Weather in Crescent City

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:30 am (PDT)

Now · partly cloudy 45 °F

Feels like: 40 °F
Low / high: 42 / 57 °F
Rain: 4%
Wind: 4 mph NNE

→ 30.03 inHg · steady

Today in Crescent City: overcast, 42 °F to 57 °F, with a 4% chance of rain and a light breeze from the north-northeast (4 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 44 °F to 51 °F and a 5% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 58 °F. Next likely rain: Tuesday 3 (18%).

Measured now at the airport

Crescent City/McNama (KCEC), 2.7 mi away · 34 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature43 °F

WindCalm

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

57° 42°
Today
51° 44°
Fri 30
51° 42°
Sat 31
53° 41°
Sun 1
55° 43°
Mon 2
58° 47°
Tue 3
58° 48°
Wed 4
56° 48°
Thu 5
56° 48°
Fri 6
56° 48°
Sat 7
58° 50°
Sun 8
63° 57°
Mon 9
63° 60°
Tue 10
62° 60°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	42 / 57 °F	4%	10 mph N	5.4 ft	2:58 am · 1:50 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Light drizzle	44 / 51 °F	5%	5 mph NNE	4.7 ft	3:59 am · 2:42 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	42 / 51 °F	35% · 0.02 in	4 mph SE	3.9 ft	5:06 am · 3:44 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Light drizzle	41 / 53 °F	8%	9 mph NNE	5.2 ft	5:14 am · 3:59 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	43 / 55 °F	18% · 0.00 in	4 mph E	7.4 ft	6:15 am · 5:24 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	47 / 58 °F	18% · 0.09 in	4 mph SE	7.3 ft	7:08 am · 6:48 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Light drizzle	48 / 58 °F	31% · 0.03 in	5 mph SSE	6.1 ft	7:51 am · 8:03 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Drizzle	48 / 56 °F	32% · 0.24 in	5 mph SSE	8.7 ft	8:30 am · 9:08 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Partly cloudy	48 / 56 °F	28% · 0.24 in	6 mph S	11 ft	9:04 am · 10:05 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Light rain	48 / 56 °F	22% · 0.21 in	5 mph SSE	10 ft	9:36 am · 10:55 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Light rain	50 / 58 °F	29% · 0.21 in	9 mph SSE	12 ft	10:08 am · 11:42 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Light rain	57 / 63 °F	30% · 0.38 in	26 mph S	11 ft	10:38 am	ECMWF
Tue 10	Heavy rain	60 / 63 °F	45% · 3.91 in	36 mph SSE	19 ft	12:25 am · 11:09 am	ECMWF
Wed 11	Rain	60 / 62 °F	45% · 1.97 in	35 mph S	18 ft	1:08 am · 11:42 am	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 8:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 5:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 7:00 pm; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	46°	44°	42°	44°	56°	56°	53°	49°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	1%	1%	1%	2%	3%	3%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	4 NNE	4 NNE	5 NE	5 NNE	7 NW	10 NNW	3 NNW	3 N
Humidity	78%	76%	73%	76%	64%	77%	88%	99%
UV	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	NBM

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on rain on Saturday 31: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	54°	54°	53°	56°	56°	57°	59°
AIFS	54°	53°	52°	53°	55°	56°	54°
GFS	61°	59°	56°	61°	64°	68°	63°
ICON	58°	57°	52°	56°	60°	64°	59°
HRRR	57°	—	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	52°	51°	51°	53°	55°	58°	58°
Confidence	medium	medium	high	high	high	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0.05 in	0	0.01 in	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0.05 in	0.07 in	0	0	0	0.05 in
GFS	0	0	0.10 in	0	0	0	0.01 in
ICON	0	0.04 in	0.28 in	0	0	0	0
HRRR	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0.02 in	0	0.00 in	0.09 in	0.02 in
Confidence	high	medium	low	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1015	69	1521	1118	613	410	1218
AIFS	7	6	7	13	4	3	11
GFS	717	57	58	923	56	45	415
ICON	511	512	410	511	514	410	49
HRRR	1015	—	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	710	56	46	913	46	46	57
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	27%	45%	10%	6%	6%	22%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	16%	35%	6%	8%	19%	7%
NBM (NOAA)	4%	5%	35%	8%	18%	18%	23%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	3%	1%	0%	0%	1%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer, a bit wetter and a much warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +2.2 °F	A bit below −40%	Well above +5.4 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +4.5 °F	Well above +103%	Well above +7.7 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Above +3.8 °F	Above +62%	Well above +8.8 °F	57° / 51°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Above +4.1 °F	A bit above +39%	Well above +9.4 °F	56° / 50°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Above +3.8 °F	A bit above +27%	Well above +9.4 °F	56° / 49°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Above +3.6 °F	A bit above +23%	Well above +7.0 °F
December	Above +5.0 °F	A bit above +30%	Well above +9.7 °F
January	Above +4.3 °F	Above +63%	Well above +8.5 °F
February	Above +2.9 °F	A bit above +44%	Well above +6.5 °F
March	Above +3.1 °F	A bit above +48%	Well above +5.0 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Crescent City climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Crescent City is from July to August: highs of 68 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

