Observed 11:35 PM PDT at KOVE

Maxwell, CA weather

Clear and 55°13°.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the northwest. Gusts to 24 mph39 km/h around 12 AM
Dew point: 36°2°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 30Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.07 inHg1018 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h until midnight
Low 51°11° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 74°23° tomorrow at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Sunday nightDown to 56°13° by 10 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 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	56%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	49%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	63°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	45%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 75°24°)	64°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	43%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 77°25°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	38%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	34%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 80°27°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	34%	12%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 80°27°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	35%	6%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	35%	2%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	45%	16%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	31%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	35%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	6%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	7%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	13%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	20%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	87%	45%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	59%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	91%	51%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	91%	57%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	54%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	94%	49%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	92%	55%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	62%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	65%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	63%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	64%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	67%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	73%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	84%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	51%	86%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	87%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	89%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	87%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	84%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	65%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	39%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Fog. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 76°24° / 46°8°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 46°8°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 75°24° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 2 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. East wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
43°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 46°8°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 42°6°. Typical 75°24° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Patchy fog between 3am and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Fog. High 71°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  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, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Patchy fog between 10pm and 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 66°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
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 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
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  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 64.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  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
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 43°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 73°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–71°.

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

Sacramento River at Moulton Weir

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 73.3 ft

Forecast peak 76.1 ft Sat 12 AM

Reading from Fri 10:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at Colusa Weir

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 59.5 ft

Forecast peak 60.8 ft Sat 12 AM

Reading from Fri 11 PM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at Colusa Bridge

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 40.3 ft
Flow: 4,970 cfs

Forecast peak 40.3 ft Sat 12 AM

Reading from Fri 10:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at Butte City

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 69.0 ft
Flow: 4,950 cfs

Forecast peak 69.0 ft Sat 12 AM

Reading from Fri 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 53% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 35

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 6
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 36°F).

Open the windows?

Sat, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Colusa 2 Ssw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2025

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Maxwell weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:41–6:35 PM; Morning 7:10–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:35–6:45 PM; Morning 6:59–7:10 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 11:49 PM–7 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:49 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:40 AM · rises 4:51 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking west from Maxwell. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,900 ft, 63 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Maxwell, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Sacramento River at Moulton Weir

Sacramento River at Colusa Weir

Sacramento River at Colusa Bridge

Sacramento River at Butte City

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? Good

Moon