Weather & Tide Report – February 21, 2025
SYNOPSIS: The weather today will remain dry and warmer, with mostly clear skies and a few high clouds passing through. There’s no rain expected today, though a few light showers or sprinkles could occur overnight.
TODAY:
Inland: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind.
Along the Coast: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
TONIGHT:
Inland: Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind.
Along the Coast: A slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Extended Forecast: Rain is expected to return this weekend, with a strong storm system approaching from the west. This system will bring moderate to heavy rainfall to areas in Del Norte County and far northern Humboldt, especially Saturday night into Sunday. The rain could cause minor flooding and mudslides, particularly along steep terrain like Highway 199. Gusty winds will also pick up, with strong gusts up to 50 mph in some coastal and mountainous areas, making driving difficult. By early next week, the rain will taper off, and temperatures are expected to remain mild and above normal.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 66 | 45 | 65 |
| Along The Coast | 57 | 44 | 60 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
| Today | Wind | S wind 5 kt. |
| Waves | NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. | |
| Tonight | Wind | S wind 5 to 10 kt. |
| Waves | W 9 ft at 15 seconds. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
| Today | Wind | NW wind 5 to 10 kt. |
| Waves | N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | NW wind 5 kt. |
| Waves | N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. |
Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:
Tides: The 1st low today of the day will be at 12:24 pm at 1.2 feet. The next high tide of the day will be at 7:59 pm at 3.9 feet, receding to the next low tide at 10:51 pm at 3.7 feet. The 1st high tide tomorrow at 5:28 am at 5.8 feet.
There will be a total of 11 hours of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:00 am, sunset this evening will be at 6:00 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 6:58 am.
The waning crescent moon will set this morning at 11:17 am, and will rise again tomorrow morning at 3:27 am.
The new moon will occur on February 27.
