Eel River (CA) near Scotia
0.9 mi- Level
- 8.8 ft
- Flow
- 107 cfs
Forecast peak 8.8 ft Sat 5 AM
Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Ends in 4 h 51 min
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Eureka CA
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
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)Observed 3:10 AM PDT at KFOT
Overcast and 43°6°.
Today: low 41°5° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°), high 64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°).
Now 43°6°
Cloudy · Feels like 37°3°
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 43°6° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 77% | 10% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 43°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h | 71% | 9% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Mostly clear | 43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 43°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 69% | 14% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Mostly clear | 42°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°) | 42°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 66% | 18% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Mostly sunny | 43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 43°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 64% | 17% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Sunny | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 46°8° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 61% | 9% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 60% | 7% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°) | 55°13° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 52% | 2% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Mostly sunny | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 59°15° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 46% | 12% | 3 |
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°) | 62°17° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 46% | 40% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 46% | 40% | 4 |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 62°17° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 48% | 39% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 52% | 38% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 57% | 38% | 2 |
| Sat 6p | Clear | 57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 65% | 42% | 1 |
| Sat 7p | Partly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 74% | 40% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Mostly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 50°10° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 79% | 32% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Mostly cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 49°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 78% | 22% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Mostly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 48°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 81% | 65% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Mostly cloudy | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 47°8° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 81% | 67% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Mostly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 48°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 78% | 68% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 47°8° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 79% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 46°8° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 81% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 81% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 81% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Mostly cloudy | 45°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 45°7° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 81% | 70% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 44°7° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 80% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 43°6° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 80% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 44°7° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 79% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 46°8° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 76% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 50°10° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 72% | 76% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 67% | 78% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 62% | 81% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 59% | 85% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 57% | 90% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Partly sunny | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 58% | 79% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Partly sunny | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 62% | 36% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 20% | 3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 67% | 22% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Clear | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 20% | 3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 73% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 20% | 3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 80% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 85% | 15% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Rain | 51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 20% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 87% | 39% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Rain | 50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 50°10° | 20% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 87% | 31% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Rain | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 49°9° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 87% | 43% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Rain | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 87% | 55% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Rain | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 88% | 61% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Rain | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 88% | 70% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Rain | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 89% | 64% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
70% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Patchy fog between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Patchy fog between 8pm and 11pm, then a slight chance of rain between 11pm and 5am, then a chance of rain and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
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 59.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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.
Dry, high 64°, low 41°.
Dry, high 62°, low 45°.
49% chance of rain, high 58°, low 44°, cooling off.
Mostly dry, highs 57–62°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (EKA) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 8.8 ft Sat 5 AM
Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 0.2 ft Sat 4 AM
Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak -0.3 ft Tue 5 AM
Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 54% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.
Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).
Today, 1:00 PM–4:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.
Rio Dell weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 6:23 PM.
Mostly clear 4:09–7:09 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:58 AM.
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing