Observed 3:35 PM PDT at KRDD

Shasta Lake, CA weather

Sunny and 75°24°.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the west. Light through 3 AM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 34Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 29.96 inHg1015 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (69°21° then, 74°23° now)

Good hours for

High 77°25° today at 5 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Clear
TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 62°17° by 2 PM · rain chance 10% · 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 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	27%	1%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	27%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	27%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	30%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	36%	2%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	40%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	47%	41%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	43%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	47%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	65%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	81%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	81%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	55%	67%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	63%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	63%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	48%	68%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	83%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	86%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	83%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	52%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	24%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	17%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	59%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	6%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	7%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	14%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	19%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	23%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	25%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	26%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	15%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	6%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	50°10°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	15%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	7%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	7%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	68%	7%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	58°14°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	17%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	61%	30%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	46%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 75°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. North wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 48°9°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 75°24° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. 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, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  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 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
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 65.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Sunny. High 60°16°, low 41°5°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  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
55°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 41°5°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  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°–75°24°
Low, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 46°8°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  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
57°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 48°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 67°, low 45°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 60–71°.

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

Cow Creek near Millville

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 92 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 4 PM

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River Below Keswick Dam

6.2 mi

Level: 10.3 ft
Flow: 6,040 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Clear Creek above Igo Near Redding

14 mi

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 293 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sacramento River at Delta

18 mi

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 221 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 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 15Typical 34

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 34°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Redding Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

+1°±0°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
−4°−2°ThuOct 22
−2°−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Shasta Lake weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:33 PM; Morning 7:13–8:08 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:43 PM; Morning 7:02–7:13 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:43–9 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Shasta Lake. The highest point on the skyline is about 20,900 ft, 9 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.