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

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Eureka WFO (EKA01)

Lat: 40.8098°NLon: 124.1602°WElev: 20.0ft.

Fog

42°F

6°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 0.50 mi
Last update NA
Extended Forecast for

Arcata CA

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 1pm, then patchy fog after 4pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind.

    High: 56 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Areas of fog before 1pm.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 55. Calm wind.

    High: 55 °F

    Areas Fog

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 7pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 1pm.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind.

    High: 55 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light north northeast wind.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 1pm, then patchy fog after 4pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Areas of fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 55. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night
Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light north northeast wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of drizzle. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Arcata CA
 40.87°N 124.07°W (Elev. 194 ft)
1:10 am PST Jan 20, 2026
7am PST Jan 20, 2026-6pm PST Jan 26, 2026
 
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