Weather & Tide Report – January 10, 2025
SYNOPSIS: A weakening cold front will bring light rain and drizzle to parts of Del Norte and northern Humboldt later this morning and into the afternoon. Rainfall amounts will be minimal, ranging from a light mist to about 0.10 inches in Del Norte County. High temperatures will be cooler than yesterday, ranging from 55 to 65 degrees, with some fog expected to develop in interior valleys tonight.
TODAY:
Inland: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Along the Coast: A 20 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
TONIGHT:
Inland: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Along the Coast: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Extended Forecast: This weekend, breezy northerly winds will pick up along the coast, especially around Cape Mendocino and higher coastal headlands, where gusts could reach 50 mph or more. Inland areas will also see gusty E-NE winds in higher terrain, particularly in southern and eastern Lake County. Nights will be cold, with clear skies and light winds leading to freezing or near-freezing temperatures across lower elevations and even coastal areas. Frost is likely through early next week. The dry, stable weather pattern is expected to continue into next week, with no significant rain on the horizon, although light sprinkles may be possible later in the week.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 61 | 37 | 56 |
| Along The Coast | 55 | 40 | 53 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
Today | Wind | North, 5 to 10 knots, rising to 20 to 25 knots this afternoon. |
|---|---|---|
| Waves | North, 8 feet at 7 seconds, and west, 7 feet at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. A chance of rain. | |
| Tonight | Wind | North, 20 to 25 knots. |
| Waves | North, 8 feet at 9 seconds, and west, 7 feet at 15 seconds. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
| Today | Wind | Northwest, 10 to 15 knots, becoming north, 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. |
| Waves | North, 7 feet at 7 seconds, and west, 7 feet at 16 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | North, 20 to 25 knots. |
| Waves | North, 8 feet at 8 seconds, and west, 7 feet at 15 seconds. |
Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:
Tides: The next low tide of the day will be at 2:57 pm at minus 0.6 feet, building to the high tide at 9:51 pm at 4.7 feet. The 1st low tide tomorrow will be at 1:57 am at 3.5 feet. The 1st high tide tomorrow will be at 8:13 am at 7.4 feet.
There will be a total of 9 hours and 34 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:37 am, sunset this evening will be at 5:11 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:37 am.
The waxing gibbous moon will rise at 1:53 pm today and will set tomorrow morning at 5:59 am.
