Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM NNE Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight
Light Wind
3ft
Wednesday
Light Wind
3ft
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Thursday
Light Wind
3ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Friday
Light Wind
3ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
3ft
Saturday
Light Wind
3ft
Saturday Night
Light Wind
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:24 pm PST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm PST Jan 20, 2026-6pm PST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 14 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds building to at 16 seconds . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 14 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.