Weather & Tide Report – October 21, 2024
SYNOPSIS: Expect periods of moderate to heavy rain this morning in Del Norte and northern Humboldt counties, with lighter rain in southern Humboldt and western Trinity counties. Showers will taper off by the afternoon, and the weather should begin to dry out later in the day.
TODAY:
Inland: A 40 percent chance of rain before 11am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Along the Coast: A 50 percent chance of rain before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
TONIGHT:
Inland: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Along the Coast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Extended Forecast: Dry weather is expected to return on Tuesday, bringing partly to mostly sunny skies and slightly cooler-than-normal temperatures. Highs will range from 65-75°F inland and 55-60°F along the coast. A brief period of fog may form late tonight into Tuesday morning, but it won’t be widespread. This dry spell should last until Friday, when a new weather system is forecast to bring rain again, especially to Del Norte and Humboldt counties. Expect wetter and cooler conditions starting this weekend and continuing into early next week as multiple weather fronts move through.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 73 | 40 | 73 |
| Along The Coast | 60 | 45 | 57 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | South, 5 knots, veering west this afternoon. |
|---|---|---|
| Waves | West, 6 feet at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. | |
| Tonight | Wind | North, 5 to 10 knots. |
| Waves | West, 6 feet at 10 seconds. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | North, 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest, 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. |
| Waves | West, 5 feet at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. | |
| Tonight | Wind | North, 10 to 15 knots. |
| Waves | Northwest, 4 feet at 5 seconds, and northwest, 5 feet at 10 seconds. |
Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:
Tides: The next high tide of the day will be at 2:05 pm at 6.7 feet, receding to the low tide at 9:33 pm at minus 0.9 feet. The 1st high tide tomorrow will be at 4:40 am at 4.6 feet. The first low tide tomorrow will be at 8:57 am at 3.4 feet.
There will be a total of 10 hours and 51 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:34 am, sunset this evening will be at 6:26 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:35 am.
The waning gibbous moon will set at 12:53 pm today and will rise again at 9:38 pm tonight. The new moon will occur on November 1st.
