Weather & Tides-May 8, 2025

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORT 

Thursday, May 8th,  2025

SYNOPSIS:  Warm temperatures expected through Saturday with

Friday expected to be the warmest. Inland areas will see much

cooler temperatures Sunday with highs around 70. Rain is expected

to spread across the area Sunday night and Monday. This will bring

highs across the area around 60 on Monday. Gradual warming

temperatures are expected after this.

TODAY: 

Inland: Mostly cloudy early, then clearing, with a high near 81. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Along the Coast: Widespread fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

TONIGHT:  

Inland: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Along the Coast:  Increasing clouds, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Extended Forecast: High pressure is building back in following a passing weather system, helping clear coastal clouds and bringing slightly warmer conditions, especially inland. Friday will be notably warmer with highs nearing 90°F in the hottest valleys, before a weekend trough expands the marine layer and cools temperatures slightly, especially near the coast. Rain is likely to arrive Sunday afternoon into Monday, with widespread cooling and variable rainfall amounts—ranging from light totals in the south to potentially over 2 inches in the mountains of Del Norte County. Cooler temperatures persist Monday, followed by a gradual warming trend midweek, though frost is possible in colder inland valleys Tuesday morning.

Predicted Temperatures

Location	High Today	Low Tonight	HighTomorrow
Inland	81	47	84
Along The Coast	60	43	61

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

Today	Wind	NW 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
	Waves	NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Widespread fog early this morning.
Tonight	Wind	N 10 to 15 kt.
	Waves	N 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.

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

Today	Wind	N 15 to 20 kt.
	Waves	NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	N 10 to 15 kt.
	Waves	NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.

Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information : Today, Thursday,  May 8th,  the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 6:07am and sunset will be at 8:19pm, for a total of 14 hours and 12 minutes of sunlight. The next low tide will be at 3:26 pm.. . The next high tide will be at 9:47 pm.  The waxing gibbous moon set at 4:12 am in the west. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the east at 4:52 pm.   According to the solunar theory, today is an average day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is average.