Weather & Tide Report – October 14, 2024

SYNOPSIS: Expect typical fall temperatures today with morning fog and clouds along the coast, which will clear slightly in the afternoon. Inland areas will stay near normal temperatures for this time of year.

TODAY: 

Inland: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Along the Coast: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

TONIGHT:  

Inland: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Along the Coast: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 51. Light northeast wind.

Extended Forecast: From Tuesday to Thursday, light rain is expected in Del Norte and Humboldt counties, with the highest chances for rain north of Cape Mendocino. Rainfall could be as much as half an inch or more in the far north, while Mendocino and Lake counties are likely to stay mostly dry. Winds will pick up on Thursday as a cold front moves through, bringing gusty northwest winds in the afternoon, followed by northeast winds Thursday night. These winds could bring dry air, leading to fire weather concerns on Friday and Saturday. Interior valleys may experience near-freezing temperatures later in the week as the dry air settles in.

Predicted Temperatures

Location	High Today	Low Tonight	HighTomorrow
Inland	83	48	83
Along The Coast	63	51	62

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

Today	Wind	Northeast, 5 knots, backing to northwest this afternoon.
	Waves	West, 5 feet at 11 seconds, and west, 6 feet at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
Tonight	Wind	North, 5 knots.
	Waves	West, 9 feet at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog.

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

Today	Wind	Northwest, 5 to 10 knots.
	Waves	West, 4 feet at 11 seconds, and south, 3 feet at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
Tonight	Wind	Northwest, 5 to 10 knots.
	Waves	Northwest, 4 feet at 5 seconds, and northwest, 9 feet at 16 seconds.

Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:

Tides: The next low tide of the day will be at 2:37 pm at 2.5 feet, building to the high tide at 8:24 pm at 5.6 feet. The 1st low tide tomorrow will be at 3:09 am at 0.2 feet, building to the 1st high tide tomorrow at 9:43 am at 5.5 feet. 

There will be a total of 11 hours and 9 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:26 am, sunset this evening will be at 6:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:27 am.

The waxing gibbous moon will rise at 5:19 pm today and will set at 5:08 am tomorrow. The moon will be full on October 17th.