Tracking Winter Storm and Severe Weather Impacts Through This Weekend

Heavy mountain snow will continue into Thursday afternoon across the Cascades. Two fast moving storms will track from the southern Rockies to the Great Lakes Thursday and then Friday into Sunday with areas of gusty winds, and heavy snow. In the Southeast U.S., severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall are forecast on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

READER RANCH (RRRC1)

Lat: 39.30351°NLon: 121.11725°WElev: 1968.0ft.

NA

47°F

8°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed SSW 5 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 07 Jan 07:13 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Penn Valley CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of rain between 1am and 2am.  Patchy fog. Patchy frost after 4am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 33 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 9am. Areas of frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 47 °F

    Areas Frost
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Widespread frost between 7am and 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 48. Light and variable wind.

    High: 48 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Areas of frost after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Areas
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Frost then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of rain between 1am and 2am. Patchy fog. Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 9am. Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Widespread frost between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 48. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night
Areas of frost after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Penn Valley CA
 39.23°N 121.22°W (Elev. 1401 ft)
1:20 pm PST Jan 7, 2026
8pm PST Jan 7, 2026-6pm PST Jan 14, 2026
 
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