Freeze Warning
Ends in 4 h 6 min
When
From 1 AM to 9 AM PDT Saturday.
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 4:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)

Leggett, CA weather

Freeze Warning. 41°5° and clear now.

Mostly agree

Now 41°5°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the north-northwest. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry, static shocks likely
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 38°3° today at 7 AM
Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 71°22° today at 2 PM

TonightNear 41°5° · Clear
This morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 2 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 3 AM · rain chance 10% · 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 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	5%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 50°10°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 54°12°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 54°12°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 55°13°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	2%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	5%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	7%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	4%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	34%	2%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	30%	2%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	30%	4%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	31%	40%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	37%	37%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	47%	38%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	54%	38%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	26%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	61%	31%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	28%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	42%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	67%	45%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	62%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	71%	73%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	76%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 50°10°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 51°11°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 51°11°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	81%	74%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	77%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	76%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	86%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	88%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	93%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	39%	95%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	97%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	68%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	61%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	41%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	61%	46%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	68%	46%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	44%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	35%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	49°9°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	24%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	10%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	81%	43%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	69%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	77%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  40% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain and patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 60°16°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
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 60. West southwest wind 1 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  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 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Fog. High 62°17°, low 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 60°16°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–37°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
51°11°–63°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–38°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°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
54°12°–71°22°
Low, likely
34°1°–44°7°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  20% 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
54°12°–71°22°
Low, likely
34°1°–49°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 37°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 40°, cooling off.
Monday
37% chance of rain, high 60°, low 39°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 56–62°.

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

South Fork Eel River near Miranda

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.2 ft
Flow: 28 cfs

Forecast peak 6.2 ft Sat 5 AM

Reading from Sat 3:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Eel River (CA) near Fort Seward

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.3 ft
Flow: 68 cfs

Forecast peak 7.3 ft Sat 4 AM

Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Eel River near Leggett 1NW

0.8 mi

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Elder Creek (CA) near Branscomb

10 mi

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 47 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:45–6:39 PM; Morning 7:18–8:12 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:50 PM; Morning 7:07–7:18 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 4:54–7:07 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:55 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:22 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Leggett. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,000 ft, 4 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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