Weather & Tide Report – October 24, 2024
SYNOPSIS: Expect mostly dry and mild weather today with light winds and a clear sky. After a frosty start in some interior valleys, temperatures will warm up to above-normal levels in the afternoon. It should be a pleasant day with sunny conditions.
TODAY:
Inland: Patchy frost before 11am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind.
Along the Coast: Patchy fog between 8am and 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
TONIGHT:
Inland: Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Along the Coast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Extended Forecast: Dry weather will continue through Friday, though a few clouds and breezy conditions may develop. A weak frontal system is expected to bring light showers to the northern part of the region on Friday night into Saturday, particularly in Del Norte and Humboldt counties. Over the weekend and into early next week, the weather will become cooler and wetter, with heavier rain expected in the northern areas. Winds will increase, especially along the coast, and there is potential for 1 to 2 inches of rain in the northern parts of the region by Sunday. Fire weather concerns may arise early next week, especially in southern areas that remain dry.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 81 | 42 | 82 |
| Along The Coast | 58 | 38 | 59 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
| Today | Wind | North, 10 to 15 knots, easing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. |
|---|---|---|
| Waves | Northwest, 4 feet at 7 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | Southeast, 5 knots. |
| Waves | North, 2 feet at 6 seconds. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EARLY THIS MORNING
| Today | Wind | North, 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest, 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. |
| Waves | North, 5 feet at 6 seconds, and south, 2 feet at 16 seconds. | |
| Tonight | Wind | Northeast, 5 to 10 knots. |
| Waves | North, 3 feet at 5 seconds, and south, 2 feet at 15 seconds. |
Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:
Tides: The next low tide of the day will be at 11:48 am at 3.6 feet, building to the high tide at 5:12 pm at 5.2 feet. The 1st low tide tomorrow will be at 12:48 am at 0.3 feet. The 1st high tide tomorrow will be at 8:10 am at 4.8 feet.
There will be a total of 10 hours and 44 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:37 am, sunset this evening will be at 6:21 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:38 am.
The last quarter moon will set at 3:12 pm today and the waning crescent moon will rise at 12:57 am tomorrow. The new moon will occur on November 1st.
