Frost Advisory
Ends in 5 h 35 min
When
From 1 AM to 9 AM PDT Saturday.
Where
Del Norte and Northern Humboldt Coast. This is expected to be mainly away from the immediate coast and in areas that go calm.
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 Del Norte; Northern Coastal Humboldt
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Observed 2:55 AM PDT at KACV

Orick, CA weather

Clear and 39°4°.

Forecasts differ

Now 39°4°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 3 PM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable · down to 31°−1° by 7 AM (dry)
Humidity: 100%; Air 39°4°, dew point 39°4° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.11 inHg1020 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 hPa in 3 h

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 11 AM
High 60°16° today at 2 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Rain tomorrow from 5 PM (70%, 0.48 in12 mm)

TonightNear 40°4° · Clear
This morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 60°16° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 40°4° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 58°14° by 3 PM · Rain 5–6 PM (40%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 1 AM · Rain all night (70%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 53°12°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	13%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 53°12°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	5%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 53°12°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	2%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 53°12°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	1%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 54°12°)	35°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	5%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 54°12°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	38%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 56°13°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	35%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 60°16°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	73%	8%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 64°18°)	49°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	69%	40%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	63%	41%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	41%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	42%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	42%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	39%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	38%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	82%	40%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	87%	40%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	92%	30%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	60%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	78%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	75%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	84%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	95%	91%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	95%	90%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	86%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	64%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	54%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	52%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	60%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	71%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	74%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	88%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 60°16°)	49°9°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	52°11°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	82%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	81%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	79%	3
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	49%	3
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	34%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	6%	1
Sun 6p	Rain	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	84%	47%	0
Sun 7p	Rain	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	53%	0
Sun 8p	Rain	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	94%	45%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	96%	69%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	97%	90%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	44°7°	70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	97%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	44°7°	70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	98%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	43°6°	70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	99%	98%	0
Mon 2a	Rain	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	43°6°	70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	99%	94%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–49°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 59°15°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 49°9°
  70% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 46°8°
  80% chance · 0.38 in9.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. South wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 56°13°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  80% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  70% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of rain between 11pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 56°13°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Fog, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Patchy fog between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 57°14°, low 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 57°14°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°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
52°11°–63°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  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.
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
52°11°–75°24°
Low, likely
36°2°–46°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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°–74°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–57°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
43% chance of rain, high 59°, low 43°.
Monday
69% chance of rain, high 56°, low 41°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 55–60°.

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

Redwood Creek near Orick

1.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.2 ft
Flow: 7 cfs

Forecast peak 10.4 ft Tue 10 AM

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Klamath River near Klamath

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.0 ft
Flow: 2,710 cfs

Forecast peak 8.0 ft Sat 3 AM

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Little River near Trinidad

19 mi

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 7 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:43–6:39 PM; Morning 7:21–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:50 PM; Morning 7:10–7:21 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 3:25–7:10 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:22 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Orick. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,700 ft, 3 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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