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Placerville, Colorado Weather

Thunderheads build by noon. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Placerville, CO
Tuesday, June 16 at 10:33 PM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
12%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:49 PM
Sunset
2:36 PM
Placerville, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlacerville, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 85°
Placerville, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Clear
    81°51°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Clear
    85°61°+4°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    84°59°-1°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    86°55°+2°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    80°53°-6°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    82°51°+2°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    83°52°+1°
Placerville, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
234° · veering 48°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 9
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 9 · pk 17 @ 12:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 255SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Placerville, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
772.2
-3.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 22.80 inHg
Now
772.2
mb
3h
-3.9
mb
12h
-8.0
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 772781
765770775780785-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW780.9772.1772.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Placerville, CO
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11
Placerville, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
04:33 UTC · Placerville, CO · 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
04:33 UTC · Placerville, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Placerville, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Placerville, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Placerville, CO
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
11:49 PM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
2:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Placerville, CO
The moon
Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated
Moonrise
8:23 AM
Moonset
10:45 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Placerville, CO
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Thunderheads build by noon

plant
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Placerville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Placerville

  1. Tue81°51°0%
  2. Wed85°61°1%
  3. Thu84°59°1%
  4. Fri86°55°3%
  5. Sat80°53°1%
  6. Sun82°51°0%
  7. Mon83°52°0%
  8. Tue85°52°3%
  9. Wed88°57°4%
  10. Thu86°56°5%
  11. Fri85°54°12%
  12. Sat82°52°7%
  13. Sun83°53°10%
  14. Mon84°52°14%
  15. Tue87°55°14%
  16. Wed88°54°30%

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

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Placerville

  • 81430

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.