Weather & Tide Report – February 14, 2025

ADVISORY: High surf advisory in effect for the coastal areas from now until 2 pm today.

SYNOPSIS: Rain showers will gradually clear up this afternoon, leaving behind drier conditions. Tonight, expect much colder temperatures, especially in interior valleys, where freezing conditions are likely. If skies clear quickly, fog may form in some low-lying areas overnight.

TODAY: 

Inland: A 50 percent chance of rain before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Along the Coast: Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

TONIGHT:  

Inland: Patchy fog. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 33. Calm wind.

Along the Coast: Patchy frost after 10pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 34. Calm wind.

Extended Forecast: Saturday will be calm and dry, but another weather system will arrive in the evening, bringing rain and gusty winds along the coast. Snow levels will rise to about 4,500 feet. Light to moderate rainfall is expected from Saturday night through Monday, with the heaviest rain in northern Humboldt and Del Norte counties. Mendocino and Lake counties will see much lighter rainfall. Another weaker system may bring light rain by midweek, mostly affecting the North Coast.

Predicted Temperatures

Location	High Today	Low Tonight	HighTomorrow
Inland	50	33	57
Along The Coast	50	34	54

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY

Today	Wind	Northwest, 20 to 25 knots, easing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon.
	Waves	Northwest, 10 feet at 9 seconds, and west, 14 feet at 15 seconds. Rain likely.
Tonight	Wind	East, 5 knots.
	Waves	Northwest, 5 feet at 9 seconds, and west, 11 feet at 15 seconds.

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

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY

Today	Wind	Northwest, 15 to 20 knots, easing 10 to 15 knots this afternoon.
	Waves	Northwest, 4 feet at 6 seconds, and northwest, 10 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.
Tonight	Wind	North, 5 to 10 knots.
	Waves	Northwest, 4 feet at 6 seconds, and northwest, 4 feet at 9 seconds.

Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:

Tides: The next high tide of the day will be at 12:04 pm at 6.2 feet, receding to the next low tide at 6:39 pm at 0.5 feet. The 1st high tide tomorrow at 1:07 am at 5.7 feet. The 1st low tide tomorrow will be at 6:52 am at 2.1 feet. 

There will be a total of 10 hours and 43 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:11 am, sunset this evening will be at 5:52 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:08 am.

The waning gibbous moon will rise tonight at 8:16 pm and set tomorrow morning at 8:35 am.