Observed 10:00 AM PDT at ANVC1

Fort Bragg, CA weather

Sunny and 60°15°, jacket by 8 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 60°15°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 2Good; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 59°15° today at 4 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 6 AM
Fog tomorrow night 6–8 PM
Fog tomorrow night 9–11 PM

This morningNear 55°13° · Clear
This afternoonNear 58°14° · Clear
TonightDown to 46°8° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 57°14° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 1 AM · Mostly cloudy · rain chance 40%
Monday morningNear 49°9° · Mostly cloudy · rain chance 40%

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	73%	4%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	3%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	4%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	5%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	6%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	5%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	79%	3%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	6%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	6%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	84%	5%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	8%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	91%	8%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	92%	36%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	92%	42%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	62%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	72%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	91%	81%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	91%	83%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	91%	85%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	78%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	87%	64%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	73%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	86%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	90%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	88%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	90%	93%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	96%	1
Sun 6p	Fog	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	88%	52%	0
Sun 7p	Fog	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	91%	20%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	95%	15%	0
Sun 9p	Fog	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	97%	44%	0
Sun 10p	Fog	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	99%	48%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	76%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	74%	0
Mon 1a	Rain	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Rain	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	67%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	95%	0
Mon 4a	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	40%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	40%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	75%	0
Mon 7a	Rain	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	40%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	82%	0
Mon 8a	Rain	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	40%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	82%	0
Mon 9a	Rain	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	40%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	57%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 44°7°. Typical 60°16° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 3 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 61°16°).
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 45°7°. Typical 60°16° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Fog, 52°11°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 48°9°
  40% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North northwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Patchy fog before 11pm, then areas of fog and a chance of rain between 11pm and 5am, then a chance of rain and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northeast wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
59°15°–61°16°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 60°16° / 45°7°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 49°9°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and patchy fog before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northwest wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–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 44°7°. Typical 60°16° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°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 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
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 59°15°, low 44°7°. Typical 60°16° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  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: Areas of fog after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 59°15°, low 45°7°. Typical 59°15° / 45°7°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 11am, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 8pm, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain between 8pm and 11pm, then a chance of rain and patchy fog between 11pm and 5am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
41°5°–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 58°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 59°15° / 45°7°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 56°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 42°5°
  30% 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. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 45°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 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
  Mostly sunny, 42°6°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  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
55°13°–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. Cloudy. 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
  Cloudy, 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
56°13°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–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 59°15°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 44°7°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  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
56°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 59°, low 45°.
Monday
35% chance of rain, high 58°, low 44°.
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

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Forecast peak 1.2 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Noyo River near Fort Bragg

3.5 mi

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Elder Creek (CA) near Branscomb

22 mi

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 71% less heating than a typical week.

This week 26Typical 89

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 9
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

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 about typical for the date.

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

Fort Bragg weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:46–6:40 PM; Morning 7:17–8:12 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:50 PM; Morning 7:07–7:17 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:50–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

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

Looking north from Fort Bragg. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,200 ft, 21 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.