NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORT 

Thursday, January 15th, 2026

SYNOPSIS:

• A strong upper level ridge over the West Coast is causing exceptionally warm temperatures inland, well above normal for January
• Cold conditions persist in northern river valleys (Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino) at night and morning due to radiational cooling and fog
• Strong northeasterly winds are developing, particularly over ridges in Del Norte and Lake counties, with warmer coastal temperatures expected
• The ridge will maintain dry, stable weather through the weekend with minimal chance of coastal fog due to offshore flow
• The dry pattern continues until mid-to-late next week, with meaningful rainfall (over 0.1 inch) not likely until late January

Predicted Temperatures

Location	High Today	Low Tonight	HighTomorrow
Inland	70	36	70
Along The Coast	62	52	59

The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING

Today	Wind	N 5 to 10 kt, becoming S this afternoon.
	Waves	N 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
Tonight	Wind	NE 5 kt.
	Waves	NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds.

The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles. 

Today	Wind	S 5 kt, veering to NW this afternoon.
	Waves	N 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning..
Tonight	Wind	NW 5 kt.
	Waves	NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds.

Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information : 

Today, Thursday, 15th of January of 2026, the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 7:35am and sunset will be at 5:16pm, for approximately 9 hours and 40 minutes of sunlight. 

The next LOW tide will be at 3:46pm, at 0.1ft, and the following HIGH tide will be at 10:43pm at 4.6ft.