Weather & Tide Report – February 18, 2025
ADVISORY: A wind advisory for the inland areas will be in effect on Wednesday, February 19th from 2pm until 9am.
SYNOPSIS: Today will be dry with increasing clouds and light winds. Afternoon temperatures will be about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday, reaching highs between the mid 50s and mid 60s. It will be a brief break in the weather before a change tonight.
TODAY:
Inland: Areas of fog before 1pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind.
Along the Coast: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
TONIGHT:
Inland: Rain, mainly after 4am. Low around 46. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Along the Coast: Rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 45. Windy, with a light south southeast wind increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Extended Forecast: A strong front will move in tonight, bringing gusty winds of 40 to 50 mph to coastal headlands and ridges in Del Norte and Humboldt counties, with a Wind Advisory in effect until Wednesday morning. Rain will start late tonight, with moderate to heavy showers expected through the morning, especially along the higher slopes. Total rainfall will range from 0.5 to 1.5 inches along the North Coast, with heavier amounts in Del Norte and northern Humboldt counties. Wednesday will bring colder temperatures, with snow levels dropping to 4000 feet by evening, possibly affecting areas like Scott Mountain Pass. Showers will continue into Wednesday afternoon before tapering off in the evening. The weather will dry out and warm up towards the end of the workweek, with another chance of rain returning by the weekend.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 62 | 46 | 54 |
| Along The Coast | 57 | 45 | 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 LATE TONIGHT
| Today | Wind | S wind 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. |
| Waves | W 7 ft at 12 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. |
| Waves | W 6 ft at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 18 seconds. Rain. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
| Today | Wind | W wind 5 kt, backing to SW this afternoon. |
| Waves | W 7 ft at 12 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | SE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. |
| Waves | W 6 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 18 seconds. A chance of rain. |
Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:
Tides: The next high tide of the day will be at 3:10 pm at 4.3 feet, receding to the next low tide at 8:26 pm at 2.6 feet. The 1st high tide tomorrow at 2:53 am at 5.7 feet. The 1st low tide tomorrow will be at 10:10 am at 1.6 feet.
There will be a total of 10 hours and 52 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:04 am, sunset this evening will be at 5:57 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:02 am.
The waning gibbous moon set this morning. It will rise overnight at 12:18 am tomorrow and set at 10:04 am.
The new moon will occur on February 27.
