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WEATHER ALERTS: Frost Advisory for Coastal Del Norte; Northern Humboldt Coast, Cold Weather Advisory for Southwestern Humboldt
| HIGH | LOW | CHANCE RAIN |
|---|---|---|
58°F |
43°F |
0% |
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Chance of rain: 0%
| Tomorrow | 63°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Saturday | 61°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Sunday | 63°F | Partly Sunny |
| Monday | 60°F | Chance Rain |
| Tuesday | 56°F | Rain Likely |
| Wednesday | 55°F | Rain |
| HIGH | LOW | CHANCE RAIN |
|---|---|---|
72°F |
38°F |
0% |
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Chance of rain: 0%
| Tomorrow | 79°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Saturday | 77°F | Sunny |
| Sunday | 77°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Monday | 69°F | Chance Rain |
| Tuesday | 61°F | Rain Likely and Patchy Fog |
| Wednesday | 60°F | Rain Likely |
| HIGH | LOW | CHANCE RAIN |
|---|---|---|
72°F |
36°F |
0% |
Today's forecast: Patchy dense fog between 8am and 11am. Patchy frost between 8am and 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain: 0%
| Tomorrow | 79°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Saturday | 76°F | Sunny |
| Sunday | 76°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Monday | 69°F | Chance Rain |
| Tuesday | 61°F | Rain Likely |
| Wednesday | 59°F | Rain |
| HIGH | LOW | CHANCE RAIN |
|---|---|---|
57°F |
41°F |
0% |
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Chance of rain: 0%
| Tomorrow | 61°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Saturday | 60°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Sunday | 61°F | Partly Sunny |
| Monday | 59°F | Chance Rain |
| Tuesday | 55°F | Rain Likely |
| Wednesday | 53°F | Rain |
SUN
 |
|
|---|---|
| RISE | 7:09 a.m. |
| SET | 7:35 p.m. |
| RAHU KAALAM |
2:55 p.m.- 4:28 p.m. |
MOON
 |
|
|---|---|
| SET | 3:48 a.m. |
| RISE | 12:47 p.m. |
| PHASE | Waxing Gibbous |
| Tuesday, March 24's rainfall: | 0.00" |
| Year to date: | 29.13" |
| Last year to date: | 42.35" |
| Normal year to date: | 32.15" |
| Tides | 6.7ft @ 5:59 a.m. -0.2ft @ 1:27 p.m. 4.9ft @ 8:43 p.m. |
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