Weather & Tide Report – October 16, 2024

SYNOPSIS: A stronger cold front will move through the area today, bringing increased winds, mid-level clouds, and coastal drizzle, but rain will be minimal. Expect cooler temperatures and gusty conditions, especially near the coast.

TODAY: 

Inland: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Along the Coast: Patchy dense fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 60. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

TONIGHT:  

Inland: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Along the Coast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

Extended Forecast: As the cold front moves through, expect colder, drier air to follow, leading to chilly conditions by Thursday night into Friday morning. Frost is possible in some inland valleys, particularly in areas like Hayfork and Weaverville, where temperatures could drop below freezing. Gusty winds will continue, especially near the Sacramento Valley and Russian River Valley, with gusts of 25-35 mph likely through Thursday night. High pressure is expected to return over the weekend, though another trough may bring light rain to the North Coast early next week. Forecasts are uncertain regarding rain chances beyond the weekend.

Predicted Temperatures

Location	High Today	Low Tonight	High Tomorrow
Inland	79	42	71
Along The Coast	60	47	56

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

Today	Wind	North, 5 to 10 knots.
	Waves	Northwest, 7 feet at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. A slight chance of drizzle early this morning.
Tonight	Wind	North, 10 to 15 knots.
	Waves	Northwest, 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 WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Today	Wind	Northwest, 10 to 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots this afternoon.
	Waves	Northwest, 7 feet at 13 seconds, and south, 2 feet at 15 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	Northwest, 15 to 20 knots.
	Waves	Northwest, 6 feet at 12 seconds, and south, 2 feet at 14 seconds.

Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:

Tides: The next low tide of the day will be at 5:15 pm at minus 0.2 feet, building to the high tide at 11:29 pm at 5.9 feet. The 1st low tide tomorrow will be at 5:16 am at 1.1 feet. 

There will be a total of 11 hours and 4 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:28 am, sunset this evening will be at 6:33 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:29 am.

The waxing gibbous moon will rise at 6:11 pm today, becoming full at 4:26 am tomorrow morning, before setting at 7:45 am.