Weather & Tide Report – February 25, 2025
SYNOPSIS: Expect clear skies and warmer temperatures as high pressure moves in. Winds have mostly died down, except for some lingering gusts in higher elevations of Del Norte County. Overall, today marks the start of a warming trend that will continue through the week.
TODAY:
Inland: Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Along the Coast: Sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
TONIGHT:
Inland: Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind.
Along the Coast: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind.
Extended Forecast: Temperatures will keep rising through the end of the week, reaching about 10 degrees above normal by Wednesday. A low-pressure system near the coast midweek may bring some clouds and a slight chance of showers, particularly Thursday and Friday, though some areas—especially in Lake and Mendocino counties—might stay dry. The real change comes over the weekend when a larger storm system moves in, increasing the likelihood of rain. While there’s still uncertainty about how much rain will fall, there’s a decent chance of getting over half an inch in some areas.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 61 | 39 | 69 |
| Along The Coast | 56 | 39 | 59 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
| Today | Wind | Southeast, 5 knots veering to northwest this afternoon. |
| Waves | West, 16 feet at 15 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | Northeast, 5 to 10 knots. |
| Waves | West, 13 feet at 13 seconds. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
| Today | Wind | North, 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest, 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. |
| Waves | West, 15 feet at 15 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | North, 10 to 15 knots. |
| Waves | West, 13 feet at 14 seconds. |
Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:
Tides: The next low tide today will be at 3:51 pm at minus 0.4 feet. The next high tide of the day will be at 10:30 pm at 5.1 feet. The 1st low tide tomorrow at 3:29 am at 2.8 feet. The 1st high tide tomorrow at 9:25 am at 6.8 feet.
There will be a total of 11 hours and 10 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 6:54 am, sunset this evening will be at 6:05 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 6:53 am.
The waning crescent moon will set this afternoon at 3:30 pm, and will rise again tomorrow morning at 6:25 am.
The new moon will occur on February 27.
