Weather in American River

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:36 pm (GMT+10:30)

Now · clear sky 64 °F

Feels like: 62 °F
Low / high: 54 / 65 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 11 mph ESE

↘ 30.20 inHg · falling UV 8 · very high

Today in American River: overcast, 54 °F to 65 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the east-southeast (11 mph). Tomorrow, drizzle, 58 °F to 73 °F and a 93% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 73 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

65° 54°
Today
73° 58°
Fri 30
69° 57°
Sat 31
69° 52°
Sun 1
69° 56°
Mon 2
67° 53°
Tue 3
61° 53°
Wed 4
59° 53°
Thu 5
62° 52°
Fri 6
66° 50°
Sat 7
80° 55°
Sun 8
67° 60°
Mon 9
67° 54°
Tue 10
63° 51°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	54 / 65 °F	0%	13 mph ESE	2.1 ft	6:04 am · 6:42 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Drizzle	58 / 73 °F	93% · 0.21 in	17 mph NNE	2.4 ft	6:25 am · 6:53 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Drizzle	57 / 69 °F	47% · 0.11 in	18 mph WNW	2.1 ft	6:48 am · 7:00 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Drizzle	52 / 69 °F	46% · 0.04 in	14 mph NNE	1.3 ft	7:12 am · 7:13 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Drizzle	56 / 69 °F	57% · 0.20 in	11 mph SSE	2.1 ft	7:38 am · 7:36 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Drizzle	53 / 67 °F	59% · 0.07 in	9 mph NW	1.6 ft	8:03 am · 8:14 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Heavy drizzle	53 / 61 °F	43% · 0.50 in	20 mph WSW	3.0 ft	8:17 am · 2:14 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light drizzle	53 / 59 °F	10% · 0.02 in	12 mph SSW	2.7 ft	3:58 am · 3:27 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	52 / 62 °F	31%	8 mph NW	1.5 ft	4:01 am · 4:12 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	50 / 66 °F	20%	14 mph SE	1.4 ft	4:15 am · 4:45 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light drizzle	55 / 80 °F	10% · 0.02 in	19 mph NE	2.6 ft	4:30 am · 5:09 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	60 / 67 °F	14% · 0.07 in	11 mph W	1.5 ft	4:45 am · 5:28 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	54 / 67 °F	16%	13 mph SW	1.6 ft	5:01 am · 5:46 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	51 / 63 °F	20% · 0.07 in	17 mph WSW	1.8 ft	5:20 am · 6:05 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Clear sky	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Clear sky	Clear sky	Partly cloudy
Temperature	55°	54°	56°	62°	65°	64°	61°	59°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	5 SSE	5 SE	4 ESE	6 E	11 E	12 ESE	11 ESE	11 ESE
Humidity	83%	88%	87%	72%	68%	70%	77%	87%
UV	0	0	0	2	7	5	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain tomorrow: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	65°	73°	69°	69°	69°	67°	61°
AIFS	63°	68°	66°	65°	66°	64°	62°
GFS	69°	68°	71°	68°	68°	68°	63°
ICON	67°	72°	72°	67°	68°	69°	62°
Confidence	high	high	medium	high	high	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0.21 in	0.11 in	0.04 in	0.20 in	0.07 in	0.50 in
AIFS	0	0.19 in	0.07 in	0.04 in	0.13 in	0.05 in	0.04 in
GFS	0	0.04 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0	0.01 in	0
ICON	0	0.35 in	0	0.71 in	0.02 in	0.00 in	0.17 in
Confidence	high	medium	medium	medium	low	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1327	1735	1835	1424	1141	935	2038
AIFS	12	19	17	12	15	13	19
GFS	1321	2540	1732	1520	1516	1024	1930
ICON	1119	2040	1831	1323	1322	1222	1833
Confidence	high	medium	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	93%	47%	46%	57%	59%	43%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	42%	7%	11%	19%	11%	19%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	Above +2.2 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.6 °F	64° / 60°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F	64° / 60°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F	64° / 61°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F
December	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F
January	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F
February	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F
March	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.5 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

American River climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit American River is from December to March: highs of 73 °F to 76 °F, about 2 rainy days a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

