Weather & Tides-April 24, 2025

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORT 

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

SYNOPSIS:  An upper level trough approaching the area will bring

cooler temperatures across the interior through Saturday.

There is a slight chance for thunderstorms over the mountains for

the next few days as well as widespread showers in most areas by

Friday. Cool nights and pleasant sunny afternoons will return Sunday

and into next week.

TODAY: 

Inland: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Along the Coast: Cloudy, with a high near 55. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

TONIGHT:  

Inland: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Light and variable wind.

Along the Coast:  A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 6 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Extended Forecast: A deep upper-level trough is approaching the region, bringing increasing high clouds today and setting the stage for enhanced instability and showers, particularly over interior mountains. Isolated thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening, with modest CAPE and shear suggesting localized convection rather than severe storms. As the trough deepens into a split-flow low by Friday, showers will become more widespread, with continued chances for thunderstorms into Saturday, and cooler highs struggling to reach 60°F. Clearing skies Sunday will lead to a gradual warming trend, with frost possible in interior valleys Sunday night and inland highs reaching near 80°F by midweek.

Predicted Temperatures

Location	High Today	Low Tonight	HighTomorrow
Inland	67	47	60
Along The Coast	55	45	55

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

Today	Wind	W wind 5 to 10 kt.
	Waves	NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	NW wind 5 to 10 kt.
	Waves	NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING

Today	Wind	NW wind 10 to 15 kt.
	Waves	NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	NW wind 10 to 15 kt.
	Waves	NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.

Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information : Today, Thursday,  April 24th,  the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 6:24 am and sunset will be at 8:05 pm, for a total of 13 hours and 40 minutes of sunlight. The next low tide will be at 3:19 pm. the next high tide will be at 9:42 pm.   The waning crescent moon The moon rose in the east at 4:41 am and will set in the west at 4:39 pm.    According to the solunar theory, today is an average day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is average.