Weather & Tide Report – January 23, 2025
SYNOPSIS: Today will be mostly dry with mild highs in the lower 60s, making it warmer than usual for this time of year. Nights will remain chilly, so dress warmly if you’re out late or early.
TODAY:
Inland: Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind.
Along the Coast: Patchy frost before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Light and variable wind.
TONIGHT:
Inland: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.
Along the Coast: Patchy fog before 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Extended Forecast: Expect dry weather for the next six days, but chilly mornings and nights, especially this weekend, when interior valleys may drop into the teens and coastal areas into the upper 20s. Gusty winds are forecast to return Friday through Sunday, with stronger gusts along the coast on Friday and in the interior on Saturday, where winds could exceed 45 mph in places like Lake County. Light precipitation is possible late Friday night into Saturday night for Lake County, with a slight chance of snow above 3,000 feet. A better chance of rain for the region arrives next Wednesday night into Thursday. Until then, expect clear skies and cold conditions, especially in the mornings.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 66 | 39 | 60 |
| Along The Coast | 61 | 40 | 55 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
A GALE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
| Today | Wind | Northeast, 5 knots, backing to northwest this afternoon. |
| Waves | Northwest, 3 feet at 7 seconds, and west, 3 feet at 12 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | North, 5 to 10 knots. |
| Waves | North, 3 feet at 7 seconds, and west, 3 feet at 12 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
| Today | Wind | Southeast, 5 knots, veering to south this afternoon. |
| Waves | North, 2 feet at 7 seconds, and west, 3 feet at 12 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | Northeast, 5 to 10 knots. |
| Waves | North, 1 feet at 7 seconds, and west, 3 feet at 12 seconds. |
Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:
Tides: The next low tide of the day will be at 1:16 pm at 1.3 feet, building to the high tide at 8:15 pm at 4.0 feet. The 2nd low tide today will be at 11:42 pm at 3.6 feet. The 1st high tomorrow will occur at 6:23 am at 6.1 feet.
There will be a total of 9 hours and 54 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:31 am, sunset this evening will be at 5:26 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:30 am.
The waning crescent moon will set at 12:06 pm today and will rise again at 3:37 am tomorrow morning.
