Observed 3:30 AM PDT at KSAC

Sacramento, CA weather

Rainy and 59°15°.

Forecasts agree

Now 59°15°

Rain

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. Gusts to 21 mph34 km/h around 4 PM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky · down to 45°7° by 4 PM (comfortable)
Humidity: 94%; Air 59°15°, dew point 57°14° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 29Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 29.99 inHg1016 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

None rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (57°14° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 70°21° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 55°13° · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
This morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 3 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 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	93%	0
Fri 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	91%	0
Fri 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	97%	98%	0
Fri 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	93%	0
Fri 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	89%	0
Fri 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	93%	0
Fri 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	93%	83%	1
Fri 11a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	88%	73%	2
Fri 12p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	79%	50%	3
Fri 1p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	27%	4
Fri 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	62%	6%	4
Fri 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	52%	0%	3
Fri 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	41%	0%	1
Fri 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	41%	0%	2
Fri 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	44%	0%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	49%	0%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	51%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	56%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	53%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	38%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	38%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	39%	1%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	3%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	27%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	9%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 62°17°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 61°16°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 60°16°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 60°16°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	4%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 76°24° / 48°9°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Haze before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. North northwest wind 1 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Haze after 3am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 76°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 75°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 48°9°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  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 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  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 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°11°
  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
42°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 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
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 46°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–73°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 51% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 28

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 57°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 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 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

+5°+3°SatOct 17
+3°+1°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Sacramento weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:39–6:33 PM; Morning 7:06–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:43 PM; Morning 6:56–7:06 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 94% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:37 AM · rises 4:49 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Sacramento. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,700 ft, 87 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.