Weather & Tide Report – March 6, 2025

SYNOPSIS: This morning’s showers will clear up, making way for drier and sunnier conditions throughout the day. Temperatures will be cool at night, but the afternoons will warm up nicely as we head into the weekend.

TODAY: 

Inland: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

Along the Coast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

TONIGHT:  

Inland: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Along the Coast: Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Extended Forecast: Expect a stretch of dry and warmer weather through the weekend, with cool nights and pleasantly warm afternoons. Some inland areas even have a good chance of reaching the low 70s. By midweek, rain will return, with a strong storm system bringing steady rainfall and potentially heavy snow above 2,000 feet. Rainfall totals could reach 2 to 5 inches, with the heaviest amounts expected in southern Humboldt and northern Mendocino Counties, which may cause minor flooding in low-lying areas. Gusty winds are also expected, especially in higher elevations, with some ridges potentially seeing gusts over 55 mph. Travel through mountain passes, like Berry Summit on Highway 299, could be tricky by Wednesday due to snowfall, with up to a foot of snow possible in some areas.

Predicted Temperatures

Location	High Today	Low Tonight	HighTomorrow
Inland	57	34	64
Along The Coast	53	35	53

The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING

Today	Wind	North, 20 to 25 knots, becoming northwest, 25 to 30 knots this afternoon.
	Waves	North, 10 feet at 9 seconds, and west, 9 feet at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
Tonight	Wind	North, 20 to 25 knots.
	Waves	North, 11 feet at 9 seconds, and west, 6 feet at 12 seconds.

The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles. 

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING WILL BE  IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING

Today	Wind	Northwest, 20 to 25 knots, rising to 25 to 30 knots this afternoon.
	Waves	Northwest, 10 feet at 9 seconds, and west, 9 feet at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
Tonight	Wind	North, 20 to 25 knots, with gusts up to 35 knots.
	Waves	Northwest, 10 feet at 9 seconds, west, 6 feet at 13 seconds.

Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:

Tides: The next high tide will occur at 6:01 pm at 4.1 feet. The next low tide today will be at 9:58 pm at 3.4 feet. The 1st high tide of tomorrow will be at 4:22 am at 6.3 feet. 

There will be a total of 11 hours and 34 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 6:40 am, sunset this evening will be at 6:14 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 6:39 am.

The first quarter moon has already risen this morning and will set in the early hours of tomorrow at 2:49 am.  

The moon will be full on March 13th.