76° 61°

JanJ
75° 61°

FebF
73° 59°

MarM
68° 56°

AprA
64° 53°

MayM
59° 50°

JunJ
58° 49°

JulJ
59° 48°

AugA
62° 50°

SepS
66° 52°

OctO
70° 55°

NovN
73° 58°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	76°	61°	0.69 in	2	10.7	67°	5.7 ft
FebruaryFeb	75°	61°	0.49 in	2	9.4	67°	5.8 ft
MarchMar	73°	59°	0.77 in	3	8.2	66°	6.0 ft
AprilApr	68°	56°	1.39 in	5	6.7	64°	5.9 ft
MayMay	64°	53°	2.09 in	8	5.1	62°	6.3 ft
JuneJun	59°	50°	2.94 in	12	4.9	60°	6.2 ft
JulyJul	58°	49°	2.78 in	12	5.1	59°	6.7 ft
AugustAug	59°	48°	2.54 in	11	5.9	58°	6.6 ft
SeptemberSep	62°	50°	2.26 in	8	7.0	58°	6.4 ft
OctoberOct	66°	52°	1.47 in	4	8.2	59°	6.1 ft
NovemberNov	70°	55°	0.96 in	3	9.2	61°	5.6 ft
DecemberDec	73°	58°	0.89 in	3	9.9	64°	5.6 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	67°	5.7 ft
Feb	67°	5.8 ft
Mar	66°	6.0 ft
Apr	64°	5.9 ft
May	62°	6.3 ft
Jun	60°	6.2 ft
Jul	59°	6.7 ft
Aug	58°	6.6 ft
Sep	58°	6.4 ft
Oct	59°	6.1 ft
Nov	61°	5.6 ft
Dec	64°	5.6 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 19.29 in of rain on about 71 days and about 2,750 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now64 °Ffeels like 62 °F

Tomorrow58 / 73 °F

It's 64 °F now (feels like 62 °F). Today, 54 °F to 65 °F; tomorrow, 58 °F to 73 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Fri 30 93% 0.21 in
Sat 31 47% 0.11 in
Sun 1 46% 0.04 in
Mon 2 57% 0.20 in
Tue 3 59% 0.07 in
Wed 4 43% 0.50 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 93% and 0.21 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.07 in; last 7 days, 0.90 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity71%

Dew point54 °F

Humidity is 71% now and the dew point is 54 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds2%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now4

Today's peak8very high

Fri 30: 3 · Sat 31: 9 · Sun 1: 9

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8030.0030.2030.40 29.75

Falling now (−0.08 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.28 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 26

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Overcast	47 / 65 °F	0	7 mph SSW
Tue 27	Light drizzle	49 / 62 °F	0.05 in	9 mph SSW
Mon 26	Drizzle	48 / 61 °F	0.11 in	6 mph SW
Sun 25	Light rain	49 / 60 °F	0.20 in	12 mph SSW
Sat 24	Rain	55 / 66 °F	0.55 in	14 mph SE
Fri 23	Overcast	58 / 70 °F	0	11 mph S
Thu 22	Overcast	57 / 83 °F	0	12 mph NE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Partly cloudy	53 / 66 °F	0	12 mph SE
Tue 20	Drizzle	55 / 67 °F	0.09 in	12 mph SSW
Mon 19	Overcast	67 / 75 °F	0	20 mph N
Sun 18	Mainly clear	64 / 82 °F	0	10 mph NE
Sat 17	Clear sky	58 / 74 °F	0	10 mph ESE
Fri 16	Overcast	55 / 74 °F	0	12 mph E
Thu 15	Overcast	51 / 63 °F	0	14 mph ESE
Wed 14	Light drizzle	51 / 58 °F	0.04 in	12 mph ESE
Tue 13	Light drizzle	51 / 63 °F	0.02 in	11 mph S
Mon 12	Overcast	51 / 63 °F	0	12 mph SW
Sun 11	Overcast	54 / 74 °F	0	18 mph N
Sat 10	Partly cloudy	55 / 66 °F	0	20 mph WNW
Fri 9	Drizzle	57 / 69 °F	0.25 in	23 mph NNW
Thu 8	Overcast	54 / 76 °F	0	17 mph NNE
Wed 7	Clear sky	51 / 63 °F	0	13 mph E
Tue 6	Light drizzle	53 / 64 °F	0.04 in	13 mph SSW
Mon 5	Overcast	52 / 62 °F	0	13 mph NW
Sun 4	Light drizzle	54 / 59 °F	0.02 in	12 mph SE
Sat 3	Drizzle	51 / 62 °F	0.07 in	18 mph SSE
Fri 2	Light rain	54 / 60 °F	0.54 in	13 mph SSE
Thu 1	Light rain	57 / 66 °F	0.44 in	6 mph ESE
Wed 30	Rain	59 / 69 °F	0.38 in	12 mph NNW
Tue 29	Overcast	62 / 77 °F	0	17 mph N

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in American RiverQuestions

What's the weather like today in American River?

Overcast, from 54 °F to 65 °F, with a gentle breeze from the east-southeast (11 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in American River?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 93% (0.21 in): drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 52 °F and a high of 73 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 8 (very high). Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.20 inHg and falling: −0.05 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit American River?

The best time to visit American River is from December to March: highs of 73 °F to 76 °F, about 2 rainy days a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in American River in October?

In October, American River normally sees highs of 66 °F and lows of 52 °F, with about 4 rainy days (1.47 in for the month) and 8 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 59 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in American River?

The warmest is January, with average highs of 76 °F, and the coldest August, with lows of 48 °F. The wettest is June (2.94 in) and the driest, February.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 13 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 3:36 pm (local time).

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