Weather & Tides-April 22, 2025

National Weather Service Report

Tuesday, April 22st, 2025

SYNOPSIS:  Cooler overnight temperatures with pleasant daytime

highs will continue for the next few days. Strong northerly winds

will ramp up in the afternoons near the coast, starting to weaken by

Wednesday. Unsettled weather with a chance of rain is forecast

Thursday afternoon through Saturday.

TODAY: 

Inland: Sunny, with a high near 72. Light north wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Along the Coast: Sunny, with a high near 59. North northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. 

TONIGHT:  

Inland: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 44. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. 

Along the Coast:  Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Extended Forecast: A mid-level shortwave trough will enhance coastal instability today, bringing gusty offshore winds up to 50 mph and temperatures ranging from the upper 50s to low 80s depending on elevation. Coastal stratus is spreading inland this morning, with improvement expected as northerly winds build through the day. A pattern shift begins Thursday as an upper-level low approaches, bringing cooler temperatures, increased clouds, drizzle, and a slight chance of interior thunderstorms, especially over Trinity County. Rain chances increase Friday, mainly over Del Norte and northern Humboldt, with clearing and colder overnight lows expected by Saturday.

Predicted Temperatures

Location	High Today	Low Tonight	HighTomorrow
Inland	72	43	73
Along The Coast	59	44	59

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY

HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING

Today	Wind	N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt this afternoon around Pt St George.
	Waves	NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	N wind 25 to 30 kts
	Waves	NW 11 ft at 10 seconds.

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

Today	Wind	NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt this afternoon.
	Waves	NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
	Waves	N 10 ft at 10 seconds.

Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information : Today, Tuesday,  April 22nd,  the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 6:27 am and sunset will be at 8:03 pm, for a total of 13 hours and 35 minutes of sunlight. The next low tide will be at 1:41 pm. Wednesday, the first low tide will be at 2:09 am The next high tide will be at 8:41 pm. Tomorrow, Wednesday, the first high tide will be at 7:51 am  The waning crescent moon rose in the southeast at 3:48 am and will set in the southwest at 2:11 pm   According to the solunar theory, today is a bad day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is low, however, this is just a chance so we encourage you to take your rod and try it during solunar periods.