Weather & Tide Report – December 5, 2024
SYNOPSIS: A weak cold front has moved through the North Coast, bringing some light showers this morning. Conditions are expected to clear up later, with VFR (Visual Flight Rules) weather for the day, meaning no major weather impacts. Light winds will prevail, and the chance of fog is minimal.
TODAY:
Inland: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Along the Coast: A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
TONIGHT:
Inland: Areas of fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 41. Light north wind.
Along the Coast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Extended Forecast: Temperatures will stay unusually warm through the week thanks to high pressure building in. Inland areas will see daytime highs reaching the mid-60s to 70s, while coastal regions will be cooler due to fog and stratus. A weak front will bring a brief period of light rain to the far North Coast on Saturday, but little rainfall is expected. Cooler temperatures will return over the weekend, and after the front passes, colder overnight lows are likely, with a chance for some offshore winds. Looking ahead, the weather may become more active next week, though the timing and extent of storm systems is uncertain.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 67 | 41 | 68 |
| Along The Coast | 59 | 42 | 59 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | North, 5 knots. |
|---|---|---|
| Waves | West, 6 feet at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. | |
| Tonight | Wind | North, 5 knots. |
| Waves | West, 6 feet at 13 seconds. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena 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 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers. | |
| Tonight | Wind | North, 10 to 15 knots. |
| Waves | North, 5 feet at 5 seconds, and west, 6 feet at 13 seconds. |
Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:
Tides: The next high tide of the day will be at 12:47 pm at 6.2 feet, receding to the low tide at 8:22 pm at minus 0.4 feet. The 1st high tide tomorrow at 3:39 am at 4.9 feet. The 1st low tide tomorrow will be at 8:07 am at 3.7 feet.
There will be a total of 9 hours and 27 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:23 am, sunset this evening will be at 4:50 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:24 am.
The waxing crescent moon will rise at 11:24 am this morning and eventually set at 9:10 pm this evening.
The full moon will occur on December 15th.
