Observed 6:50 PM PDT at KRDD

Cottonwood, CA weather

Clear and 64°18°.

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 7 AM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 32Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 29.95 inHg1014 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (68°20° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Low 43°6° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 71°22° tomorrow at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 67°19° by 4 PM · 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 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	2%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	49%	30%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	52%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	42%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	29%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	64%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	74%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	74%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	73%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	68%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	59%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	58%	57%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	61%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	63%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	66%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	81%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	43%	83%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	43%	84%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	38%	86%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	49%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	31%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	28%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	61%	8%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	64%	3%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	9%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	10%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 57°14°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	18%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 55°13°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	20%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	20%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	22%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	29%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	30%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	17%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	73%	7%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	59%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	1%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	13%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	6%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	13%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	39%	15%	1
Mon 6p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	42%	7%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 75°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. West southwest wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 48°9°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 75°24° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. South wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 40°4°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  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, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North northwest wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 41°5°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  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 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 42°6°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 65°18°, low 39°4°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 63°17°, low 38°3°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°4°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 39°4°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–45°7°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 39°4°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 39°4°
  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°–68°20°
Low, likely
30°−1°–44°7°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 39°4°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Low, likely
29°−2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 43°.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 40°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–71°.

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

Cow Creek near Millville

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 74 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River above Bend Bridge

9.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 6,800 cfs

Forecast peak 2.0 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at Red Bluff Diversion Dam

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 240 ft
Flow: 4,430 cfs

Forecast peak 240 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cottonwood Creek above Cottownwood Creek Auxillary

4.1 mi

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 79 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 40% less heating than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 34

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 13
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 37°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Redding Airport · 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

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
−4°−2°ThuOct 22
−2°−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:33 PM; Morning 7:13–8:08 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:43 PM; Morning 7:02–7:13 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:08–9 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:50 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking north from Cottonwood. The highest point on the skyline is about 20,900 ft, 26 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cottonwood, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cow Creek near Millville

Sacramento River above Bend Bridge

Sacramento River at Red Bluff Diversion Dam

Cottonwood Creek above Cottownwood Creek Auxillary

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? Fair

Moon