Weather & Tides-July 23, 2025

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORT 

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025

SYNOPSIS:  An upper level system is expected to linger near the

area through the week. Thunderstorms are possible in the interior

through Saturday with the highest chances Thursday and Friday. Near-

normal to slightly below normal temperatures expected this week.

TODAY: 

Inland: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. 

Along the Coast: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. .

TONIGHT:  

Inland: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. 

Along the Coast: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. 

Extended Forecast:   An upper-level low off the Central California coast is bringing slightly warmer weather to Northern California, with a small chance of dry thunderstorms in northern Trinity County on Wednesday. By Thursday, more moisture and instability move in, increasing the risk of thunderstorms that could bring lightning, brief heavy rain, and gusty winds up to 50–60 mph. Storms may linger into the evening and drift toward the coast, though confidence in that is low. Thunderstorm chances continue into Friday, possibly extending into Mendocino and Lake counties, but are expected to taper off by Saturday as the system moves east.

Predicted Temperatures

Location	High Today	Low Tonight	HighTomorrow
Inland	85	52	86
Along The Coast	63	54	61

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

Today	Wind	W 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
	Waves	N 1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.
Tonight	Wind	NW 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
	Waves	NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog.

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

Today	Wind	S 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE this afternoon.
	Waves	N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy drizzle this morning. Patchy dense fog.
Tonight	Wind	W 5 kt.
	Waves	N 1 foot at 4 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy drizzle.

Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information : Today,Wednesday,  July 23rd, the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 6:07am and the sunset will be at 8:38pm, for a total of 14 hours and 30 minutes of sunlight. The first high tide will be at 12:04 pm and the next high tide at 10:31 pm, at 4.7ft and 7.2ft., respectively.  The next low tide will be at 4:28 pm, at 3.1ft. The waning crescent moon rose in the northeast at 4:30 am and will set in the northwest at 8:25 pm. According to the solunar theory, today is an excellent day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is very high.