Model estimate for 7:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)

Mendocino, CA weather

Mostly clear and 49°9°.

Mostly agree

Now 49°9°

Mostly clear · Feels like 45°7°

Wind: 9 mph14 km/hgusts 17 mph27 km/h; From the north. 813–12 mph19 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
Humidity: 95%; Air 49°9°, dew point 48°9° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 14Good; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 60°16° today at 3 PM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 58°14° · Clear
TonightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 61°16° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · 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
Fri 7a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	95%	12%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	95%	11%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	93%	16%	0
Fri 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	89%	9%	1
Fri 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	83%	11%	2
Fri 12p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	8%	3
Fri 1p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	71%	4%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	67%	1%	4
Fri 3p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	67%	0%	3
Fri 4p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	67%	0%	2
Fri 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	70%	0%	2
Fri 6p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	74%	0%	1
Fri 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	78%	0%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	88%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	92%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	8%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	87%	11%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	19%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	26%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	19%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	16%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 50°10°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	13%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 50°10°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	10%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	3%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	59%	2%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	50%	4%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	9%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	6%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	25%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	39%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	38%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	32%	2
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	71%	26%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	39%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	34%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	83%	25%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	84%	39%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	30%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	49%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	64%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	65%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	70%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	69%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	81%	72%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	66%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 42°6°. Typical 60°16° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 61. North northwest wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 45°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 60°16° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 60°16° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. North northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 60°16° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 43°6°. Typical 60°16° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  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 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 44°7°. Typical 60°16° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 44°7°. Typical 59°15° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 45°7°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
57°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–55°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 44°7°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 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
58°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 44°7°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 43°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 64°, low 46°.
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

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Forecast peak 1.5 ft Fri 7 AM

Reading from Fri 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Noyo River near Fort Bragg

8.5 mi

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Fri 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 26Typical 88

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 19
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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 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 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+2°SatOct 17
—SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
+5°+3°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:47–6:41 PM; Morning 7:16–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:52 PM; Morning 7:06–7:16 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:52 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:47 AM · rises 4:58 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Mendocino. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,000 ft, 42 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.