Observed 8:45 PM PDT at KSAC

Rancho Cordova, CA weather

Clear and 61°16°.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the northwest. 35–7 mph11 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 31Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.01 inHg1016 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 64°18° now)

Good hours for

Low 45°7° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 71°22° tomorrow at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Sunday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Sunday nightDown to 61°16° by 8 PM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	77%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	54%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	45%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	41%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	2%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	29%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	40%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	81%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	14%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	60%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	50%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	45%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	53%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	63%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	68%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	74%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	48%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	85%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	83%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	81%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	61%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	68%	67%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Rain. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 76°24° / 48°9°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. North wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 48°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 76°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 75°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  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 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. 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
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  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 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  30% chance
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 66.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–53°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°14°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°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
35°2°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  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
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
30°−1°–56°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
42% chance of rain, high 70°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 46°.
Sunday
Dry, high 73°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–71°.

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

Deer Creek above Scott Road

7.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 157 ft

Forecast peak 160 ft Fri 10 PM

Reading from Fri 8 PM · NWS gauge page

American River at H Street

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 16.0 ft
Flow: 1,580 cfs

Forecast peak 16.0 ft Fri 10 PM

Reading from Fri 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Cosumnes River at Michigan Bar

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 71 cfs

Forecast peak 3.0 ft Fri 10 PM

Reading from Fri 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at I Street Bridge

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.7 ft
Flow: 13,100 cfs

Forecast peak 7.3 ft Tue 8 PM

Reading from Fri 8 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 36% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 28

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?

Sat, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°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
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Rancho Cordova weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:39–6:32 PM; Morning 7:05–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:42 PM; Morning 6:55–7:05 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 9:37 PM–6:56 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:44 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:36 AM · rises 4:48 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Rancho Cordova. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,600 ft, 78 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Rancho Cordova, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Deer Creek above Scott Road

American River at H Street

Cosumnes River at Michigan Bar

Sacramento River at I Street Bridge

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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