Weather & Tides-Sept.30, 2025

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORT 

Tuesday, September 30th, 2025

SYNOPSIS: Another front will bring additional rain and strong gusty southerly winds Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night. Lingering showers on Wednesday will diminish on Thursday. Dry weather is expected Friday through the weekend.

TODAY: 

Inland: Rain, mainly after 2pm. High near 69. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Along the Coast: Rain, mainly before 5pm, then showers after 5pm. High near 65. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

TONIGHT:  

Inland: Showers, mainly before 2am. Low around 53. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. 

Along the Coast: Showers, mainly before 2am. Low around 55. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. 

Extended Forecast: A second weather front is moving through the area today, bringing more wind than rain—especially to Humboldt and Del Norte counties—after Monday’s rain left low-level moisture and patchy fog. Rainfall totals with this front are expected to be light overall, but higher amounts are likely in mountainous areas due to terrain effects. Stronger winds are possible in higher elevations and near the coast, with gusts potentially reaching 40–50 mph, prompting a wind advisory. After some lingering showers midweek, dry weather is expected to return by the weekend, along with cooler nights that could lead to frost in colder inland valleys.

Predicted Temperatures

Location	High Today	Low Tonight	HighTomorrow
Inland	69	53	75
Along The Coast	65	55	65

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

GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING

Today	Wind	S 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon.
	Waves	S 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.
Tonight	Wind	S 15 to 20 kt.
	Waves	S 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely.

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING

Today	Wind	SE 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt this afternoon.
	Waves	S 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
Tonight	Wind	SE 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
	Waves	S 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.

Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information : Today, Tuesday, September 30th, the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 7:12am and the sunset will be at 6:58pm, for a total of 11 hours and 46 minutes of sunlight. The next high tide will be at 5:21 pm,  at 5.1ft.  The next low tide will be at 11:35 am, at 3.8ft. The First Quarter Moon will emerge in the southeast at 3:42 pm. According to the solunar theory, today is a good day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is high.