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Observed 12:00 PM PDT at KBLU

Grass Valley, CA weather

Sunny and 57°14°, jacket by 7 PM.

Today: low 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°), high 69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°).

One forecast only

Now 57°14°

Sunny

Wind
Calm
Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point
30°−1°
Dry · up to 40°4° by 1 PM (comfortable)
UV index
4Moderate
Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality
33Good
Main pollutant: Ozone

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • High 68°20° today at 2 PM
  • Below 60°16° tonight after 6 PM
  • Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
  • Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
  1. This afternoonNear 66°19°
  2. TonightDown to 46°8° by 3 AM
  3. Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM
  4. Tomorrow afternoonNear 65°18°
  5. Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 3 AM
  6. Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 12pSunny67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)67°19°0%2 mph3 km/h from WNW37%—4
Sat 1pSunny67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)67°19°0%3 mph5 km/h from W37%—4
Sat 2pSunny68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)68°20°0%5 mph8 km/h from W38%—4
Sat 3pSunny67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)67°19°0%3 mph5 km/h from W40%—3
Sat 4pSunny66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)66°19°0%3 mph5 km/h from W43%—2
Sat 5pSunny64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)64°18°0%2 mph3 km/h from W46%——
Sat 6pClear59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)59°15°0%1 mph2 km/h from WSW55%——
Sat 7pClear55°13° (likely 55°13° to 55°13°)55°13°0%2 mph3 km/h from S63%——
Sat 8pClear52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)52°11°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE71%——
Sat 9pClear50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)49°9°0%3 mph5 km/h from ESE73%——
Sat 10pClear49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)49°9°0%2 mph3 km/h from ESE75%——
Sat 11pClear48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)48°9°0%2 mph3 km/h from ESE75%——
Sun 12aClear48°9° (likely 48°9° to 48°9°)48°9°0%2 mph3 km/h from ESE75%——
Sun 1aClear48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)48°9°0%2 mph3 km/h from E75%——
Sun 2aMostly clear47°8° (likely 47°8° to 47°8°)47°8°0%2 mph3 km/h from E75%——
Sun 3aMostly clear46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)45°7°0%3 mph5 km/h from E75%——
Sun 4aMostly clear46°8° (likely 46°8° to 46°8°)45°7°0%3 mph5 km/h from E75%——
Sun 5aMostly clear46°8° (likely 46°8° to 46°8°)45°7°0%3 mph5 km/h from E74%——
Sun 6aMostly clear46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)45°7°0%3 mph5 km/h from E74%——
Sun 7aPartly sunny45°7° (likely 45°7° to 45°7°)44°7°0%3 mph5 km/h from E73%——
Sun 8aMostly sunny46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)44°7°0%5 mph8 km/h from E71%——
Sun 9aPartly sunny52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)52°11°0%3 mph5 km/h from ESE64%——
Sun 10aPartly sunny60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)60°16°0%1 mph2 km/h from SSE53%——
Sun 11aPartly sunny64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)64°18°0%1 mph2 km/h from S45%——
Sun 12pPartly sunny65°18° (likely 65°18° to 65°18°)65°18°0%2 mph3 km/h from S43%——
Sun 1pMostly cloudy66°19° (likely 66°19° to 66°19°)66°19°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSW43%——
Sun 2pMostly cloudy66°19° (likely 66°19° to 66°19°)66°19°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSW43%——
Sun 3pMostly cloudy66°19° (likely 66°19° to 66°19°)66°19°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSW44%——
Sun 4pMostly cloudy66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)66°19°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSW47%——
Sun 5pMostly cloudy64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)64°18°0%2 mph3 km/h from S49%——
Sun 6pMostly cloudy62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)62°17°0%2 mph3 km/h from S57%——
Sun 7pMostly cloudy58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)58°14°0%2 mph3 km/h from S65%——
Sun 8pPartly cloudy53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)53°12°0%3 mph5 km/h from ESE72%——
Sun 9pPartly cloudy52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)52°11°0%3 mph5 km/h from ESE75%——
Sun 10pPartly cloudy51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)51°11°0%3 mph5 km/h from ESE75%——
Sun 11pMostly clear51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)51°11°0%2 mph3 km/h from ESE75%——
Mon 12aMostly clear50°10° (likely 50°10° to 50°10°)50°10°0%2 mph3 km/h from ESE77%——
Mon 1aMostly clear50°10° (likely 50°10° to 50°10°)50°10°0%2 mph3 km/h from ESE77%——
Mon 2aMostly clear49°9° (likely 49°9° to 49°9°)49°9°0%2 mph3 km/h from ESE79%——
Mon 3aMostly clear48°9° (likely 48°9° to 48°9°)48°9°0%2 mph3 km/h from ESE79%——
Mon 4aMostly clear48°9° (likely 48°9° to 48°9°)48°9°0%2 mph3 km/h from ESE79%——
Mon 5aMostly clear48°9° (likely 48°9° to 48°9°)47°8°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE79%——
Mon 6aMostly clear48°9° (likely 48°9° to 48°9°)47°8°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE79%——
Mon 7aMostly sunny47°8° (likely 47°8° to 47°8°)46°8°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE79%——
Mon 8aMostly sunny48°9° (likely 48°9° to 48°9°)46°8°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE78%——
Mon 9aMostly sunny50°10° (likely 50°10° to 50°10°)48°9°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE72%——
Mon 10aMostly sunny54°12° (likely 54°12° to 54°12°)54°12°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE64%——
Mon 11aSunny58°14° (likely 58°14° to 58°14°)58°14°0%7 mph11 km/h from S57%——

