U.S. Alerts  
El Dorado Weather Logo
U.S. Color IR Sat North America Color Background Satellite Thumb
Norcal Dual-Pol Radar Live Northern California Doppler Radar Thumbnail Image
W. Coast IR Satellite West Coast Infrared Satellite
Live Lightning Radar Placerville California Lightning Detection Radar Thumbnail Image
Live Streaming Webcam Placerville California Live Streaming WebCam Thumbnail Image
Local Wx Station Data Sacramento, Northern Sierra Nevada & the Motherlode Area Current Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Interior Northern California
Motherlode - Nevada-Yuba-Placer-Amador | El Dorado


CAZ220-267-280100-
Southern Motherlode From 1000 to 3000 Ft. Includes portions of
Toulumne-Calaveras Unit-
Northern Motherlode From 1000 to 3000 Ft. Includes portions of
Nevada-Yuba-Placer-Amador and Eldorado Units-
123 AM PST Fri Feb 27 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature........70-75.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Min Humidity...........53-65 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........7 percent down.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Upslope winds up to 5 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Northeast winds up to 7 mph in the morning
    becoming variable up to 5 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........1700 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......1 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy.
* Min Temperature........53-58.
*   24 HR Trend..........4 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity...........80-92 percent lower elevations...except
  69-84 percent high elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........5 percent down.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...East winds up to 7 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....East winds up to 7 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........300 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny
  late in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. At higher
  elevations, a slight chance of rain in the late morning and early
  afternoon. A chance of showers and a slight chance of
  thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature........69-74.
* Min Humidity...........52-67 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Upslope winds up to 5 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Variable winds up to 7 mph becoming
    southwest up to 8 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........2400 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......15 percent.

CAZ268-280100-
Northern Sierra Including Lassen NP and Plumas and Lassen NF/S
West of the Sierra Crest (West of Evans Peak-Grizzly Peak-
Beckworth Peak)-
123 AM PST Fri Feb 27 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming
  partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature........59-64 lower elevations...except 54-59
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........5 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity...........58-69 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the
    west up to 7 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Northeast winds 4 to 9 mph shifting to the
    southwest up to 7 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........2400 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......2 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain
  after midnight.
* Min Temperature........40-49 lower elevations...except 38-44
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........5 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity...........79-94 percent...except 95-100 percent in
  the high mountain valleys.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...East winds 4 to 10 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....East winds 4 to 10 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........200 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......2 percent.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Rain likely and a slight
  chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and a
  chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature........58-63 lower elevations...except 51-57
  higher elevations.
* Min Humidity...........61-76 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...East winds 4 to 9 mph shifting to the
    southwest 5 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds 6 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........4000 ft AGL.
* CWR....................20 percent.
* Chance of thunder......26 percent.




Contact Us Contact Us Thumbnail | Mobile Mobile Phone Thumbnail
Private Policy | Terms & Conds | Consent Preferences | Cookie Policy
Never base any life decisions on weather information from this site or anywhere over the Internet.
Site is dedicated to our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ | Random Quotes of Jesus

Copyright © 2026 El Dorado Weather, Inc. | Site Designed By:  Webmaster Danny