Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025
SYNOPSIS:
- – Strong winds to Very Strong Winds Tuesday night into early Wednesday.
- – Additional moderate to heavy rain likely Tuesday through early Wednesday.
- – Additional heavy rain and strong winds possible Wednesday night through Friday.
- – Mountain snow above 4000 ft possible Wednesday through Friday
- Drier weather is finally possible by the weekend.
HIGH WIND WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT
- 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 | 57 | 43 | 57 |
| Along The Coast | 56 | 50 | 55 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
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STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
| Today | Wind | E 5 to 10 kt. |
| Waves | W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. | |
| Tonight | Wind | SE 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. |
| Waves | NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
| Today | Wind | NE 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. |
| Waves | NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. | |
| Tonight | Wind | SE 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. |
| Waves | SE 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. |
Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information :
Today Tuesday, 23th of December of 2025, the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 7:35am and sunset will be at 4:56pm, for a total of 9 hours and 20 minutes of sunlight.
The next HIGH tide will be at 12:17pm, at 6.2ft, and the next LOW tide will be at 7:40pm at -0.2ft.
Today the waxing crescent moon rose in the southeast at 10:21 am and will set in the southwest at 8:33 pm. According to the solunar theory, today is an average day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is average.