NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORT
Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
SYNOPSIS: Sneaker wave and large surf risk continues through
the week. Confidence remains high for an atmospheric river storm
impacting Northern California Friday into the weekend. Additional
rainfall is forecast to continue through Sunday and into Monday.
TODAY:
Inland: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind
Along the Coast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
TONIGHT:
Inland: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Along the Coast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Extended Forecast: A large, powerful storm system will bring heavy rain and strong winds to Northern California from Friday through Sunday. The highest elevations could see wind gusts of 50-60 mph and receive 4-6 inches of rain in some areas, which may cause flooding in streams, rivers, and urban areas. Snow is expected in the mountains above 4,500-7,000 feet, potentially affecting mountain passes. Additional storm systems will follow into early next week, bringing more rain with limited breaks between weather events.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 78 | 44 | 71 |
| Along The Coast | 63 | 53 | 60 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
| Today | Wind | NE 5 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. |
| Waves | W 8 ft at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. | |
| Tonight | Wind | SE 5 to 10 kt. |
| Waves | W 12 ft at 17 seconds. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
| Today | Wind | NW 5 to 10 kt. |
| Waves | NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 19 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | N 5 kt. |
| Waves | W 12 ft at 18 seconds. |
Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information : Today Thursday, 23rd of October of 2025, the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 7:35 am and sunset will be at 6:23 pm. The next high tide will be at 12:20 pm, at 6.1ft. The following low tide will be at 7:25pm, at -.2ft. The moon will rise in the southeast at 9:56 am and will set in the southwest at 7:16 pm. According to the solunar theory, today is an excellent day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is very high.