Freeze Warning
Ends in 2 h 33 min
When
Until 9 AM PDT this morning.
Where
Trinity County, Northern Mendocino Interior, and Northern Lake.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Eureka CA
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected.
Impacts
Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Precautionary actions
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Areas: Southern Trinity; Northwestern Interior Mendocino; Northeastern Interior Mendocino; Northern Lake; Northwestern and Central Trinity; Northeastern Trinity
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Model estimate for 6:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)

Laytonville, CA weather

Freeze Warning. 37°3° and clear now.

Mostly agree

Now 37°3°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 29°−2°; Dry · up to 37°3° by 5 PM (comfortable)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
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 36°2° today at 7 AM
Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 72°22° today at 2 PM

This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 2 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 40°4° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 65°18° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 5 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 6a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 47°8°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 47°8°)	36°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	2%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	1%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	31%	1%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	24%	2%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	21%	0%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	21%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	23%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	26%	3%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	30%	40%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	15%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	44%	18%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	50%	34%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	53%	38%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	55%	36%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	58%	36%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	59%	62%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	66%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	74%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 52°11°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	65%	73%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 51°11°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	68%	71%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 51°11°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	70%	71%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 51°11°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	73%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 50°10°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 49°9°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	73%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	66%	65%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	79%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	84%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	33%	85%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	29%	85%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	29%	86%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	29%	89%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	32%	89%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	37%	50%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	33%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	20%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	68%	8%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	71%	25%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	43°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	73%	8%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	43°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	75%	18%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°)	42°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	78%	25%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 48°9°)	41°5°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	44%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 49°9°)	40°4°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	63%	0
Mon 5a	Rain	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 49°9°)	39°4°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	91%	84%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Areas of frost before 11am. Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. West wind 0 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Patchy frost after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost before 8am. Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–43°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 61°16°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and patchy fog before 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 0 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain between 11pm and 2am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain between 2am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North northeast wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–39°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Fog. High 65°18°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: A slight chance of rain between 11pm and 2am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–64°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 62°17°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  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 62.
Night: A chance of rain before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Low, likely
33°1°–38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 34°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  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°–65°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–38°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  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
51°11°–72°22°
Low, likely
31°−1°–39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  20% chance · 0.2 in5.1 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
49°9°–69°21°
Low, likely
30°−1°–46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 36°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 61°, low 35°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 55–65°.

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

Elder Creek (CA) near Branscomb

9.2 mi

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle Fork Eel River near Dos Rios

9.5 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 31 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Eel River near Leggett 1NW

19 mi

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Noyo River near Fort Bragg

21 mi

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 5:44–6:38 PM; Morning 7:16–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:49 PM; Morning 7:06–7:16 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 6:27–7:06 AM; moon 97% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:54 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Laytonville. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,100 ft, 23 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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