Weather in Mendocino

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 6:43 pm (PDT)

Now · overcast 56 °F

Feels like: 51 °F
Low / high: 44 / 63 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 11 mph NNW

→ 30.03 inHg · steady

Today in Mendocino: overcast, 44 °F to 63 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the north-northwest (11 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 51 °F to 61 °F and a 1% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 28, at 63 °F. Next likely rain: Tuesday 3 (18%).

Measured now at the airport

Little River (KLLR), 4.0 mi away · 8 min ago

Visibility9.0 mi

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature55 °F

Wind9 mph from the north-northwest

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

63° 44°
Today
61° 51°
Thu 29
57° 46°
Fri 30
56° 47°
Sat 31
58° 46°
Sun 1
60° 46°
Mon 2
62° 50°
Tue 3
61° 51°
Wed 4
60° 51°
Thu 5
59° 50°
Fri 6
60° 50°
Sat 7
64° 51°
Sun 8
64° 56°
Mon 9
65° 54°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	44 / 63 °F	0%	14 mph N	7.0 ft	1:43 am · 12:30 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Overcast	51 / 61 °F	1%	12 mph NNW	6.4 ft	2:45 am · 1:17 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Overcast	46 / 57 °F	1%	7 mph NNW	5.9 ft	3:53 am · 2:11 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Light rain	47 / 56 °F	18%	7 mph NNW	5.0 ft	5:02 am · 3:16 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Light drizzle	46 / 58 °F	12%	9 mph NNW	6.2 ft	5:07 am · 3:33 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	46 / 60 °F	15% · 0.01 in	4 mph NE	7.7 ft	6:03 am · 4:57 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	50 / 62 °F	18% · 0.05 in	4 mph SSE	7.6 ft	6:48 am · 6:20 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	51 / 61 °F	18% · 0.06 in	5 mph S	6.4 ft	7:27 am · 7:35 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Drizzle	51 / 60 °F	22% · 0.01 in	5 mph SW	7.3 ft	8:01 am · 8:41 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Drizzle	50 / 59 °F	25% · 0.21 in	6 mph WNW	11 ft	8:33 am · 9:39 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Overcast	50 / 60 °F	20% · 0.09 in	5 mph NNE	10 ft	9:03 am · 10:33 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Overcast	51 / 64 °F	20% · 0.04 in	5 mph SE	12 ft	9:33 am · 11:23 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	56 / 64 °F	19%	5 mph SE	12 ft	10:03 am	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	54 / 65 °F	36%	13 mph S	11 ft	12:10 am · 10:33 am	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 1:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 11:00 am; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 7:00 am; 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	Clear	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	53°	50°	46°	49°	62°	62°	57°	55°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
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)	7 NNW	5 NE	6 E	5 NE	10 NNW	13 NNW	11 NNW	10 NNW
Humidity	64%	74%	69%	70%	48%	65%	76%	80%
UV	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

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	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	61°	60°	61°	60°	60°	64°	63°
AIFS	59°	59°	59°	56°	57°	59°	59°
GFS	66°	66°	64°	65°	66°	72°	72°
ICON	61°	61°	61°	63°	60°	72°	71°
HRRR	63°	62°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	59°	58°	57°	56°	58°	60°	62°
Confidence	high	high	medium	medium	high	low	low

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0.30 in	0.01 in	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0.14 in	0	0	0.07 in
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0.01 in	0	0
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0	0.01 in	0.04 in
Confidence	high	high	high	low	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1428	1118	1122	919	1220	714	611
AIFS	13	9	9	5	14	5	5
GFS	817	69	88	816	711	68	811
ICON	1124	615	920	513	1430	410	49
HRRR	1427	1329	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1223	816	713	713	919	47	47
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	25%	22%	3%	10%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	3%	29%	3%	9%	29%
NBM (NOAA)	0%	1%	1%	18%	12%	15%	15%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	0%	2%	0%	0%	0%

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: a bit warmer and wetter.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit below −30%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +3.4 °F	Well above +148%	61° / 51°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Above +2.7 °F	Above +68%	59° / 48°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Above +3.1 °F	A bit above +26%	59° / 47°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Above +2.7 °F	A bit above +28%	58° / 46°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Above +3.6 °F	A bit above +45%
December	Above +4.5 °F	A bit above +42%
January	Above +3.8 °F	Well above +103%
February	A bit above +2.3 °F	Above +76%
March	A bit above +2.5 °F	Above +85%

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. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Mendocino climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

