Weather & Tide Report – January 14, 2025
SYNOPSIS: Expect a dry and sunny day with temperatures reaching the mid-50s to low 60s in most areas. In the warmest interior valleys, highs may climb to the mid-60s. Nights will remain chilly, with temperatures in the low 30s for coastal valleys and mid-20s to low 30s in Trinity valleys.
TODAY:
Inland: Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind.
Along the Coast: Areas of frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind.
TONIGHT:
Inland: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Along the Coast: Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. Calm wind.
Extended Forecast: The dry and mild weather pattern will continue through the next week. High pressure will dominate, keeping skies clear and temperatures above normal during the day. Nights will stay cold, with freezing temperatures likely this weekend in both coastal and interior valleys. Breezy northeast winds will return along the coastal headlands and exposed ridges this weekend, creating locally windy conditions. Fog and low clouds may develop Thursday night into Friday morning in interior valleys as a weak cold front approaches. Cooler air will settle in by the weekend, bringing a dry, crisp feel and enhancing overnight cooling.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 62 | 38 | 63 |
| Along The Coast | 57 | 36 | 58 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | Northeast, 5 knots, backing to north this afternoon. |
| Waves | Northwest, 3 feet at 7 seconds, and west, 5 feet at 13 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | Northeast, 5 knots. |
| Waves | Northwest, 3 feet at 7 seconds, and west, 7 feet at 17 seconds. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | Northeast, 5 knots, backing to northwest this afternoon. |
| Waves | Northwest, 2 feet at 7 seconds, and northwest, 5 feet at 14 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | East, 5 knots. |
| Waves | North, 2 feet at 7 seconds, and northwest, 8 feet at 17 seconds. |
Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:
Tides: The next low tide of the day will be at 6:01 pm at minus 0.9 feet, building to the 1st high tide tomorrow at 12:52 am at 5.4 feet. The 1st low tide tomorrow will be at 5:37 am at 3.2 feet.
There will be a total of 9 hours and 39 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:36 am, sunset this evening will be at 5:15 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:35 am.
The waning gibbous moon will rise at 6:12 pm today and will set tomorrow morning at 9:05 am.
