Weather & Tides-April 28, 2025

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORT 

Monday, April 28th, 2025

SYNOPSIS:  Dry conditions are anticipated today as ridging builds

aloft. A quick passing trough will bring increased cloud cover

and a possibility of mountain showers on Tuesday. Dry weather

returns on Wednesday with temperatures warming well above normal

through Thursday.

TODAY: 

Inland: Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Along the Coast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

TONIGHT:  

Inland: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Along the Coast:  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Extended Forecast: Northwest California will see improving weather through midweek as a departing storm system gives way to drier conditions and building high pressure. A shortwave trough may bring isolated mountain showers Tuesday evening, but widespread rain is not expected until Friday, when a frontal system arrives with cooler temperatures and a chance of light to moderate precipitation, especially in the north. Warm, dry conditions are expected Wednesday and Thursday, with some interior highs reaching into the 80s or even 90°F. Cooler, wetter weather returns over the weekend with possible high-elevation snow and morning frost in interior valleys.

Predicted Temperatures

Location	High Today	Low Tonight	HighTomorrow
Inland	71	46	75
Along The Coast	58	44	60

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING

Today	Wind	N wind increasing to 20 to 25 kt.
	Waves	N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
	Waves	NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds.

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING

Today	Wind	NW wind 20 to 25 kt, rising to 25 to 30 kt this afternoon.
	Waves	N 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
	Waves	N 9 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information : Today, Monday, April 28th,  the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 6:19 am and sunset will be at 8:09 pm, for a total of 13 hours and 50 minutes of sunlight. The next low tide will be at 6:09 pm The first high tide will be at 10:07 am.  The only high tide of the day will be at 1:05 pm.  The New Moon rose in the northeast at 6:35 am and will set in the northwest at 9:58 pm.   According to the solunar theory, today is an excellent day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is very high.