Observed 11:15 AM PDT at KSMF

North Highlands, CA weather

Sunny and 64°18°.

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the north. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable · up to 48°9° by 5 PM
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 46Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.06 inHg1018 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (64°18° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

High 70°21° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 50°10° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 57°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	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	49%	0%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	45%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	14%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	40%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	42%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	51%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	78%	62%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	64%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	61%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	65%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	66%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	66%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	70%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	69%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	83%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	52%	87%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	88%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	88%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	84%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	60%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	19%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	4%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	5%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	85%	9%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	26%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	23%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	40%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	91%	64%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	88%	41%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	82%	35%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 76°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 75°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Fog. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. 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, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°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 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  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, 48°9°
  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 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 62°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  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 62.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 72°22° / 46°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, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°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
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
32°0°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 40°4°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
27°−3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  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
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
33°1°–51°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 62–69°.

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

American River at H Street

7.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 16.0 ft
Flow: 1,590 cfs

Forecast peak 16.0 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at I Street Bridge

9.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.3 ft
Flow: 12,000 cfs

Forecast peak 7.3 ft Tue 8 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at Verona

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.4 ft
Flow: 7,870 cfs

Forecast peak 11.3 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Deer Creek above Scott Road

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 157 ft

Forecast peak 160 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 58% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 30

Heating degree days, base 65°F

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?

Sacramento Airport Asos · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1877–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

North Highlands weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:31 PM; Morning 7:07–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:41 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 5:45 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from North Highlands. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,900 ft, 74 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

North Highlands, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

American River at H Street

Sacramento River at I Street Bridge

Sacramento River at Verona

Deer Creek above Scott Road

For your home

Heating this week

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