Observed 8:15 AM PDT at KGOO

Penn Valley, CA weather

Sunny and 54°12°.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/hgusts 13 mph21 km/h; From the east-southeast. Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry · up to 39°4° by 1 PM (comfortable)
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 32Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.08 inHg1019 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (48°9° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 69°21° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 67°19° · Clear
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 68°20° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 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 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	37%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	36%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	37%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	17%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	23%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	31%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	39%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	42%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	60%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	65%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	67%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	59%	70%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	63%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	76%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	77%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	42%	77%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	81%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	84%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	87%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	88%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	89%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	90%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	84%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	49%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	6%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	70%	6%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	71%	8%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	6%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	2%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	76%	23%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	26%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 67°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 41°5°. Typical 66°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 54°12°
  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 68. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  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 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°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 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–44°7°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A chance of rain after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 61°16°, low 43°6°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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 61.
Night: A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 40°4°. Typical 64°18° / 43°6°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 39°4°. Typical 64°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  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
57°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 63°17° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
36°2°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 41°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 58–67°.

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

Bear River near Wheatland

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.4 ft

Forecast peak -0.3 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Yuba River above Marysville

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 61.1 ft
Flow: 557 cfs

Forecast peak 61.1 ft Sat 9 AM

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Feather River at Yuba City Water Treatment Plant

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 37.0 ft

Forecast peak 37.0 ft Sat 9 AM

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Feather River at Boyd's Landing

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 27.8 ft
Flow: 2,500 cfs

Forecast peak 27.7 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 76% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 70

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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 30°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Nevada City · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+9°+5°SunOct 18
+7°+4°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
−3°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Penn Valley weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:30 PM; Morning 7:07–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:40 PM; Morning 6:56–7:07 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:40 PM–2 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 northeast from Penn Valley. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,600 ft, 41 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Penn Valley, 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

Yuba River above Marysville

Feather River at Yuba City Water Treatment Plant

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