Observed 7:55 AM PDT at KGOO

Rough and Ready, CA weather

Overcast and 48°9°.

Mostly agree

Now 48°9°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable · up to 55°13° by 10 AM (a little sticky)
Humidity: 93%; Air 48°9°, dew point 46°8° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 28Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.06 inHg1018 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 64°18° today at 5 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
Drops 13°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (63°17° → 50°10°)

This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 64°18° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 67°19° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · 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 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	64%	0
Fri 9a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	57%	0
Fri 10a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	31%	1
Fri 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	95%	22%	2
Fri 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	11%	3
Fri 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	7%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	7%	3
Fri 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	48%	7%	3
Fri 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	0%	1
Fri 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	44%	0%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	0%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	0%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	42°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	42°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	41°5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	1%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	50%	1%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	35%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	35%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	35%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	15%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	31%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	10%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 57°14°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 56°13°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	10%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 56°13°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	47%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 56°13°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	42%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 55°13°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	37%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 54°12°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	32%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	9%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	29%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 5% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly 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, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 2 to 7 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 42°6°. Typical 67°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. West wind 2 to 9 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 67°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 42°6°. Typical 66°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 40°4°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 43°6°
  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 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 41°5°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 41°5°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  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 41.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  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°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 64°18° / 43°6°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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°–66°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 49°9°. Typical 64°18° / 43°6°. Rain 0.73 in19 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.4 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 42°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 71°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 59–68°.

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

Yuba River above Marysville

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 61.1 ft
Flow: 569 cfs

Forecast peak 61.2 ft Fri 8 AM

Reading from Fri 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Bear River near Wheatland

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.3 ft

Forecast peak -0.3 ft Fri 8 AM

Reading from Fri 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Yuba River at Jones Bar

4.4 mi

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 40 cfs

Reading from Fri 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Deer Creek near Smartville

7.0 mi

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Fri 6 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 66% less heating than a typical week.

This week 23Typical 67

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 18
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 1 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+8°+4°SatOct 17
+9°+5°SunOct 18
+7°+4°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Rough and Ready weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:31 PM; Morning 7:06–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:41 PM; Morning 6:55–7:06 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 6:41 PM–6:56 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:44 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:36 AM · rises 4:47 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Rough and Ready. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,200 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.