Observed 11:15 AM PDT at KOVE

Butte Valley, CA weather

Sunny and 66°19°.

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/hgusts 17 mph28 km/h; From the west-northwest. Up to 10 mph17 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable · up to 47°8° by 7 PM
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.06 inHg1018 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 74°23° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 51°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningNear 54°12° · 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 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	37%	1%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	35%	1%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	31%	1%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	30%	1%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	31%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	33%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	4%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	28%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	41%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	26%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	53%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	53%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	59%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	63%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	63%	64%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	63%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	66%	67%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	60%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	66%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	70%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	73%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	45%	84%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	87%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	86%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	85%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	85%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	26%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	61%	15%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	58%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	2%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	22%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	31%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	29%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	6%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	23%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	22%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 75°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 49°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 75°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  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 68. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 49°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  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 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 63°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 41°5°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 44°7°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  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
58°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 40°4°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  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°–73°23°
Low, likely
35°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 43°6°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 51°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–71°.

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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

Butte Creek Near Durham

7.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 180 ft
Flow: 92 cfs

Forecast peak 180 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Cherokee Canal Near Richvale

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 95.3 ft
Flow: 27 cfs

Forecast peak 95.4 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at Ord Ferry

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 96.0 ft
Flow: 3,240 cfs

Forecast peak 96.0 ft Thu 3 AM

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at Hamilton City

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 128 ft
Flow: 4,990 cfs

Forecast peak 128 ft Wed 11 PM

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 52% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 24

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 37°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

OROVILLE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Butte Valley weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:31 PM; Morning 7:09–8:03 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:41 PM; Morning 6:58–7:09 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:41–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Butte Valley. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,100 ft, 26 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Butte Valley, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Butte Creek Near Durham

Cherokee Canal Near Richvale

Sacramento River at Ord Ferry

Sacramento River at Hamilton City

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon