Weather & Tide Report – January 20, 2025
SYNOPSIS: Expect a dry and chilly day with clear skies for most areas. Frost and patchy fog are likely in the morning, especially in coastal and inland valleys, but they should clear up by midday.
TODAY:
Inland: Sunny, with a high near 62. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Along the Coast: Areas of frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
TONIGHT:
Inland: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Light and variable wind.
Along the Coast: Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Light east wind.
Extended Forecast: The weather will stay dry through next Thursday, with cold nights and frosty mornings continuing, particularly in valleys where temperatures may drop below freezing. Coastal areas also have a small chance of frost, depending on cloud cover and wind. Morning fog is expected in some regions, clearing by the afternoons. Late next week, the weather pattern may change, bringing a 30–50% chance of light rain by Friday and into the following weekend, especially in northern Humboldt and Del Norte counties. Inland areas and higher elevations may also experience gusty winds later in the week.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 62 | 34 | 61 |
| Along The Coast | 59 | 36 | 57 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | Northeast, 5 to 10 knots. |
| Waves | North, 5 feet at 7 seconds, and west, 7 feet at 16 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | East, 5 knots. |
| Waves | Northwest, 3 feet at 6 seconds, and west, 6 feet at 15 seconds. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | Northeast, 5 to 10 knots, becoming north this afternoon. |
| Waves | North, 4 feet at 7 seconds, and west, 7 feet at 16 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | East, 5 knots. |
| Waves | North, 2 feet at 7 seconds, and west, 6 feet at 15 seconds. |
Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:
Tides: The next high tide of the day will be at 3:35 pm at 4.3 feet, receding to the low tide at 9:25 pm at 2.3 feet. The 1st high tide tomorrow will be at 4:10 am at 5.8 feet.
There will be a total of 9 hours and 49 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:33 am, sunset this evening will be at 5:22 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:32 am.
The waning gibbous moon already set this morning. It will rise again at 12:28 am tomorrow morning.