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

55° 40°

JanJ
57° 41°

FebF
59° 42°

MarM
61° 43°

AprA
62° 45°

MayM
65° 48°

JunJ
67° 48°

JulJ
67° 48°

AugA
68° 49°

SepS
66° 46°

OctO
61° 43°

NovN
55° 40°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	55°	40°	7.46 in	13	2.7	53°	8.3 ft
FebruaryFeb	57°	41°	6.96 in	11	3.9	53°	8.0 ft
MarchMar	59°	42°	5.96 in	11	6.1	52°	7.5 ft
AprilApr	61°	43°	3.32 in	7	7.1	52°	7.2 ft
MayMay	62°	45°	1.74 in	4	8.3	52°	6.2 ft
JuneJun	65°	48°	0.61 in	2	10.0	52°	6.2 ft
JulyJul	67°	48°	0.13 in	0	10.1	54°	5.7 ft
AugustAug	67°	48°	0.13 in	0	9.1	55°	5.0 ft
SeptemberSep	68°	49°	0.44 in	1	8.4	56°	5.6 ft
OctoberOct	66°	46°	2.67 in	4	6.7	55°	6.5 ft
NovemberNov	61°	43°	4.83 in	9	4.5	55°	7.3 ft
DecemberDec	55°	40°	7.98 in	13	2.6	54°	8.4 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	53°	8.3 ft
Feb	53°	8.0 ft
Mar	52°	7.5 ft
Apr	52°	7.2 ft
May	52°	6.2 ft
Jun	52°	6.2 ft
Jul	54°	5.7 ft
Aug	55°	5.0 ft
Sep	56°	5.6 ft
Oct	55°	6.5 ft
Nov	55°	7.3 ft
Dec	54°	8.4 ft

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

A normal year brings 42.21 in of rain on about 75 days and about 2,450 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

Now56 °Ffeels like 51 °F

Tomorrow51 / 61 °F

It's 56 °F now (feels like 51 °F). Today, 44 °F to 63 °F; tomorrow, 51 °F to 61 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 1%
Fri 30 1%
Sat 31 18%
Sun 1 12%
Mon 2 15% 0.01 in
Tue 3 18% 0.05 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Tuesday 3: 18% and 0.05 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.61 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity77%

Dew point49 °F

Humidity is 77% now and the dew point is 49 °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

Now12 migood

Clouds96%

Visibility is good now (12 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak3moderate

Thu 29: 3 · Fri 30: 3 · Sat 31: 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

29.8029.9030.0030.10 29.86

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.13 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 45

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
Tue 27	Partly cloudy	47 / 60 °F	0	18 mph NNW
Mon 26	Overcast	48 / 61 °F	0	12 mph NNW
Sun 25	Overcast	44 / 64 °F	0	7 mph N
Sat 24	Mainly clear	44 / 64 °F	0	7 mph ENE
Fri 23	Partly cloudy	48 / 60 °F	0	14 mph NNW
Thu 22	Light rain	55 / 58 °F	0.61 in	13 mph NNW
Wed 21	Overcast	52 / 67 °F	0	6 mph E

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Overcast	46 / 63 °F	0	8 mph NE
Mon 19	Drizzle	50 / 59 °F	0.14 in	9 mph NNW
Sun 18	Overcast	50 / 59 °F	0	9 mph NNW
Sat 17	Partly cloudy	49 / 66 °F	0	8 mph NNW
Fri 16	Mainly clear	53 / 74 °F	0	7 mph NNE
Thu 15	Clear sky	49 / 73 °F	0	7 mph NE
Wed 14	Clear sky	44 / 66 °F	0	5 mph NE
Tue 13	Partly cloudy	43 / 66 °F	0	7 mph N
Mon 12	Clear sky	47 / 61 °F	0	7 mph SSE
Sun 11	Clear sky	51 / 61 °F	0	18 mph NNW
Sat 10	Clear sky	54 / 60 °F	0	21 mph NNW
Fri 9	Overcast	53 / 65 °F	0	16 mph NNW
Thu 8	Overcast	53 / 67 °F	0	6 mph NW
Wed 7	Overcast	53 / 65 °F	0	6 mph NW
Tue 6	Partly cloudy	54 / 67 °F	0	6 mph NNW
Mon 5	Partly cloudy	55 / 67 °F	0	6 mph NNW
Sun 4	Overcast	56 / 68 °F	0	7 mph N
Sat 3	Overcast	55 / 71 °F	0	6 mph N
Fri 2	Overcast	51 / 67 °F	0	5 mph NNW
Thu 1	Overcast	51 / 65 °F	0	4 mph NW
Wed 30	Overcast	53 / 66 °F	0	12 mph NNW
Tue 29	Mainly clear	52 / 67 °F	0	17 mph NNW
Mon 28	Partly cloudy	49 / 63 °F	0	11 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 MendocinoQuestions

What's the weather like today in Mendocino?

Overcast, from 44 °F to 63 °F, with a gentle breeze from the north-northwest (11 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Mendocino?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 1% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 44 °F and a high of 63 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 28.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 3 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.03 inHg and steady: +0.01 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Mendocino?

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

What is the weather like in Mendocino in October?

In October, Mendocino normally sees highs of 66 °F and lows of 46 °F, with about 4 rainy days (2.67 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 55 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Mendocino?

The warmest is September, with average highs of 68 °F, and the coldest December, with lows of 40 °F. The wettest is December (7.98 in) and the driest, July.

More about Mendocino today

Weather near Mendocino

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 4.8 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 6:43 pm (local time).

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