Monday, December 22nd, 2025
SYNOPSIS:
- Mostly dry Monday with clouds and a few showers.
- Strong storm Monday night–Tuesday with heavy rain and strong winds.
- Another windy, wet system Wednesday night–Thursday with higher snow levels.
- Chance of thunderstorms and small hail on Thursday.
- Showers taper Friday, with a better break in the weather by Saturday.
- FLOOD WATCH UNTIL FRIDAY DECEMBER 26TH, throughout Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino, and Lake Counties.There will be an increased risk of rock and land slides along roadways. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 55 | 42 | 53 |
| Along The Coast | 53 | 48 | 53 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | S 10 to 15 kt. |
| Waves | SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. | |
| Tonight | Wind | SE 5 to 10 kt. |
| Waves | SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
| Today | Wind | NE 5 kt, backing to NW 5 kt this afternoon. |
| Waves | SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers. | |
| Tonight | Wind | NE 5 kt. |
| Waves | SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. |
Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information :
Today Monday, 22nd of December, the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 7:35am and sunset will be at 4:55pm, for a total of 9 hours and 20 minutes of sunlight.
The next HIGH tide will be at 11:37am, at 6.5ft, and the next LOW tide will be at 7:05pm at -0.4ft.
Today the waxing crescent moon rose in the southeast at 9:51 am and will set in the southwest at 7:26 pm
According to the solunar theory, today is a good day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is high.