Observed 4:55 AM PDT at KAUN

Foresthill, CA weather

Clear and 54°12°.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the east. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry · up to 42°6° by 5 PM (comfortable)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 25Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.02 inHg1017 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 51°11° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 68°20° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 6 PM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 66°19° · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 66°19° · 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	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	37%	0%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	33%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	33%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	33%	0%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	33%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	44%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	53%	40%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	41%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	17%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	47%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 42°6° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	62%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	63%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	40%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	56%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	59%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	37%	63%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	37%	69%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	37%	76%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	78%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	45%	81%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	83%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	56%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	61%	49%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	30%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	25%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	19%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	27%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	21%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	2%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. 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, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. South wind 1 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. East wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  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 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  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 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  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 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: A chance of rain after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 59°15°, low 42°6°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 42°5°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 56°13°, low 38°3°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  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
50°10°–64°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 39°4°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  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
53°12°–71°22°
Low, likely
33°1°–44°7°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 40°4°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  30% 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
54°12°–67°19°
Low, likely
29°−2°–52°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 44°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 56–66°.

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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

Radar loads when scrolled into view

Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Middle Fork American River near Foresthill

3.8 mi

Level: 8.1 ft
Flow: 241 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page

Rubicon River - Foresthill

5.8 mi

Flow: 150 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page

North Fork American River at North Fork Dam

11 mi

Level: 0.4 ft
Flow: 59 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle Fork American River Above Middle Fork Power Plant

13 mi

Flow: 69 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 51

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
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 34°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Colfax · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1905–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Foresthill 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 24 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:28 PM; Morning 7:05–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:39 PM; Morning 6:55–7:05 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 5:36–6:55 AM; moon 97% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:43 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Foresthill. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,300 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.