Observed 8:50 AM PDT at KCIC

Paradise, CA weather

Foggy and 52°11°, 10°6° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Fog

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the northwest. 35–9 mph14 km/h through 10 PM
Visibility (notable): 0.2 mi0.3 km; Dense fog
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable · down to 41°5° by 2 PM
Humidity: 100%; Air 52°11°, dew point 52°11° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 66°19° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 50°10° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This morningNear 56°13° · Clear
This afternoonUp to 66°19° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningNear 52°11° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	2%	1
Fri 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	0%	2
Fri 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	0%	3
Fri 1p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	0%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	0%	3
Fri 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	35%	0%	3
Fri 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	27%	0%	1
Fri 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	28%	0%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	31%	0%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	36%	0%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	1%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	42%	1%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	2%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	3%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	2%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	42%	18%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	45%	5%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	45°7°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	45%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	39%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	33%	1%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	31%	2%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	28%	10%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	27%	3%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	27%	2%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	27%	2%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	30%	2%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	2%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	23%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	33%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	34%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	48%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	39%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	48%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	52%	53%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	50%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	12%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	28%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	17%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	26%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 76°24° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 2 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. North northeast wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 76°24° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. North wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 75°24° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 73°23° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  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 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  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 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 43°6°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
57°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 43°6°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
58°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 71°22° / 43°6°. Rain 0.73 in19 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.32 in8.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.29 in7.3 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 43°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 49°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 69°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Highs 60–66°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Butte Creek Near Durham

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 180 ft
Flow: 93 cfs

Forecast peak 180 ft Fri 10 AM

Reading from Fri 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at Hamilton City

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 128 ft
Flow: 5,080 cfs

Forecast peak 128 ft Fri 10 AM

Reading from Fri 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Cherokee Canal Near Richvale

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 95.5 ft
Flow: 37 cfs

Forecast peak 95.5 ft Fri 10 AM

Reading from Fri 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at Ord Ferry

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 96.0 ft
Flow: 3,330 cfs

Forecast peak 96.0 ft Fri 4 PM

Reading from Fri 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 63% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 40

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

CHICO UNIVERSITY FARM · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1906–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SatOct 17
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Paradise weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:32 PM; Morning 7:08–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:43 PM; Morning 6:57–7:08 AM; first light 6:57 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 6:43 PM–6:58 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:47 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:38 AM · rises 4:49 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking north from Paradise. The highest point on the skyline is about 15,300 ft, 78 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Paradise, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Butte Creek Near Durham

Sacramento River at Hamilton City

Cherokee Canal Near Richvale

Sacramento River at Ord Ferry

For your home

Heating this week

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