Weather & Tide Report – October 11, 2024
SYNOPSIS: Clouds will increase throughout the day as a weather system approaches, bringing rain later tonight into Saturday. Winds will pick up, especially in the higher elevations of Humboldt County, with gusts up to 30 mph.
TODAY:
Inland: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Along the Coast: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
TONIGHT:
Inland: Showers, mainly after 11pm. Low around 50. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Along the Coast: Showers, mainly after 11pm. Low around 54. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Extended Forecast: Rain is expected tonight into Saturday, with the heaviest rain likely along the Mendocino coast and King Range. Rainfall amounts could vary widely, ranging from a quarter of an inch to 1.5 inches, with over 2 inches possible in higher elevations. By late Saturday, temperatures will return to seasonable levels, and cooler mornings with potential fog may occur in valley areas. Sunday and Monday will be dry and possibly warmer. Another chance of rain could arrive mid-next week, followed by drier weather later in the week.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 82 | 50 | 74 |
| Along The Coast | 65 | 54 | 64 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | South, 5 to 10 knots, rising to 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. |
| Waves | Northwest, 5 feet at 11 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | Southeast, 10 to 15 knots. |
| Waves | Northwest, 3 feet at 10 seconds, and south, 2 feet at 14 seconds. Showers. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | Southeast, 10 to 15 knots. |
| Waves | Northwest, 4 feet at 11 seconds, and southwest, 2 feet at 14 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | Southeast, 15 to 20 knots. |
| Waves | South, 3 feet at 4 seconds, and northwest, 4 feet at 10 seconds. Showers. |
Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:
Tides: The next low tide of the day will be at 12:03 pm at 3.7 feet, building to the high tide at 5:40 pm at 5.3 feet. The 1st low tide tomorrow will be at 1:24 am at 0.2 feet, building to the 1st high tide tomorrow at 8:41 am at 4.6 feet.
There will be a total of 11 hours and 17 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:23 am, sunset this evening will be at 6:40 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:24 am.
The first quarter moon will rise at 3:49 pm today and will set at 1:19 am tomorrow. The moon will be full on October 17th.
