Frost Advisory
Ends in 6 h 42 min
When
From 1 AM to 9 AM PDT Saturday.
Where
Del Norte and Northern Humboldt Coast. This is expected to be mainly away from the immediate coast and in areas that go calm.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Eureka CA
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Temperatures as low as 35 will result in frost formation.
Impacts
Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Precautionary actions
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Areas: Interior Del Norte; Southwestern Humboldt; Northeastern Interior Humboldt; Southeastern Interior Humboldt
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Model estimate for 2:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)

Benbow, CA weather

Clear and 42°6°.

Mostly agree

Now 42°6°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 2 PM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 36°2° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by noon
High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (67°19° → 55°13°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · Clear
This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 1 AM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	3%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	3%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	82%	2%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	1%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	85%	1%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 47°8°)	36°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 48°9°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 50°10°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	82%	1%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	63%	4%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	23%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	29%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	32%	35%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	26%	33%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	26%	27%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 66°19° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	26%	23%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	29%	33%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	67°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	30%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	2%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	56%	3%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	12%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	63%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	51%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	54%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	69%	69%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	73%	75%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	72%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	78%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	77%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	76%	79%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	68%	83%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	86%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	87%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	35%	88%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 60°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	32%	90%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	33%	57%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 55°13° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	52%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 52°11° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	33%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	23%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	66%	31%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	44%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	50°10°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	34%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	49°9° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	49°9°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	32%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	48°9°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	12%	0
Mon 1a	Rain	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	46°8°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	41%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Areas of frost before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 75. West wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Areas of frost after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 75°24°).
High, likely
66°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
35°2°–45°7°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 44°7°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain between 11pm and 5am, then a chance of rain and patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 63°17°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and patchy fog. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm, then areas of fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Fog. High 63°17°, low 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Areas of fog after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Fog. High 66°19°, low 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Areas of fog after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–41°5°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Fog. High 66°19°, low 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Areas of fog between 11pm and 5am, then areas of fog and a slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
35°2°–39°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 65°18°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog and a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–65°18°
Low, likely
33°1°–38°3°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 36°2°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–67°19°
Low, likely
31°−1°–42°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–71°22°
Low, likely
29°−2°–49°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–73°23°
Low, likely
32°0°–52°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 39°, cooling off.
Monday
39% chance of rain, high 63°, low 37°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 57–66°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (EKA) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

South Fork Eel River near Miranda

8.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.2 ft
Flow: 28 cfs

Forecast peak 6.2 ft Sat 2 AM

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Eel River (CA) near Fort Seward

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.3 ft
Flow: 68 cfs

Forecast peak 7.3 ft Sat 2 AM

Reading from Sat 12:15 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Eel River near Leggett 1NW

13 mi

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Mattole River near Ettersburg

13 mi

Level: 8.4 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 47 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 28 min less
Golden hour: 5:44–6:39 PM; Morning 7:18–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:50 PM; Morning 7:07–7:18 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 2:18–7:07 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:22 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Benbow. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,900 ft, 6 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Rivers

South Fork Eel River near Miranda

Eel River (CA) near Fort Seward

South Fork Eel River near Leggett 1NW

Mattole River near Ettersburg

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon