Friday, December 26th, 2025
SYNOPSIS:
- Showers and isolated thunderstorms with locally heavy rain and gusty winds expected through Friday afternoon.
- Minor urban and small stream flooding is possible today.
- Heavy snow for elevations above 4000 ft through Friday evening for Trinity County.
- Hazardous marine and coastal conditions expected through Friday morning.
- 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 | 35 | 51 |
| Along The Coast | 53 | 45 | 51 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | S 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. |
| Waves | S 11 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms this morning. | |
| Tonight | Wind | N 10 to 15 kt. |
| Waves | SW 6 ft at 10 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. Showers |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | S 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. |
| Waves | S 14 ft at 10 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. | |
| Tonight | Wind | N 15 to 20 kt. |
| Waves | S 8 ft at 9 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely. |
Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information :
Today Friday, 26th of December of 2025, the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 7:36am and sunset will be at 4:58pm, for approximately 9 hours and 21 minutes of sunlight.
The next HIGH tide will be at 2:54pm, at 5.0ft, and the following LOW tide will be at 9:35pm at 1.1ft.
Today the first quarter moon will rise in the east at 11:33 am and will set in the west at 11:54 pm.
According to the solunar theory, today is a good day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is high.