Frost Advisory
Ends in 2 h 13 min
When
Until 9 AM PDT this morning.
Where
Coastal Mendocino and Southwestern Interior Mendocino.
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: Coastal Mendocino; Southwestern Interior Mendocino
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Model estimate for 6:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)

Cleone, CA weather

Clear and 39°4°.

Forecasts differ

Now 39°4°

Clear · Feels like 36°2°

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the east. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry · up to 44°7° by 10 AM (comfortable)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 6Good; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 38°3° today at 7 AM
Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 61°16° today at 1 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Fog tomorrow night 11 PM–5 AM

This morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 59°15° · Clear
TonightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 59°15° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy · rain chance 20%

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 49°9°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	76%	8%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 50°10°)	35°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	8%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	76%	8%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	6%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	4%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	58%	4%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	59%	5%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	59%	6%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	6%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	5%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	22%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	26%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	76%	20%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	82%	27%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	87%	35%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	87%	36%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	37%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	88%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	60%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	88%	70%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	88%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	79%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	88%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	88%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	82%	71%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	70%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	73%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	79%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	85%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	91%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	95%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	94%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	75%	87%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	75%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	86%	61%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	90%	57%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	47%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	94%	42%	0
Sun 11p	Fog	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	94%	54%	0
Mon 12a	Fog	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	48%	0
Mon 1a	Fog	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	95%	55%	0
Mon 2a	Fog	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	95%	80%	0
Mon 3a	Fog	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	95%	95%	0
Mon 4a	Fog	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	94%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Rain	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	45°7°	20%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	95%	89%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 39°4°. Typical 60°16° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
39°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 60°16° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 45°7°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Patchy fog between 11pm and 5am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 41°5°. Typical 60°16° / 45°7°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and patchy fog before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Fog. High 59°15°, low 40°4°. Typical 60°16° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Patchy fog after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 45°7°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Fog. High 60°16°, low 41°5°. Typical 60°16° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Areas of fog after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Fog. High 60°16°, low 42°6°. Typical 59°15° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Patchy fog between 8pm and 11pm, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 45°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 60°16°, low 42°6°. Typical 59°15° / 45°7°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 41°5°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
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 60.
Night: A chance of rain before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–46°8°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 42°6°. Typical 59°15° / 44°7°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  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
54°12°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 44°7°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 59°15° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  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
55°13°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 44°7°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 44°7°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.3 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
55°13°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 43°.
Monday
Dry, high 60°, low 41°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 58–62°.

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

Navarro River near Navarro

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Forecast peak 0.8 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Noyo River near Fort Bragg

4.7 mi

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Elder Creek (CA) near Branscomb

18 mi

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 67% less heating than a typical week.

This week 29Typical 89

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 22
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 6 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 32°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Fort Bragg 5 N · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
+5°+3°ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Cleone weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 5:45–6:40 PM; Morning 7:17–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:50 PM; Morning 7:07–7:17 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 6:47–7:07 AM; moon 97% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Cleone. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,200 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Frost Advisory