Weather & Tides-May 6, 2025

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORT 

Tuesday,  May 6th,  2025

SYNOPSIS:  Sunny skies and warm inland temperatures are expected

again today. Winds will be lighter this afternoon, especially

along the coast. Tonight and Wednesday Coastal and valley clouds

are expected to increase along with cooler temperatures near the

coast. Thursday through Saturday warmer temperatures are expected

again. Late Sunday into Monday there is a chance of rain across

the area.

TODAY: 

Inland: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light north northwest wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. 

Along the Coast: Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. 

TONIGHT:  

Inland: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 47. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Along the Coast:  Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Extended Forecast: High pressure remains centered over the West Coast, bringing warm inland temperatures and lighter winds, while coastal areas may briefly warm before a return of marine clouds tonight. An approaching upper-level trough will likely reintroduce stratus to the coast and river valleys by sunset, keeping coastal areas cooler through midweek with only limited clearing. Inland regions will see warming into the upper 80s to near 90°F by Friday, expected to be the warmest day of the week. Confidence is growing in measurable rain Sunday into Monday, with cooler temperatures and a higher chance of precipitation, especially in northern areas.

Predicted Temperatures

Location	High Today	Low Tonight	HighTomorrow
Inland	86	47	78
Along The Coast	66	45	60

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING

Today	Wind	North, 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
	Waves	N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
	Waves	N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.

The coastal waters forecast from Cape Mendocino to Point Arena and out to 10 nautical miles. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

Today	Wind	NW 15 to 20 kt..
	Waves	N 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Tonight	Wind	NW 15 to 20 kt.
	Waves	N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.

Lastly, here are the solar and lunar phases and tidal information : Today, Tuesday, May 6th, the sun rose in Shelter Cove at 6:09am and sunset will be at 8:17pm, for a total of 14 hours and 07 minutes of sunlight. The next low tide will be at 1:59 pm. The next high tide will be at 8:49 pm. Tomorrow Wednesday, the 7^th of May, in the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first low tide will be at 2:58 am and the first high tide will be at 8:41 am, The waxing gibbous moon set at 3:32 am in the west. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the east at 2:52 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.