Weather & Tide Report – January 13, 2025
SYNOPSIS: Expect gusty northeast winds through the afternoon, especially in higher terrain, with some gusts reaching up to 50 mph. The winds will calm down later today, leading to a lighter breeze overnight. It will stay dry and mild during the day, but the night will bring chilly temperatures.
TODAY:
Inland: Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Along the Coast: Patchy frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.
TONIGHT:
Inland: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Calm wind.
Along the Coast: Areas of frost after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Light east southeast wind.
Extended Forecast: Dry weather will continue for the next week with daytime temperatures staying above normal and clear skies. Nights and early mornings will be cold, with freezing temperatures possible in coastal areas this weekend and lows in the 20s to 30s in the interior valleys. Offshore winds will pick up again later this week, particularly along coastal cliffs and interior ridges, bringing a cooler and drier air mass. Be prepared for frosty mornings and bundle up if you’re heading out early!
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 62 | 36 | 62 |
| Along The Coast | 57 | 35 | 57 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
Today | Wind | North, 5 to 10 knots. |
|---|---|---|
| Waves | North, 8 feet at 9 seconds, and west, 3 feet at 10 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | Northeast, 5 knots. |
| Waves | Northwest, 5 feet at 7 seconds, and west, 6 feet at 15 seconds. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
| Today | Wind | Northeast, 5 to 10 knots, backing to northwest this afternoon. |
| Waves | North, 8 feet at 10 seconds, and northwest, 3 feet at 11 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | East, 5 knots. |
| Waves | North, 3 feet at 8 seconds, and northwest, 7 feet at 15 seconds. |
Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:
Tides: The next low tide of the day will be at 5:20 pm at minus 1.1 feet, building to the 1st high tide tomorrow at 12:14 am at 5.2 feet. The 1st low tide tomorrow will be at 4:48 am at 3.3 feet. The 2nd high tide tomorrow will be at 10:42 am at 7.3 feet.
There will be a total of 9 hours and 38 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:36 am, sunset this evening will be at 5:14 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:36 am.
The full moon will rise at 5:01 pm today and will set tomorrow morning at 8:33 am.
