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Placerville, Idaho Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Placerville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Placerville, ID
Sunday, July 5 at 9:11 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
35%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:07 AM
Sunset
3:29 PM
Placerville, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlacerville, ID: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 90°
Placerville, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    90°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    0.02″
    81°68°-9°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    92°60°+11°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    86°61°-6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    86°56°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    93°58°+7°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    94°61°+1°
Placerville, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
008° · veering 53°
Direction
N
008°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 17 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Placerville, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
868.5
+2.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 25.65 inHg
Now
868.5
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 866875
860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW874.5866.1868.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Placerville, ID
Air quality
12
AQI
Good
-21 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 9 PM

AQI 12 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
1.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0
Placerville, ID
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
111.5mi
UNLIMITED
169 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:11 UTC · Placerville, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:11 UTC · Placerville, ID · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Placerville, ID
Satellite · infrared · animated
Placerville, ID
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Placerville, ID
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
12:07 AM
Daylight
15h 22m
Sunset
3:29 PM
Civil dusk
10:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Placerville, ID
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
12:06 AM
Moonset
12:00 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Placerville, ID
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Placerville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 83666

16-Day Forecast — Placerville

  1. Sun90°64°1%
  2. Mon81°68°5%
  3. Tue92°60°4%
  4. Wed86°61°7%
  5. Thu86°56°0%
  6. Fri93°58°0%
  7. Sat94°61°0%
  8. Sun94°63°1%
  9. Mon95°68°3%
  10. Tue105°69°4%
  11. Wed101°71°4%
  12. Thu96°70°9%
  13. Fri92°64°6%
  14. Sat101°64°6%
  15. Sun97°66°6%
  16. Mon97°68°10%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Placerville

SPC includes Placerville in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Placerville

  • 83666

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.