Observed 9:55 PM PDT at KRDD

Happy Valley, CA weather

Clear and 63°17°, 8°4° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Clear

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the north. Gusts to 22 mph36 km/h around 1 AM
Dew point: 28°−2°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 31Good; Main pollutant: Ozone

None rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 48°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 75°24° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Sunday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Sunday nightDown to 56°13° by 9 PM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	38%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	42%	1%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	42%	2%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	45%	1%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	1%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	1%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	36%	1%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	31%	2%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	28%	4%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	25%	10%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	23%	43%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	23%	15%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	23%	1%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	29%	35%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	34%	8%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	6%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	7%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	46%	26%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	48%	32%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	58%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	69%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	73%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	65%	74%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	64%	73%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	58%	71%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	50%	70%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	43%	68%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	39%	69%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	75%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	35%	84%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	91%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	38%	94%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	97%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	49%	84%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	54%	73%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	57%	51%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 76°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. North wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 48°9°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 75°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. North wind 2 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. North northwest wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 48°9°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 75°24° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 67°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 42°5°
  30% chance
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 67.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  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
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
34°1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  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
65°18°–76°24°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 46°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 70°, low 45°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–70°.

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

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 98 cfs

Forecast peak 2.6 ft Fri 10 PM

Reading from Fri 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River above Bend Bridge

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 6,780 cfs

Forecast peak 2.0 ft Fri 10 PM

Reading from Fri 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at Red Bluff Diversion Dam

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 240 ft
Flow: 4,400 cfs

Forecast peak 240 ft Fri 10 PM

Reading from Fri 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Clear Creek above Igo Near Redding

6.5 mi

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 293 cfs

Reading from Fri 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 48% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 31

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 3
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 28°F).

Open the windows?

Sat, 10:00 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 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+1°SatOct 17
+1°±0°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:34 PM; Morning 7:12–8:07 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:45 PM; Morning 7:01–7:12 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 10:20 PM–7:02 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:41 AM · rises 4:52 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Happy Valley. The highest point on the skyline is about 19,200 ft, 23 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Happy Valley, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

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

Clear Creek above Igo Near Redding

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon