Model estimate for 5:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)

Cherokee, CA weather

Partly cloudy and 55°13°, 10°6° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Partly cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 51°11°; Comfortable · down to 43°6° by 2 PM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° today at 8 AM
High 66°19° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningNear 56°13° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 66°19° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 4 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
Fri 5a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	84%	61%	0
Fri 6a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	85%	44%	0
Fri 7a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	43%	0
Fri 8a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	94%	51%	0
Fri 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	51%	1
Fri 10a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	18%	2
Fri 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	78%	4%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	2%	4
Fri 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	0%	5
Fri 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	47%	0%	4
Fri 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	39%	0%	4
Fri 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	31%	0%	3
Fri 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	29%	0%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	30%	0%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	34%	0%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 70°21°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	38%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 74°23°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	32%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 74°23°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	31%	2%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	30%	4%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	27%	6%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 76°24°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	27%	18%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	27%	8%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	28%	2%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	34%	2%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	22%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	22%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	4%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	12%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	20%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	4%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	7%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	13%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind 2 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. North wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 50. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 75°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 75°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 49°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  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 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  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 65.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.72 in18 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.33 in8.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.29 in7.5 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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 50°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 69°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 62–67°.

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

Butte Creek Near Durham

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 180 ft
Flow: 78 cfs

Forecast peak 180 ft Fri 5 AM

Reading from Fri 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Cherokee Canal Near Richvale

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 95.5 ft
Flow: 38 cfs

Forecast peak 95.7 ft Fri 9 AM

Reading from Fri 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Feather River at Gridley

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 72.6 ft
Flow: 1,820 cfs

Forecast peak 72.6 ft Sun 3 AM

Reading from Fri 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at Ord Ferry

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 96.0 ft
Flow: 3,280 cfs

Forecast peak 96.1 ft Fri 7 PM

Reading from Fri 2:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 39% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 21

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 51°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SatOct 17
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—TueOct 20
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Cherokee weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:32 PM; Morning 7:08–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:42 PM; Morning 6:57–7:08 AM; first light 6:57 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 53% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:38 AM · rises 4:49 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Cherokee. The highest point on the skyline is about 13,600 ft, 39 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cherokee, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Butte Creek Near Durham

Cherokee Canal Near Richvale

Feather River at Gridley

Sacramento River at Ord Ferry

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon