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WEST BRANCH FEATHER RIVER - MAGALIA (WBGC1)
Latitude: 39.83º NLongitude: 121.57º WElevation: 1380 Feet
Location: Butte County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Lower SacramentoRiver Group: Feather Yuba
Issuance Time: May 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ066)
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. A chance of rain showers in the late evening and overnight. Lows 38 to 50. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Warmer. Highs 56 to 68 higher elevations and 63 to 71 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 42 to 52. Prevailing northwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 62 to 74 higher elevations and 69 to 77 lower elevations. Light winds becoming west up to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Clear. Lows 46 to 56. Light winds becoming northeast up to 10 mph after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 70 to 84.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows 52 to 62.

Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs 71 to 85.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 51 to 61.

Saturday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 64 to 78.

Saturday Night and Sunday: Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 55. Highs 65 to 80.

Sunday Night and Monday: Clear. Lows 48 to 58. Highs 70 to 85.