Observed 4:10 PM PDT at KFOT

Scotia, CA weather

Sunny and 57°14°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts differ

Now 57°14°

Sunny

Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the west-northwest. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 27Good; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)
Pressure: 30.04 inHg1017 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

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

Good hours for

Fog tonight midnight–4 AM
Fog tonight 5–8 AM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
Rain tomorrow night from 11 PM (80%, 0.66 in17 mm)

TonightDown to 46°8° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 61°16° by 4 PM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Rain 11 PM–6 AM (80%)
Monday morningNear 51°11° · Rain all morning (60%)
Monday afternoonNear 55°13° · Rain all afternoon (50%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	6%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	16%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	38%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	41%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	76%	41%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	50%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	57%	0
Sun 12a	Fog	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	63%	0
Sun 1a	Fog	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	74%	0
Sun 2a	Fog	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Fog	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	67%	0
Sun 5a	Fog	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	73%	0
Sun 6a	Fog	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Fog	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	84%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	83%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	86%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	87%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	88%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	88%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	90%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	46%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	30%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	12%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	9%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	5%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	51%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	66%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	50°10°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	75%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	88%	91%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Drizzle	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	92%	96%	0
Mon 3a	Rain	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	91%	0
Mon 4a	Rain	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	94%	90%	0
Mon 5a	Rain	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	94%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Rain	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	95%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	86%	0
Mon 8a	Rain	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	56%	0
Mon 9a	Rain	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	98%	73%	0
Mon 10a	Rain	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	52%	2
Mon 11a	Rain	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	31%	3
Mon 12p	Rain	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	53°12°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	99%	36%	4
Mon 1p	Rain	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	54°12°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	97%	43%	4
Mon 2p	Rain	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	55°13°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	94%	53%	4
Mon 3p	Rain	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	56°13°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	88%	34%	4
Mon 4p	Rain	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	33%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 67°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 52°11°
  80% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 49°9°
  80% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 62°17°).
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 57°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 66°19° / 47°8°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 49°9°
  60% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely before 8am, then rain likely and patchy fog between 8am and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. South southwest wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Fog. High 58°14°, low 45°7°. Typical 66°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Fog, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Patchy fog after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Fog. High 59°15°, low 44°7°. Typical 66°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 58°14°, low 43°6°. Typical 66°19° / 47°8°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 47°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 58°14°, low 43°6°. Typical 65°18° / 47°8°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 42°5°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and patchy fog. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Sunny. High 55°13°, low 37°3°. Typical 65°18° / 47°8°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  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
52°11°–58°14°
Low, likely
35°2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 38°3°. Typical 65°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 44°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
54°12°–67°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–39°4°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 42°6°. Typical 64°18° / 47°8°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  30% 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
55°13°–71°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 47°, cooling off.
Monday
58% chance of rain, high 57°, low 44°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 55–61°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (EKA) (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

Eel River (CA) near Scotia

0.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.8 ft
Flow: 105 cfs

Forecast peak 8.8 ft Mon 8 PM

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Eel River (CA) at Fernbridge

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.5 ft

Forecast peak 0.1 ft Sat 5 PM

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Van Duzen River near Bridgeville

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.3 ft

Forecast peak -0.3 ft Mon 5 PM

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Bull Creek near Weott

10 mi

Level: 0.4 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 55% less heating than a typical week.

This week 26Typical 59

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 7
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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

SCOTIA · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1926–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

—MonOct 19
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—ThuOct 22
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—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 5:45–6:40 PM; Morning 7:20–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:50 PM; Morning 7:09–7:20 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 60% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southwest from Scotia. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,100 ft, 4 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Scotia, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Eel River (CA) near Scotia

Eel River (CA) at Fernbridge

Van Duzen River near Bridgeville

Bull Creek near Weott

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? Poor

Moon