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Fort Bidwell, CA weather

Overcast and 27°−3°.

Today: low 28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°), high 59°15° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°).

Mostly agree

Now 27°−3°

Cloudy

Wind
Calm
Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point
18°−8°
Dry · up to 26°−3° by 11 AM
UV index
0Low
Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 4
Air quality
28Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • Above 40°4° today by 10 AM
  • High 59°15° today at 3 PM
  • Below freezing tomorrow 4–9 AM (low 29°−2°)
  • Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h tomorrow night 9–10 PM
  • Below freezing Monday from 6 AM (low 31°−1°)
  1. This morningUp to 46°8° by 11 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Mostly cloudy
  2. This afternoonUp to 59°15° by 3 PM · Clear
  3. TonightDown to 31°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Partly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Cloudy
  5. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 63°17° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 8aCloudy27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)27°−3°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h69%86%0
Sat 9aCloudy33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)33°1°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h58%81%0
Sat 10aMostly sunny42°6° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)42°6°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h50%67%1
Sat 11aSunny46°8° (likely 36°2° to 46°8°)45°7°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h46%39%2
Sat 12pSunny51°11° (likely 39°4° to 51°11°)51°11°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h41%25%3
Sat 1pSunny55°13° (likely 43°6° to 55°13°)55°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h35%14%4
Sat 2pSunny58°14° (likely 46°8° to 58°14°)58°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h32%15%3
Sat 3pSunny59°15° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°)59°15°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h32%11%2
Sat 4pSunny59°15° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)59°15°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h32%5%1
Sat 5pSunny57°14° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)57°14°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h33%0%1
Sat 6pClear52°11° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)52°11°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h41%0%0
Sat 7pClear47°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)47°8°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h49%6%0
Sat 8pClear42°6° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)42°6°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h50%33%0
Sat 9pMostly clear41°5° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)41°5°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h53%36%0
Sat 10pMostly clear39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)39°4°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h55%44%0
Sat 11pMostly clear38°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)38°3°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h57%62%0
Sun 12aCloudy36°2° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)36°2°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h58%72%0
Sun 1aMostly clear35°2° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)35°2°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h60%78%0
Sun 2aCloudy34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 40°4°)34°1°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h60%80%0
Sun 3aPartly cloudy34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)34°1°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h61%83%0
Sun 4aCloudy32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)32°0°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h61%92%0
Sun 5aCloudy31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)28°−2°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h62%92%0
Sun 6aPartly cloudy30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)26°−3°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h62%84%0
Sun 7aCloudy29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 39°4°)25°−4°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h62%82%0
Sun 8aCloudy31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 40°4°)28°−2°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h61%86%0
Sun 9aCloudy38°3° (likely 30°−1° to 43°6°)36°2°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h52%88%1
Sun 10aCloudy47°8° (likely 33°1° to 48°9°)46°8°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h44%89%2
Sun 11aPartly sunny51°11° (likely 37°3° to 52°11°)51°11°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h40%88%3
Sun 12pPartly sunny56°13° (likely 42°6° to 57°14°)56°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h36%84%4
Sun 1pPartly sunny60°16° (likely 47°8° to 60°16°)60°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h31%71%4
Sun 2pCloudy62°17° (likely 50°10° to 62°17°)62°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h29%72%3
Sun 3pCloudy63°17° (likely 52°11° to 63°17°)63°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h29%73%3
Sun 4pCloudy63°17° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)63°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h29%75%2
Sun 5pCloudy61°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)61°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph31 km/h33%78%1
Sun 6pCloudy56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)56°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h39%80%0
Sun 7pCloudy51°11° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)51°11°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h44%81%0
Sun 8pCloudy46°8° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)45°7°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h47%80%0
Sun 9pMostly cloudy44°7° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)42°6°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h50%37%0
Sun 10pClear43°6° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)41°5°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h53%29%0
Sun 11pClear42°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)39°4°5%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h55%7%0
Mon 12aClear41°5° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)38°3°5%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h57%0%0
Mon 1aClear39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)36°2°5%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h58%0%0
Mon 2aClear38°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)32°0°5%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h59%11%0
Mon 3aClear37°3° (likely 35°2° to 44°7°)31°−1°5%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h61%13%0
Mon 4aClear35°2° (likely 34°1° to 43°6°)28°−2°5%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h62%10%0
Mon 5aClear34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)29°−2°20%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h64%20%0
Mon 6aSnow32°0° (likely 32°0° to 42°6°)26°−3°20%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h66%46%0
Mon 7aSnow31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 43°6°)25°−4°20%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h68%49%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 28°−2°. Typical 60°16° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 27°−3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 59°15°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 42°6°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 31°−1°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 59. South wind 0 to 5 mph.

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    49°9°–59°15°
    Low, likely
    25°−4°–33°1°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 34°1°
    Wind
    9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 31°−1°. Typical 59°15° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 31°−1°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 63°17°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly cloudy, 46°8°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 34°1°

      20% chance

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain and snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    53°12°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    28°−2°–38°3°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 33°1°
    Wind
    22 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 55°13°, low 26°−3°. Typical 59°15° / 33°1°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 38°3°

      40% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 45°7°

      50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 39°4°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 36°2°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    43°6°–55°13°
    Low, likely
    26°−3°–40°4°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 33°1°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 27°−3°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 36°2°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 48°9°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 38°3°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 32°0°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    44°7°–57°14°
    Low, likely
    27°−3°–36°2°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 33°1°
    Wind
    7 mph12 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 29°−2°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 32°0°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 52°11°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 41°5°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 36°2°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    46°8°–59°15°
    Low, likely
    25°−4°–35°2°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 33°1°
    Wind
    8 mph12 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 57°14°, low 29°−2°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 36°2°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 49°9°

      20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 40°5°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Fog, 35°2°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    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 57.

    Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    43°6°–57°14°
    Low, likely
    27°−3°–39°4°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 32°0°
    Wind
    10 mph15 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 55°13°, low 29°−2°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 35°2°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 43°6°

      20% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 35°2°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 29°−2°

      20% chance · 0.4 in1.1 cm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

    Night: A slight chance of rain before 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    38°3°–55°13°
    Low, likely
    24°−4°–36°2°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 32°0°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 40°4°, low 24°−4°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 27°−3°

      20% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 41°5°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 31°0°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 24°−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
    35°2°–46°8°
    Low, likely
    17°−8°–27°−3°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 32°0°
    Wind
    6 mph10 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Partly sunny. High 45°7°, low 24°−4°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 26°−3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 47°8°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 36°2°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 30°−1°

      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
    37°3°–55°13°
    Low, likely
    14°−10°–32°0°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 32°0°
    Wind
    6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 44°7°, low 32°0°. Typical 55°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 35°2°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      20% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 41°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
    39°4°–52°11°
    Low, likely
    27°−3°–40°4°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 32°0°
    Wind
    9 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
    UV peak
    2

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 59°, low 28°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 63°, low 31°, warming up.

  3. Monday

    33% chance of snow, high 55°, low 26°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 40–59°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (REV) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 41Typical 136

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
31
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 18°F). Indoor air will run dry too — a humidifier keeping indoor relative humidity in the 30–50% range is more comfortable and cuts static shocks, without going so high it fogs cold windows.

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Fort Bidwell · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1870–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Normal high / low
60°16° / 34°1°
Forecast high / low
59°15° / 28°−2°
Record high
85°29° in 1959
Record low
19°−7° in 1935

Last 7 days vs normal

  1. —SunOct 18
  2. —MonOct 19
  3. —TueOct 20
  4. —WedOct 21
  5. —ThuOct 22
  6. —FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

Fort Bidwell weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 6:05 PM.

Daylight
10 h 42 min
Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour
5:26–6:22 PM
Morning 7:06–8:02 AM
Blue hour
6:22–6:33 PM
Morning 6:55–7:06 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:33–8 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:42 AM · rises 5:05 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 8
Looking northwest from Fort Bidwell. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,200 ft, 6 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.