Observed 4:53 AM PDT at KMOD

Copperopolis, CA weather

Clear and 46°8°.

Forecasts agree

Now 46°8°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 42°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 19Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.01 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 48°9° today at 6 AM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 70°21° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 4 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 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	0%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	0%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	33%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	71%	20%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	71%	4%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	71%	7%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	63%	48%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	62%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	61%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	59%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	59%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	63%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	46%	81%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	81%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	83%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	79%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	51%	58%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	55%	85%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	49%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	29%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	30%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	68%	25%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	68%	16%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	68%	25%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. South southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 48. East wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  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 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 71°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 71°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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 68.
Night: A chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 40°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Sunny. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 70°21° / 39°4°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  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
59°15°–68°20°
Low, likely
35°2°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 63°17°, low 42°6°. Typical 70°21° / 39°4°. Rain, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  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°–70°21°
Low, likely
32°0°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 39°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 39°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 48°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 62–71°.

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

Stanislaus River at Orange Blossom Bridge

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 1,200 cfs

Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 6 AM

Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Mormon Slough at Bellota

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Forecast peak 2.7 ft Sat 6 AM

Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 80% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 64

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 42°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+10°+5°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
+2°+1°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:29 PM; Morning 7:03–7:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:39 PM; Morning 6:53–7:03 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 5:27–6:53 AM; moon 97% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Copperopolis. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,300 ft, 72 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.