Placer County Weather

California weather is more than clear and cloudy. It's also earthquakes, fires, air quality and power outages.

Placer Current Conditions Map

Map icons courtesey of the fine folks at the Map Icons Collection.

NOAA Satellite Images

GEOColor Weather Satellite Image for Placer

PAC-US-2 Weather Satellite Image for Placer

West Band 09 Weather Satellite Image for Placer

West Band 13 Weather Satellite Image for Placer

Active CalFire Incidents

County

Incident Name

Location

Acres Burned
% Contained

Updated

San Diego

Border 79 Fire

Near Hwy 94 & Barrett Smith Rd, Barrett Junction

38 / 100

12/11/2024

Earthquakes in California in the Last 72 Hours

Use our guide to get ready for the big one.

Time

Description

USGS Page

03/22/2025 5:47 p.m.

M 2.5 - 7 km E of Big Pine, Inyo County, CA

More Info

03/22/2025 4:39 p.m.

M 2.5 - 5 km WNW of Dublin, Alameda County, CA

More Info

03/22/2025 4:15 p.m.

M 2.7 - 5 km WNW of Dublin, Alameda County, CA

More Info

03/22/2025 8:33 a.m.

M 3.4 - 67 km WNW of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA

More Info

03/22/2025 2:58 a.m.

M 3.1 - 13 km NE of Coachella, Riverside County, CA

More Info

03/21/2025 6:49 p.m.

M 2.5 - 27 km W of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA

More Info

03/21/2025 11:51 a.m.

M 2.7 - 63 km WNW of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA

More Info

03/20/2025 4:47 p.m.

M 2.5 - 7 km SW of Redding, Shasta County, CA

More Info

03/20/2025 4:31 p.m.

M 2.5 - 10 km ENE of Borrego Springs, San Diego County, CA

More Info

03/20/2025 2:37 p.m.

M 2.6 - 19 km SSW of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA

More Info

03/20/2025 3:07 a.m.

M 3.1 - 12 km ENE of Borrego Springs, San Diego County, CA

More Info

03/20/2025 1:41 a.m.

M 3.9 - 11 km ENE of Borrego Springs, San Diego County, CA

More Info

5 Day Forecast for the Placer Region

Saturday, March 22 2025 1

1 PM

52° Wind W 5.2 mph overcast clouds

4 PM

48° Wind W 1.2 mph light rain

7 PM

45° Wind NE 2.2 mph light rain

10 PM

43° Wind NE 2.9 mph overcast clouds

Sunday, March 23 2025 5

1 AM

38° Wind E 6.0 mph scattered clouds

4 AM

39° Wind E 6.1 mph few clouds

7 AM

42° Wind E 5.8 mph overcast clouds

10 AM

60° Wind NW 0.5 mph broken clouds

1 PM

63° Wind W 5.5 mph broken clouds

4 PM

58° Wind W 4.3 mph broken clouds

7 PM

48° Wind NE 4.5 mph overcast clouds

10 PM

46° Wind E 6.8 mph broken clouds

Monday, March 24 2025 13

1 AM

45° Wind E 7.3 mph scattered clouds

4 AM

45° Wind E 7.2 mph few clouds

7 AM

48° Wind E 6.2 mph clear sky

10 AM

67° Wind SW 2.6 mph few clouds

1 PM

68° Wind SW 6.7 mph clear sky

4 PM

66° Wind SW 4.3 mph clear sky

7 PM

53° Wind NE 5.6 mph clear sky

10 PM

51° Wind E 7.0 mph clear sky

Tuesday, March 25 2025 21

1 AM

50° Wind E 7.4 mph clear sky

4 AM

48° Wind E 7.8 mph clear sky

7 AM

51° Wind E 7.1 mph clear sky

10 AM

69° Wind SW 4.1 mph clear sky

1 PM

72° Wind SW 6.4 mph clear sky

4 PM

69° Wind SW 4.2 mph few clouds

7 PM

54° Wind E 5.3 mph broken clouds

10 PM

51° Wind E 6.7 mph broken clouds

Wednesday, March 26 2025 29

1 AM

52° Wind E 6.5 mph overcast clouds

4 AM

50° Wind E 7.1 mph overcast clouds

7 AM

52° Wind E 5.7 mph overcast clouds

10 AM

67° Wind S 3.5 mph broken clouds

1 PM

67° Wind SW 9.3 mph clear sky

4 PM

62° Wind SW 6.6 mph scattered clouds

7 PM

49° Wind SE 2.7 mph light rain

10 PM

46° Wind SE 3.6 mph broken clouds

Thursday, March 27 2025 37

1 AM

44° Wind SE 3.0 mph broken clouds

4 AM

44° Wind SE 3.2 mph light rain

7 AM

44° Wind SW 4.3 mph light rain

10 AM

41° Wind SW 4.5 mph light rain

Resources

• AlertCalifornia Camera Map

• Cal ISO Grid Tracker

• CalFire Incidents

• NASA Heat Satellites

• National Weather Service Alerts

• NOAA 24 Hour Precipitation

• NOAA All Satellite Images

• NOAA River Levels & Forecasts

• Open Snow

• PG&E Outages

• PurpleAir Air Quality

• USGS Earthquake Map

• Watch Duty

• YubaNetFire

• Zone Haven Aware

River & Stream Levels

• Blackwood Creek at Tahoe City (NOAA)

• Ward Creek at Confluence near Tahoe City (USGS)

• Truckee River at Tahoe City (NOAA)

• NF Washeshu Creek at Olympic Valley (USGS)

• Truckee River at Truckee (NOAA)

• Bear River at Wheatland (USGS)

• NF American River at North Fork Dam (USGS)