Weather & Tide Report – February 12, 2025

SYNOPSIS: Expect rain to start this evening as a weather system moves in, bringing gusty winds and wet conditions. Higher elevations, especially in Trinity County, will see heavy snow. Winds could reach up to 50 mph in the mountains, but lower elevations will experience milder gusts.

TODAY: 

Inland: Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. Light south wind.

Along the Coast: Increasing clouds, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

TONIGHT:  

Inland: Rain, mainly after 7pm. Low around 40. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Along the Coast: Rain, mainly after 10pm. Low around 39. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Extended Forecast: Rain and wind will continue through Thursday, with the heaviest rainfall in Mendocino and Lake counties, where localized flooding is possible. Snow levels in Trinity County will start low, potentially impacting highways with 2 to 5 inches of snow, but will rise by Thursday night. A brief break in the weather is expected Friday afternoon and Saturday, offering some dry conditions. However, another round of rain is forecast to return on Sunday, bringing steady but manageable rainfall, mainly to the northern areas.

Predicted Temperatures

Location	High Today	Low Tonight	HighTomorrow
Inland	55	40	52
Along The Coast	53	39	53

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

Today	Wind	SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
	Waves	S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	SE wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt.
	Waves	S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.

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

GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

Today	Wind	SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt this afternoon.
	Waves	S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	SE wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt.
	Waves	SE 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.

Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:

Tides: The next low tide of the day will be at 5:37 pm at minus 0.3 feet, building to the 1st high tide tomorrow at 12:12 am at 5.5 feet. The 1st low tide tomorrow will be at 5:29 am at 2.5 feet. 

There will be a total of 10 hours and 38 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:11 am, sunset this evening will be at 5:50 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:10 am.

The full moon will rise today at 6:11 pm and set tomorrow morning at 7:55 am.