Weather & Tide Report – October 28, 2024
SYNOPSIS: Showers will gradually ease tonight, leading to calmer conditions by tomorrow morning. Expect a noticeable drop in temperatures, especially in inland areas.
TODAY:
Inland: Showers likely, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Along the Coast: Showers likely before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
TONIGHT:
Inland: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Along the Coast: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Extended Forecast: Rain will taper off by Tuesday morning, with much cooler temperatures moving in. Inland areas may experience frost or freezing conditions, especially on Tuesday morning, with a freeze warning in effect for areas in interior Humboldt, Mendocino, and Lake counties. Winds will continue to be gusty, especially in southern Mendocino and Lake counties, where 20-30 mph gusts could occur later today, easing up by tomorrow afternoon. Some light snow is possible over high mountain passes, particularly around Scott Mountain Pass in Northwest Trinity County. Looking ahead, another round of rain is expected midweek, potentially bringing more than 2 inches of rainfall in some areas and strong winds along the coast.
Predicted Temperatures
| Location | High Today | Low Tonight | HighTomorrow |
| Inland | 65 | 36 | 68 |
| Along The Coast | 56 | 42 | 55 |
The coastal waters forecast from Point Saint George to Cape Mendocino and out to 10 nautical miles.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
| Today | Wind | Southwest, 5 knots, veering to northwest this afternoon. |
|---|---|---|
| Waves | Northwest, 12 feet at 14 seconds. A chance of showers early this morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. | |
| Tonight | Wind | North, 5 to 10 knots. |
| Waves | Northwest, 10 feet at 13 seconds. |
The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
| Today | Wind | Northwest, 5 to 10 knots, rushing to 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. |
| Waves | South, 3 feet at 13 seconds, and northwest, 11 feet at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. | |
| Tonight | Wind | North, 15 to 20 knots. |
| Waves | Northwest, 5 feet at 5 seconds, and south, 2 feet at 12 seconds. |
Here are the tides for Shelter Cove:
Tides: The next low tide of the day will be at 4:00 pm at 1.6 feet, building to the high tide at 9:53 pm at 4.9 feet. The 1st low tide tomorrow will be at 3:52 am at 1.3 feet. The 1st high tide tomorrow will be at 10:11 am at 5.7 feet.
There will be a total of 10 hours and 35 minutes of daylight today. Sunrise today was at 7:41 am, sunset this evening will be at 6:16 pm. Sunrise tomorrow will be at 7:42 am.
The waning crescent moon will set at 4:43 pm today and will rise again tomorrow at 5:02 am. The new moon will occur on November 1st.
