Observed 2:35 AM PDT at KMHR

Buena Vista, CA weather

Clear and 53°12°.

Mostly agree

Now 53°12°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the north. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 3 PM
Dew point: 40°4°; Comfortable · up to 48°9° by 2 PM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 16Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30 inHg1016 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 46°8° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 71°22° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 49°9° · Clear
This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 2 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	71%	1%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	50%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	43%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	3%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	46%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	48%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	73%	12%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	19%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	8%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	48%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	60%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	67%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	54%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	58%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	49%	74%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	82%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	84%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	83%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	79%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	56%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	62%	60%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	31%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	24%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	19%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	26%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	73%	25%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	74%	17%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 51°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 51°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 70°21° / 49°9°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°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
60°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
36°2°–49°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Rain, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  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
60°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
33°1°–54°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 48°9°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  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
61°16°–78°26°
Low, likely
42°6°–55°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 48°9°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 44°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–70°.

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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Cosumnes River at Michigan Bar

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 71 cfs

Forecast peak 3.0 ft Sat 3 AM

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Mormon Slough at Bellota

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Forecast peak 2.7 ft Sat 3 AM

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Deer Creek above Scott Road

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 157 ft

Forecast peak 160 ft Sat 3 AM

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Cosumnes River at McConnell

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 25.7 ft

Forecast peak 25.9 ft Sat 3 AM

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 51% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 27

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
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 40°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 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 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
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±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Buena Vista weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:29 PM; Morning 7:05–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:40 PM; Morning 6:54–7:05 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 3:38–6:54 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:42 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:42 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Buena Vista. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,100 ft, 47 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Buena Vista, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cosumnes River at Michigan Bar

Mormon Slough at Bellota

Deer Creek above Scott Road

Cosumnes River at McConnell

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Good

Moon