Model estimate for 8:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)

Big Bend, CA weather

Sunny and 38°3°.

Mostly agree

Now 38°3°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry · up to 41°5° by 6 PM (comfortable)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 71°22° today at 4 PM
Drops 14°8° tonight 6–9 PM (65°18° → 51°11°)
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 51°11°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	75%	3%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	58%	5%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	47%	4%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	42%	4%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	34%	2%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	29%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	29%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	29%	1%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	33%	40%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	41%	33%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	55%	35%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	32%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	42%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 57°14°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	76%	42%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 56°13°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	45%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	61%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	68%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	70%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	73%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	71%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	85%	69%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	84%	67%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 48°9°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	62%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 47°8°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	71%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 50°10°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	71%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	62%	71%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	73%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	81%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	86%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	41%	89%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	41%	91%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	41%	93%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	47%	91%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	57%	46%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	42%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	11%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	8%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	11%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	18%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	21%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	94%	20%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	95%	20%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	19%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	22%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 50°10°)	40°4°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	97%	26%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 52°11°)	38°3°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	26%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 51°11°)	37°3°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	30%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 71°22°).
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
35°2°–47°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of frost between 7am and 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West northwest wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost between 7am and 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Patchy frost after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
33°1°–44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–41°5°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 65°18°, low 35°2°. Rain, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Low, likely
35°2°–40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 61°16°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 61°16°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 35°1°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Low, likely
31°−1°–34°1°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–69°21°
Low, likely
31°−1°–37°3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–64°18°
Low, likely
30°−1°–44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 37°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 33°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 54–66°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

McCloud River near McCloud

14 mi

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 736 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

McCloud River above Above Shasta Lake

16 mi

Level: 9.7 ft
Flow: 270 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:30 PM; Morning 7:12–8:07 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:41 PM; Morning 7:01–7:12 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 55% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northwest from Big Bend. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,000 ft, 31 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.