Model estimate for 10:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)

Iron Horse, CA weather

Mostly sunny and 42°6°.

Mostly agree

Now 42°6°

Mostly sunny · Feels like 37°3°

Feels like: 36°2°; Wind chill from 10 mph16 km/h wind · air 42°6°
Wind: 10 mph16 km/hgusts 20 mph32 km/h; From the east. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 31°−1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 10Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 50°10° today by noon
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (56°13° → 44°7°)
Hard freeze tonight 1–9 AM (low 26°−3°)
Drops 13°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (59°15° → 46°8°)
Hard freeze tomorrow night 2–9 AM (low 27°−3°)

This morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 61°16° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 28°−2° by 4 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 30°−1° by 4 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 36°2° by 9 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · 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 10a	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	64%	17%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	54%	9%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	46%	7%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	38%	4%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	34%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	33%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	33%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	34%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	52°11° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	67%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	72%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 41°5°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	80%	14%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	83%	41%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	85%	52%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	84%	57%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	85%	62%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 40°4°)	27°−3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	90%	62%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 40°4°)	26°−3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	91%	61%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 40°4°)	26°−3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	92%	56%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	62%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	56%	69%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	70%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	74%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	30%	77%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	27%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	27%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	28%	82%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	32%	54%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	38%	72%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	66%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	82%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	36%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	18%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 44°7°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 43°6°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 43°6°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 43°6°)	24°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	5%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 43°6°)	22°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	27%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 43°6°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	32%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 44°7°)	21°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	93%	14%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 44°7°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	97%	17%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 44°7°)	20°−7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	95%	21%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 47°8°)	30°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	81%	20%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 26°−3°. Typical 63°17° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 28°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
26°−3°–34°1°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 28°−2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 27°−3°. Typical 62°17° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
27°−3°–39°4°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 28°−2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 19°−7°. Typical 62°17° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 27°−3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Low, likely
19°−7°–32°0°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 27°−3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 24°−4°. Typical 62°17° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 28°−2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
24°−4°–29°−2°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 27°−3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 27°−3°. Typical 61°16° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°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 64.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
22°−6°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 27°−3°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 27°−3°. Typical 61°16° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 33°1°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: A chance of rain after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Low, likely
27°−3°–36°2°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 27°−3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 26°−3°. Typical 60°16° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 34°1°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 34°1°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Low, likely
26°−3°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 27°−3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 46°8°, low 23°−5°. Typical 60°16° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 27°−3°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 33°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 22°−6°
  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
41°5°–53°12°
Low, likely
16°−9°–27°−3°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 26°−3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 22°−6°. Typical 59°15° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 26°−3°
  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
42°6°–56°13°
Low, likely
14°−10°–27°−3°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 26°−3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 45°7°, low 28°−2°. Typical 59°15° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
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
42°6°–50°10°
Low, likely
22°−6°–34°1°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 26°−3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 26°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 27°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 60°, low 19°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 45–64°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Middle Fork Feather River near Portola

3.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4845 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Forecast peak 4845 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Independence Creek below Independence Lake

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Independence Lake near Truckee

25 mi

Level: 6946 ft
Flow: 14,900 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

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 43Typical 144

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 30
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 12 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 31°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Portola · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1915–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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Iron Horse weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:26 PM; Morning 7:05–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:37 PM; Morning 6:54–7:05 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:37 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:42 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking south from Iron Horse. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,900 ft, 9 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.