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 67°19° / 45°7°. Dry. One forecast only.
    1. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 68°20°

      Dry

    2. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 52°11°

      Dry

    3. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 46°8°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. West wind around 5 mph.

    Tonight: Clear. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. Southeast wind around 3 mph.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    66°19°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–47°8°
    Typical high / low
    67°19° / 45°7°
    Wind
    9 mph14 km/h
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 67°19° / 45°7°. Dry. One forecast only.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 46°8°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly cloudy, 66°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 53°12°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 48°9°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. South wind 1 to 5 mph.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 3 mph.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    66°19°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    45°7°–46°8°
    Typical high / low
    67°19° / 45°7°
    Wind
    6 mph9 km/h
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 39°4°. Typical 66°19° / 45°7°. Dry. One forecast only.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 48°9°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. South wind 2 to 7 mph.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    62°17°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    39°4°–45°7°
    Typical high / low
    66°19° / 45°7°
    Wind
    7 mph12 km/h
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. One forecast only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    61°16°–66°19°
    Low, likely
    42°6°
    Typical high / low
    66°19° / 44°7°
    Wind
    5 mph8 km/h
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. One forecast only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    61°16°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–44°7°
    Typical high / low
    65°18° / 44°7°
    Wind
    4 mph7 km/h
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 60°16°, low 42°6°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. One forecast only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    59°15°–60°16°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–44°7°
    Typical high / low
    65°18° / 44°7°
    Wind
    6 mph10 km/h
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 57°14°, low 40°4°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. One forecast only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    55°13°–57°14°
    Low, likely
    40°4°–42°6°
    Typical high / low
    64°18° / 44°7°
    Wind
    6 mph9 km/h

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 69°, low 44°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 68°, low 46°.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 64°, low 39°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 57–66°.

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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Bear River near Wheatland

24 mi
Below flood stage
Level
-0.4 ft

Forecast peak -0.4 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Yuba River at Jones Bar

5.7 mi
Level
1.9 ft
Flow
40 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Deer Creek near Smartville

12 mi
Level
2.9 ft
Flow
10 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle Fork Yuba River at Our House

14 mi
Level
17.1 ft
Flow
28 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 70

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
8
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 30°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Nevada City · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Normal high / low
67°19° / 45°7°
Forecast high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Record high
88°31° in 1910
Record low
22°−6° in 1975

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. +9°+5°SunOct 18
  2. +7°+4°MonOct 19
  3. +1°TueOct 20
  4. +2°+1°WedOct 21
  5. ±0°ThuOct 22
  6. −3°−2°FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

Grass Valley weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 6:12 PM.

Daylight
10 h 49 min
Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour
5:35–6:29 PM
Morning 7:06–8:00 AM
Blue hour
6:29–6:40 PM
Morning 6:56–7:06 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:44 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 8
Looking east from Grass Valley. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,000 ft, 8 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.