Outdoor conditions in

Cottonwood census-designated place, Shasta County

California
Now
  1. 57°Sunny0% rain44% humidityGusts 17 mph
  2. 63°Sunny0% rain36% humidityGusts 21 mph
  3. 73°Sunny0% rain29% humidityGusts 21 mph
  4. 78°Sunny0% rain25% humidityGusts 21 mph
  5. 82°Sunny0% rain21% humidityGusts 20 mph
  6. 86°Sunny0% rain19% humidityGusts 18 mph
  7. 89°Sunny0% rain17% humidityGusts 17 mph
  8. 90°Sunny0% rain16% humidityGusts 17 mph
  9. 90°Sunny0% rain16% humidityGusts 16 mph
  10. 91°Sunny0% rain15% humidityGusts 15 mph
  11. 88°Clear0% rain18% humidityGusts 14 mph
  12. 84°Clear0% rain20% humidityGusts 17 mph
  13. 79°Clear0% rain24% humidityGusts 20 mph
  14. 72°Clear0% rain25% humidityGusts 22 mph
  15. 70°Clear0% rain25% humidityGusts 20 mph
  16. 68°Clear0% rain26% humidityGusts 17 mph
  17. 66°Clear0% rain27% humidityGusts 16 mph
  18. 65°Clear0% rain29% humidityGusts 16 mph
  19. 63°Clear0% rain30% humidityGusts 16 mph
  20. 62°Clear0% rain32% humidityGusts 16 mph
  21. 60°Clear0% rain32% humidityGusts 16 mph
  22. 59°Clear0% rain33% humidityGusts 17 mph
  23. 58°Sunny0% rain33% humidityGusts 17 mph
  24. 57°Sunny0% rain34% humidityGusts 17 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
15–46%
Wind
22 mph
Fri

Friday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
11–34%
Wind
18 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
13–38%
Wind
8 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
20–44%
Wind
14 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
14%
Humidity
33–68%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 91° / 56°Today looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 15–46% · Wind 22 mph
  2. 91° / 57°Friday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 11–34% · Wind 18 mph
  3. 87° / 54°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 13–38% · Wind 8 mph
  4. 81° / 54°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 20–44% · Wind 14 mph
  5. 72° / 50°Monday looks fairly quiet.14% rain · Humidity 33–68% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Redding area · Updated Thu 8:25 AM
29GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 5:45 AM

Air near ground29 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Cottonwood radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Cottonwood.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Humidity is 44%. Gusts may reach 17 mph.

Humidity
44%
Wind
7 mph
Gusts
17 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

Nearby regional view

Explore Red Bluff

About 19 miles away, the Red Bluff hub looks more deeply at Red Bluff, CA. It reflects that wider area rather than Cottonwood’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Redding area, about 12 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Cottonwood, CA, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.