California weather today

We follow 717 towns and cities in California, each with NWS, American, European side by side and the days they disagree flagged. Today the three models put highs between 83°F in Salinas and 104°F in Orange, and no model gives a 50% or higher chance of rain in any of the 243 places we hold today's forecast for.

Numbers from the forecast run of Saturday, October 3. Open any town for the live, hour-by-hour comparison.

Which forecast is most accurate in California?

Over the last 30 days we graded the models in 317 California cities against the recorded weather. The European model was most accurate in 249, the American in 68 of them. No model wins everywhere, which is why each city page names its own winner.

How we grade: the US accuracy scoreboard and our method.

California climate, city by city

Across the 503 California places we hold long-run averages for, typical July highs run from 57°F in Fort Bragg to 115°F in Calipatria, and January highs from 39°F in Alta Sierra to 68°F in Calipatria. Crescent City is the wettest at about 92 in of precipitation a year, El Centro the driest at about 3 in.

Averages from ERA5 reanalysis, the same source as the climate tables on each city page.