55° 41°

JanJ
57° 42°

FebF
57° 43°

MarM
60° 44°

AprA
63° 47°

MayM
66° 51°

JunJ
68° 52°

JulJ
68° 53°

AugA
69° 51°

SepS
65° 47°

OctO
59° 43°

NovN
55° 41°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	55°	41°	11.21 in	16	2.6	51°	9.4 ft
FebruaryFeb	57°	42°	8.83 in	13	3.8	51°	8.9 ft
MarchMar	57°	43°	10.13 in	15	5.1	51°	8.6 ft
AprilApr	60°	44°	6.09 in	12	5.7	51°	7.8 ft
MayMay	63°	47°	3.47 in	7	7.4	52°	6.6 ft
JuneJun	66°	51°	1.63 in	4	8.8	52°	6.4 ft
JulyJul	68°	52°	0.31 in	1	9.0	54°	6.4 ft
AugustAug	68°	53°	0.68 in	1	8.0	55°	5.7 ft
SeptemberSep	69°	51°	1.54 in	3	7.3	55°	6.3 ft
OctoberOct	65°	47°	5.55 in	7	5.3	54°	7.3 ft
NovemberNov	59°	43°	10.30 in	14	3.3	53°	8.6 ft
DecemberDec	55°	41°	13.62 in	16	2.2	52°	9.6 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	51°	9.4 ft
Feb	51°	8.9 ft
Mar	51°	8.6 ft
Apr	51°	7.8 ft
May	52°	6.6 ft
Jun	52°	6.4 ft
Jul	54°	6.4 ft
Aug	55°	5.7 ft
Sep	55°	6.3 ft
Oct	54°	7.3 ft
Nov	53°	8.6 ft
Dec	52°	9.6 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 73.37 in of rain on about 108 days and about 2,100 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now45 °Ffeels like 40 °F

Tomorrow44 / 51 °F

It's 45 °F now (feels like 40 °F). Today, 42 °F to 57 °F; tomorrow, 44 °F to 51 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 4%
Fri 30 5%
Sat 31 35% 0.02 in
Sun 1 8%
Mon 2 18% 0.00 in
Tue 3 18% 0.09 in
Wed 4 31% 0.03 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 4%. The next day with likely rain is Tuesday 3: 18% and 0.09 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.26 in; last 7 days, 0.78 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity78%

Dew point38 °F

Humidity is 78% now and the dew point is 38 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now10 migood

Clouds56%

Visibility is good now (10 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak3low

Fri 30: 3 · Sat 31: 2 · Sun 1: 3

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.9030.0030.1030.20 29.91

Steady now (−0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.07 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 31

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Mainly clear	46 / 55 °F	0	8 mph N
Tue 27	Light drizzle	49 / 54 °F	0.08 in	14 mph NNW
Mon 26	Drizzle	51 / 55 °F	0.24 in	11 mph S
Sun 25	Rain	50 / 55 °F	0.46 in	17 mph SSE
Sat 24	Overcast	45 / 54 °F	0	12 mph N
Fri 23	Clear sky	51 / 56 °F	0	27 mph NNW
Thu 22	Overcast	53 / 57 °F	0	25 mph NNW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Wed 21	Overcast	51 / 56 °F	4 mph NNE
Tue 20	Overcast	51 / 54 °F	7 mph E
Mon 19	Overcast	50 / 54 °F	6 mph S
Sun 18	Overcast	52 / 53 °F	7 mph S
Sat 17	Overcast	51 / 57 °F	13 mph N
Fri 16	Overcast	52 / 56 °F	10 mph NNW
Thu 15	Clear sky	51 / 61 °F	6 mph NE
Wed 14	Partly cloudy	48 / 59 °F	6 mph SE
Tue 13	Partly cloudy	48 / 55 °F	12 mph N
Mon 12	Mainly clear	52 / 58 °F	23 mph NNW
Sun 11	Clear sky	51 / 56 °F	28 mph NNW
Sat 10	Partly cloudy	53 / 55 °F	29 mph NNW
Fri 9	Overcast	53 / 59 °F	27 mph NNW
Thu 8	Overcast	53 / 58 °F	6 mph SW
Wed 7	Overcast	54 / 57 °F	7 mph SW
Tue 6	Overcast	54 / 58 °F	8 mph NW
Mon 5	Overcast	53 / 57 °F	6 mph NW
Sun 4	Overcast	53 / 56 °F	7 mph NNW
Sat 3	Overcast	53 / 56 °F	6 mph NNW
Fri 2	Overcast	54 / 58 °F	10 mph NNW
Thu 1	Overcast	54 / 58 °F	10 mph SSE
Wed 30	Clear sky	56 / 61 °F	23 mph NNW
Tue 29	Partly cloudy	53 / 58 °F	22 mph NNW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Crescent CityQuestions

What's the weather like today in Crescent City?

Overcast, from 42 °F to 57 °F, with a light breeze from the north-northeast (4 mph) and a 4% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Crescent City?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 5% (0.00 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 41 °F and a high of 58 °F; the warmest day, Tuesday 3.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 3 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.03 inHg and steady: −0.09 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Crescent City?

The best time to visit Crescent City is from July to August: highs of 68 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Crescent City in October?

In October, Crescent City normally sees highs of 65 °F and lows of 47 °F, with about 7 rainy days (5.55 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 54 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Crescent City?

The warmest is September, with average highs of 69 °F, and the coldest December, with lows of 41 °F. The wettest is December (13.62 in) and the driest, July.

More about Crescent City today

Weather near Crescent City

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 2.5 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 1:30 am (local time).

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