Thursday, December 25th, 2025
SYNOPSIS:
- Strong southerly winds, periods of moderate to heavy rain, and embedded thunderstorms expected through Thursday.
- Gusty winds, showers and isolated thunderstorms with locally heavy rain expected on Friday.
- Flood Watch remains in effect through Friday evening for Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino and Lake counties.
- Winter Storm Warning for elevations above 4000 ft through Friday evening for Trinity County.
- Hazardous marine and coastal conditions expected through Thursday.
- High Wind Watch in effect until December 25th, 02:00 PM
- FLOOD WATCH UNTIL FRIDAY DECEMBER 26TH, 10PM, throughout Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino, and Lake Counties. Take caution. 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 | 52 | 41 | 51 |
| Along The Coast | 52 | 48 | 52 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
| Today | Wind | S 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. |
| Waves | NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 10 ft at 12 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. | |
| Tonight | Wind | S 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. |
| Waves | S 15 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
| Today | Wind | S 30 to 40 kt, easing to 25 to 35 kt this afternoon. Gusts up to 55 kt. |
| Waves | S 17 ft at 12 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. | |
| Tonight | Wind | S 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. |
| Waves | S 17 ft at 11 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. |
Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information :
Today Thursday, 25th of December of 2025, the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 7:36am and sunset will be at 4:57pm, for approximately 9 hours and 20 minutes of sunlight.
The next HIGH tide will be at 1:51pm, at 5.5ft, and the next LOW tide will be at 8:54pm at 0.6ft.
Today the waxing crescent moon will rise in the southeast at 11:11 am and will set in the west at 10:46 pm.
According to the solunar theory, today is an average day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is average.