Observed 9:55 AM PDT at KSMF

Nicolaus, CA weather

Sunny and 55°13°.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable · up to 48°9° by 6 PM
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 19Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.07 inHg1018 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (60°16° then, 56°13° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 73°23° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 43°6° tomorrow at 8 AM

This morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 50°10° by 9 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 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	42%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	36%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	34%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	35%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	35%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	35%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	31%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	39%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	89%	40%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	8%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	38%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	91%	39%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	95%	49%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	94%	59%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	99%	65%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	99%	66%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	68%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	71%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	61%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	68%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	79%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	82%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	85%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	87%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	49%	89%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	88%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	68%	89%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	76%	90%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	64%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	16%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	87%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	92%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	95%	2%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	97%	4%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	99%	3%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	37%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	42%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	94%	33%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 75°24° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. Southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 75°24° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°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 around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 42°6°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  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 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
37°3°–48°9°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A chance of rain after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 65°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 43°6°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 42°6°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  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, 41°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
29°−2°–48°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 41°5°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
34°1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°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
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–51°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 42°.
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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Feather River at Nicolaus

1.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 18.0 ft
Flow: 959 cfs

Forecast peak 18.0 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at Verona

8.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.4 ft
Flow: 7,850 cfs

Forecast peak 11.3 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Feather River at Boyd's Landing

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 27.7 ft
Flow: 2,490 cfs

Forecast peak 27.7 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at Fremont Weir

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.7 ft
Flow: 8,110 cfs

Forecast peak 12.7 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 52% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 38

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 39°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Sacramento Metropolitan Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1998–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+2°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
−4°−2°ThuOct 22
+2°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Nicolaus 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: 5:38–6:31 PM; Morning 7:08–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:42 PM; Morning 6:57–7:08 AM; first light 6:57 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:42–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:15 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Nicolaus. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,500 ft, 85 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Nicolaus, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Feather River at Nicolaus

Sacramento River at Verona

Feather River at Boyd's Landing

Sacramento River at Fremont Weir

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