Observed 8:15 AM PDT at KCIC

Stirling City, CA weather

Sunny and 45°7°.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Gusts to 21 mph33 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable · down to 29°−2° by 2 PM (dry)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by noon
High 67°19° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM

This morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 61°16° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningNear 45°7° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	45%	0%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	36%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	29%	2%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	26%	2%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	25%	1%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	26%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	27%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	31%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	3%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	61%	3%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	61%	28%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	30%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	37%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	44%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	54%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	61%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	65%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	64%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	66%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	69%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	62%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	57%	64%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	74%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	42%	66%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	41%	79%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	85%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	41%	87%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	41%	89%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	42%	89%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	45%	91%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	90%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	84%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	64%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	68%	33%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	8%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	66%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	69%	4%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	69%	9%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	70%	11%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	72%	17%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	73%	17%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	18%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 1 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 59°15°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 59. South wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: A slight chance of rain between 11pm and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–41°5°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 56°13°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 39°4°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: A chance of rain after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
39°4°–42°6°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 54°12°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  30% chance · 0.5 in1.2 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Low, likely
34°1°–40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 50°10°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°3°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  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
43°6°–59°15°
Low, likely
28°−2°–36°2°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°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
45°7°–67°19°
Low, likely
26°−3°–41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 58°15°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
46°8°–65°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 43°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 59°, low 38°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 50–61°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Butte Creek Near Durham

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 180 ft
Flow: 87 cfs

Forecast peak 180 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Feather River near Magalia

5.8 mi

Level: 1538 ft
Flow: 33 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Butte Creek at Chico

15 mi

Level: 0.6 ft
Flow: 105 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Chico Creek at Chico

16 mi

Level: 281 ft
Flow: 65 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 47 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:30 PM; Morning 7:09–8:03 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:41 PM; Morning 6:58–7:09 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:41–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking north from Stirling City. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,200 ft, 9 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Stirling City, CA weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Butte Creek Near Durham

West Fork Feather River near Magalia

Butte Creek at Chico

Big Chico Creek at Chico

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon