Middle Fork Cosumnes River near Somerset
15 mi- Level
- 4.1 ft
- Flow
- 13 cfs
Reading from Sat 12:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Model estimate for 2:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)
Buckhorn, CA weather
Clear and 52°11°.
Today: low 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°), high 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°).
Now 52°11°
Clear
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h
- From the east-northeast. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 2 PM
- Dew point
- 34°1°
- Dry, static shocks likely
- UV index
- 0Low
- Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
- Air quality
- 19Good
- Main pollutant: Ozone
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
Good hours for
TonightNear 51°11° · Clear
This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 63°17° · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 65°18° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 10 PM · Partly cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 51% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Clear | 51°11° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 52% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 52% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 53% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Clear | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 53% | 1% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Sunny | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 52% | 1% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Sunny | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 46°8° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 51% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Sunny | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 45% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 37% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 33% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°) | 64°18° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 33% | 0% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 33% | 0% | 5 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 35% | 0% | 4 |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 43% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Sunny | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 45% | 1% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 44% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Clear | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 54% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 61% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 50°10° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 65% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 65% | 6% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 65% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 65% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 62% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 59% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 59% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 49°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 59% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 59% | 39% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 60% | 41% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Mostly clear | 48°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 60% | 22% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Sunny | 46°8° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 60% | 18% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 58% | 27% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Mostly sunny | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 50% | 24% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Mostly sunny | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 44% | 50% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Mostly sunny | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 39% | 54% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 65°18° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 37% | 69% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Mostly sunny | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 37% | 66% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 37% | 69% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 43% | 80% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 44% | 81% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 42% | 77% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Mostly clear | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 50% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Mostly clear | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 57% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Partly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 62% | 63% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Partly cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 64% | 28% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 64% | 33% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Mostly clear | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 63% | 35% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Mostly clear | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 62% | 35% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Mostly clear | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 61% | 29% | 0 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 49°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 66°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 51°11°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 48°9°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 1 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 63°17°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–49°9°
- Typical high / low
- 73°23° / 51°11°
- Wind
- 13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 48°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 67°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 54°12°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 47°8°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 65°18°–68°20°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 73°23° / 51°11°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 48°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 61°16°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 46°8°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 42°5°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 59°15°–65°18°
- Low, likely
- 41°5°–45°7°
- Typical high / low
- 73°23° / 50°10°
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 43°6°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 62°17°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 45°7°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 41°5°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 59°15°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 40°4°–46°8°
- Typical high / low
- 72°22° / 50°10°
- Wind
- 8 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 42°6°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 47°8°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 47°8°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 59°15°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 39°4°–49°9°
- Typical high / low
- 72°22° / 50°10°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 48°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 57°14°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 47°8°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 43°6°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: A chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 54°12°–61°16°
- Low, likely
- 43°6°–47°8°
- Typical high / low
- 71°22° / 50°10°
- Wind
- 9 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 40°4°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 43°6°30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 55°13°30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 45°7°30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 41°5°30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 50°10°–61°16°
- Low, likely
- 36°2°–44°7°
- Typical high / low
- 71°22° / 49°9°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 37°3°. Typical 70°21° / 49°9°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 41°5°30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 56°13°30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 43°6°30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 40°4°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°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 34°1°–45°7°
- Typical high / low
- 70°21° / 49°9°
- Wind
- 8 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 39°4°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 45°7°30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 57°14°30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 46°8°30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 44°7°20% 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
- 48°9°–67°19°
- Low, likely
- 34°1°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 70°21° / 48°9°
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 40°4°. Typical 69°21° / 48°9°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 50°10°20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 62°17°20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 48°9°20% 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
- 51°11°–68°20°
- Low, likely
- 31°−1°–51°11°
- Typical high / low
- 69°21° / 48°9°
- Wind
- 8 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 66°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 44°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 54–66°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (STO) (opens in a new tab)
What changed since yesterday
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Radar
Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue
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Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
North Fork Cosumnes River at El Dorado
19 mi- Level
- 4.3 ft
- Flow
- 35 cfs
Reading from Sat 12:15 AM · NWS gauge page
North Fork Stanislaus River near Avery
20 mi- Flow
- 275 cfs
Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page
South Fork American River near Kyburz
24 mi- Level
- 1.9 ft
- Flow
- 42 cfs
Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 29% less heating than a typical week.
This week 19Typical 27
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 1
- h below 17°F
- 0
- h below 5°F
- 0
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 34°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Is this typical?
Sutter Hill Cdf · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1968–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 73°23° / 51°11°
- Forecast high / low
- 66°19° / 48°9°
- Record high
- 88°31° in 2007
- Record low
- 41°5° in 2002
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 1°0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
- —SunOct 18
- —MonOct 19
- —TueOct 20
- —WedOct 21
- —ThuOct 22
- ±0°FriOct 23
- —SatOct 24
Buckhorn weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:11 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 51 min
- Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:35–6:28 PM
- Morning 7:03–7:57 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:28–6:38 PM
- Morning 6:53–7:03 AM; first light 6:53 AM
Stars tonight? Good
Clear 2:18–6:53 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:41 AM.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:11 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 8
