Observed 10:40 AM PDT at KSMF

Lincoln, CA weather

Sunny and 61°16°.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the north-northwest. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable · up to 50°10° by 7 PM
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 21Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.06 inHg1018 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (57°14° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

High 72°22° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 10 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 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	47%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	40%	0%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	39%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	37%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	7%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	40%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	43%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	46%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	85%	61%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	64%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	85%	60%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	64%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	58%	64%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	63%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	74%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	46%	83%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	87%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	88%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	88%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	84%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	73%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	52%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	23%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	76%	5%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	78%	9%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	9%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	82%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	84%	1%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	16%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	23%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	15%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	92%	49%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	39%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	31%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 66°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°6°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°5°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
32°0°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 40°4°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
27°−3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
33°1°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 43°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 62–70°.

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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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Bear River near Wheatland

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.4 ft

Forecast peak -0.4 ft Sat 11 AM

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Feather River at Nicolaus

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 18.0 ft
Flow: 956 cfs

Forecast peak 18.0 ft Sat 11 AM

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at Verona

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.4 ft
Flow: 7,850 cfs

Forecast peak 11.3 ft Sat 11 AM

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Feather River at Boyd's Landing

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 27.8 ft
Flow: 2,500 cfs

Forecast peak 27.7 ft Sat 11 AM

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 55% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 33

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 4
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 39°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

AUBURN · 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

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Lincoln 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: 5:37–6:30 PM; Morning 7:07–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:41 PM; Morning 6:56–7:07 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:41 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:44 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Lincoln. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,100 ft, 71 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lincoln, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Bear River near Wheatland

Feather River at Nicolaus

Sacramento River at Verona

Feather River at Boyd's Landing

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon