Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Arcata / Eureka, Arcata Airport (KACV)

Lat: 40.97806°NLon: 124.10861°WElev: 217.0ft.

Mist

46°F

8°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.06 in (1017.95 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Last update 22 Jan 06:35 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE Trinidad CA

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind.

    High: 51 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. Light north northeast wind.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Light north northwest wind becoming north 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. East northeast wind 5 to 11 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Light east northeast wind.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Light east wind.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. Light north northeast wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Light north northwest wind becoming north 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 34. East northeast wind 5 to 11 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Light east northeast wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Light east wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ESE Trinidad CA
 41.04°N 124.09°W (Elev. 597 ft)
1:10 am PST Jan 22, 2026
6am PST Jan 22, 2026-6pm PST Jan 28, 2026
 
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