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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Eureka WFO (EKA01)

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

Clear

43°F

6°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed SE 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update NA
Extended Forecast for

Arcata CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am. Widespread frost after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind.

    Low: 30 °F

    Cloudy then
    Frost and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind.

    High: 64 °F

    Frost then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.

    Low: 43 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.

    High: 61 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy fog between 10pm and 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy fog before 10pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Patchy Fog

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Widespread frost after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind.
Saturday
Widespread frost before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind.
Saturday Night
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
Patchy fog between 10pm and 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Patchy fog before 10pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Tuesday Night
Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Wednesday Night
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Friday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Arcata CA
 40.89°N 124.08°W (Elev. 177 ft)
Last Update:
1:10 pm PST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm PST Jan 16, 2026-6pm PST Jan 23, 2026
 
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