Weather & Tides-June 20, 2025

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORT 

Friday,  June 20th, 2025

Summer Solstice

SYNOPSIS: Stronger west and northwest winds expected for the interior through Friday. Much cooler with below normal temperatures for the interior Friday and Saturday.

TODAY: 

Inland:  Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Along the Coast: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 11am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

TONIGHT:  

Inland: Increasing clouds, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Along the Coast: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. 

Extended Forecast:   Elevated fire weather conditions are expected through Friday evening in Lake, eastern Mendocino, and eastern Trinity Counties due to low humidity and strong west to northwest winds, with Friday likely being the windiest day. Interior temperatures will cool significantly Friday and Saturday, with patchy frost possible in colder valleys, especially in Trinity and northeast Mendocino. Light rain is likely Friday afternoon and evening for Del Norte and northern Humboldt, though totals will be modest and vary by model. A warming and drying trend is expected early to mid next week, with a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms over the interior mountains Sunday or Monday.

Predicted Temperatures

Location	High Today	Low Tonight	HighTomorrow
Inland	72	46	76
Along The Coast	61	47	61

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

Today	Wind	NW 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 kt this afternoon.
	Waves	NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.
Tonight	Wind	NW 5 kt.
	Waves	NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds.

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

Today	Wind	NW 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon.
	Waves	NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	NW wind 10 to 15 kt.
	Waves	NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds.

Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information : Today, Friday,  June 19th, the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 5:47am and the sunset will be at 8:49pm, for a total of 15 hours of sunlight. Today marks the summer solstice for the Northern Hemisphere occurring at 7:41pm PST. This marks the beginning of astronomical summer and is the day with the longest daylight hours in the year. 

The next next high tide will be at 7:25 pm, at 6.3ft. The next low tide will be at 12:46 pm,  at 1.6ft.  The waning crescent moon rose in the east at 1:57 am and will set in the west at 3:44 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.