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

Columbia, CA weather

Overcast and 48°9°.

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 9 mph14 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 48°9°, dew point 48°9° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 19Good; Main pollutant: Ozone

None rain starting around 8:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by noon
High 66°19° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (65°18° → 53°12°)

This morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 66°19° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 67°19° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° 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	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	100%	0
Fri 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	96%	0
Fri 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	76%	0
Fri 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	71%	0
Fri 9a	Haze	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	99%	50%	0
Fri 10a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	79%	44%	1
Fri 11a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	29%	3
Fri 12p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	28%	4
Fri 1p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	34%	4
Fri 2p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	54%	42%	3
Fri 3p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from WNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	30%	2
Fri 4p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	53%	32%	1
Fri 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	21%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	9%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	9%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	5%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	35%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	35%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	35%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	35%	2%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	2%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Haze. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Haze, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Haze before 10am. Mostly sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 9 mph.
Tonight: Haze. Mostly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 73°23° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. South wind around 1 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 44. East northeast wind 0 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  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 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 72°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  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 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 72°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  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 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. 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 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–45°7°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 71°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
58°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 70°21° / 39°4°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7.1 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
55°13°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 39°4°. Rain 0.98 in25 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.38 in9.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.27 in6.8 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
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 39°4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 44°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 73°, low 46°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 62–73°.

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

North Fork Stanislaus River near Avery

16 mi

Flow: 280 cfs

Reading from Fri 3 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 66% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 62

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 11
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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Sonora · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1906–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+12°+7°SatOct 17
+10°+5°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
+2°+1°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Columbia weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:29 PM; Morning 7:01–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:39 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 98% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:33 AM · rises 4:45 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Columbia. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,000 ft, 22 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.