Tuesday, December 9th, 2025
SYNOPSIS: Areas of dense fog and low chances for coastal drizzle for portions of the North Coast through mid week. Generally dry weather and a warming trend are expected to prevail across NW CA this week, with record warmth likely for the interior.
TODAY:
Inland: Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Along the Coast: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
TONIGHT:
Inland: Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Along the Coast: Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind.
Extended Forecast: A pocket of fog and overcast skies will linger along the North Coast with light drizzle or occasional showers, while most other areas stay dry. Temperatures will rise steadily as a strong high-pressure ridge strengthens through the week. Interior valleys could warm to 10–20°F above normal, with highs likely reaching or exceeding 70°F by Thursday and Friday—possibly breaking records in places like Ukiah. Toward the weekend, the ridge is expected to weaken slightly, bringing a gradual increase in rain chances early next week.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 66 | 44 | 69 |
| Along The Coast | 61 | 54 | 63 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | SE 5 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. |
| Waves | NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle. | |
| Tonight | Wind | N wind 5 kt. |
| Waves | NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | NW 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. |
| Waves | NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | NW 10 to 15 kt. |
| Waves | NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. |
Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information :
Today Tuesday, 9th of December of 2025, the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 7:26 am and sunset will be at 4:50 pm, for a total of 9 hours and 24 minutes of sunlight.
The next high tide will be at 1:46pm, at 6.2ft. The following low tide will be at 9:05pm at -0.3ft.
Today we begin the day with the Waning Gibbous Moon already visible in the sky, so first it will set at 11:40 am in the west. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the east at 10:24 pm.
According to the solunar theory, today is an average day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is average.