"fresno-temps-about-15-degrees-above-average-amid-heat-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/486512\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno temps about 15 degrees above average amid heat wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FRS_Fresnoairportexpansion_06.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"A large Fresno sign stands at the entrance to the new outdoor international arrivals plaza, part of the recent expansion at Fresno Yosemite International Airport.\" alt=\"A large Fresno sign stands at the entrance to the new outdoor international arrivals plaza, part of the recent expansion at Fresno Yosemite International Airport.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        A large Fresno sign stands at the entrance to the new outdoor international arrivals plaza, part of the recent expansion at Fresno Yosemite International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>                CRAIG KOHLRUSS<\/p>\n<p>            ckohlruss@fresnobee.com<\/p>\n<p>Californians have been facing higher-than-usual temperatures so far this October, and Fresno will be feeling the heat for at least the rest of the week.<\/p>\n<p>A statewide heat advisory that was originally in place from the weekend through Wednesday evening has been extended through Friday, McClatchy Media meteorologist Sean Macaday said.<\/p>\n<p>Macaday says Tuesday and Wednesday will be the hottest days, with temperatures only slightly behind record highs.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/record_watch_1005_1008.png\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" title=\"record_watch_1005_1008.png\" alt=\"Forecast high temperatures vs exisiting daily records across the Central Valley. Each day through Thursday will come close to records.\"\/>                                                                                    Forecast high temperatures vs exisiting daily records across the Central Valley. Each day through Thursday will come close to records.                                                                                                                                                                        Sacramento Bee                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>Out in the Foothills, the lows will only reach the mid-to-low 70s, which is a significant shift from what communities like Auberry are used to. Nighttime lows in Fresno will dip into the high 60s.<\/p>\n<p>Overall temperatures in Fresno will be about 15 degrees above average, Macaday said \u2014 though the area will return to having highs in the mid-80s by Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sac_high_anom_1006.png\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" title=\"sac_high_anom_1006.png\" alt=\"Forecast high temperatures Tuesday vs normal\"\/>                                                                                    Forecast high temperatures Tuesday vs normal                                                                                                                                                                        Sacramento Bee                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/307508201\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4053.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Nick Fenley\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/307508201\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Fenley<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n<p>            Nick Fenley is a reporter covering education, lawsuits, breaking news and more for The Fresno Bee. He\u2019s originally from the Imperial Valley and joined The Bee in 2025.\n            <\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/316128920\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791261621_14_SAC_0014_PK_20260618_MACADAY.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Sean Macaday\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/316128920\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sean Macaday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>            Sean Macaday covers the weather for McClatchy Media in California. Originally from Chicago, Sean worked 6 years covering the weather on local television in Minnesota. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in meteorology and marine science from the University of Miami.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A large Fresno sign stands at the entrance to the new outdoor international arrivals plaza, part of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":486513,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-486512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=486512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=486512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}