Rough and Ready, CA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Rough and Ready, a community in Nevada County, California.

This Afternoon

57°F

Chance Light Rain

A chance of rain and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Rough and Ready

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	57°F	Chance Light Rain	1 mph ESE	29%
Tonight	39°F	Patchy Fog then Partly Cloudy	1 to 6 mph ENE	12%
Wednesday	63°F	Sunny	2 to 6 mph NNW	0%
Wednesday Night	40°F	Partly Cloudy	5 mph NE	0%
Thursday	67°F	Sunny	1 to 5 mph N	0%
Thursday Night	43°F	Mostly Clear	1 to 5 mph ENE	0%
Friday	69°F	Sunny	0 to 6 mph NW	0%
Friday Night	46°F	Mostly Clear	0 to 5 mph NE	0%
Saturday	72°F	Sunny	0 to 6 mph WNW	0%
Saturday Night	48°F	Mostly Clear	0 to 5 mph ENE	0%
Sunday	72°F	Mostly Sunny	0 to 5 mph WNW	0%
Sunday Night	48°F	Partly Cloudy	0 to 3 mph NE	0%
Monday	70°F	Partly Sunny	0 to 3 mph SSE	4%
Monday Night	46°F	Partly Cloudy	0 to 3 mph ESE	4%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Rough and Ready (39.234, -121.138). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Rough and Ready

Last spring frost

Apr 10

First fall frost

Nov 13

Growing season

215 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Rough and Ready: nearby ZIP 95975 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · California frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Grass Valley #2, Ca (4.8 mi from Rough and Ready). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 4, 2026.