Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

PILOT HILL (PLTC1)

Lat: 38.83168°NLon: 121.0092°WElev: 1249.0ft.

NA

57°F

14°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed S 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 31 Aug 03:56 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NW Placerville CA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy smoke between 3pm and 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Patchy smoke between 3pm and 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NW Placerville CA
 38.8°N 120.91°W (Elev. 801 ft)
2:01 am PDT Aug 31, 2026
4am PDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 6, 2026
 
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