Weather & Tide Report – December 2, 2024
SYNOPSIS: Expect unseasonably warm days with mild highs well above average, but nights will remain chilly. High clouds will clear today, allowing for cooler nights in the coming days, while the risk of sneaker waves along the coast remains.
TODAY:
Inland: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind.
Along the Coast: Sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
TONIGHT:
Inland: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Along the Coast: Patchy fog before 10pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Extended Forecast: Warm, sunny afternoons and cool, crisp nights will continue under high pressure this week. A weak front may bring some clouds late Wednesday or Thursday, with only a slight chance of light rain or drizzle, mostly along the far northern coast. Coastal areas from Del Norte to Northern Humboldt may see very light precipitation, but significant rainfall is unlikely. Another system could bring a better chance of rain later in the weekend, but the dry and warm pattern is expected to dominate for now.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 58 | 38 | 70 |
| Along The Coast | 59 | 38 | 59 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | North 5 to 10 knots. |
|---|---|---|
| Waves | North, 4 feet at 5 seconds, and west, 6 feet at 15 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | North, 5 to 10 knots. |
| Waves | North, 4 feet at 5 seconds, and west, 5 feet at 14 seconds. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | North, 5 knots, backing to northwest this afternoon. |
| Waves | North, 4 feet at 5 seconds, and west, 6 feet at 15 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | Northeast, 5 to 10 knots. |
| Waves | North, 4 feet at 5 seconds, and west, 5 feet at 14 seconds. |
Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:
Tides: The next low tide of the day will be at 6:15 pm at minus 0.7 feet, building to the 1st high tide tomorrow at 1:20 am at 4.8 feet. The 1st low tide tomorrow will be at 5:30 am at 3.6 feet.
There will be a total of 9 hours and 30 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:20 am, sunset this evening will be at 4:51 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:21 am.
The waxing crescent moon will set at 5:48 pm today and rise again tomorrow morning at 10:01 am.
The full moon will occur on December 15th.
