Observed 2:20 AM PDT at KSMF

Plumas Lake, CA weather

Clear and 54°12°.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the north-northwest. 58–14 mph22 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 34Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.01 inHg1016 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 47°8° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 73°23° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 51°11° · Clear
This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 1 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 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	0%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	0%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	43%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	37%	0%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	33%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	34%	2%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	34%	31%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	45%	12%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	87%	3%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	87%	39%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	88%	42%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	33%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	61%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	66%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	95%	69%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	97%	70%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	84%	66%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	63%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	75%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	76%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	76%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	82%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	52%	86%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	88%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	89%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	73%	61%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	78%	39%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	14%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	82%	6%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	85%	25%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 76°24° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. North wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 75°24° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  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, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 44°7°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°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 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
38°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°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 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
30°−1°–48°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Rain, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  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°–71°22°
Low, likely
35°2°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
39°4°–61°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–70°.

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 Boyd's Landing

5.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 27.8 ft
Flow: 2,590 cfs

Forecast peak 27.8 ft Sat 2 AM

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Feather River at Nicolaus

6.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 18.1 ft
Flow: 981 cfs

Forecast peak 17.9 ft Sat 2 AM

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Bear River near Wheatland

8.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.3 ft

Forecast peak -0.3 ft Sat 2 AM

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Feather River at Yuba City Water Treatment Plant

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 37.0 ft

Forecast peak 37.0 ft Sat 2 AM

Reading from Sat 1:15 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 16Typical 34

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 37°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Marysville Airport (asos) · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2000–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

Plumas Lake 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 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? Good

Clear 2:41–6:57 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:46 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Plumas Lake. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,500 ft, 85 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Plumas Lake, 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 Boyd's Landing

Feather River at Nicolaus

Bear River near Wheatland

Feather River at Yuba City Water Treatment Plant

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? Good

Moon