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TODAY
- 10:00 a.m.: Dirtybird Campout x Northern Nights Music Festival 2026 @ County Line Ranch
- 11:00 a.m.: Fortuna Rodeo Week @ Fortuna
- 11:00 a.m.: 'Bach Under the Canopy' @ Sequoia Park
- 12:30 p.m.: Humboldt Crabs vs. Healdsburg Prune Packers @ Arcata Ball Park
- 2:00 p.m.: Partnership in Music Orchestra Summer Concert @ Trinidad Town Hall
- 7:30 p.m.: ECMS Summer Music Festival Mainstage Concert @ Arcata Lutheran Church
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Weather
| HIGH | LOW | CHANCE RAIN |
|---|---|---|
66°F |
52°F |
0% |
Today's forecast: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain: 0%
| Tomorrow | 66°F | Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny |
| Tuesday | 67°F | Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny |
| Wednesday | 67°F | Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny |
| Thursday | 65°F | Areas Fog then Partly Sunny |
| Friday | 64°F | Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny |
| Saturday | 64°F | Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny |
| HIGH | LOW | CHANCE RAIN |
|---|---|---|
97°F |
54°F |
0% |
Today's forecast: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain: 0%
| Tomorrow | 91°F | Mostly Cloudy |
| Tuesday | 96°F | Mostly Sunny |
| Wednesday | 91°F | Sunny |
| Thursday | 87°F | Areas Fog then Sunny |
| Friday | 88°F | Areas Fog then Sunny |
| Saturday | 89°F | Patchy Fog then Sunny |
| HIGH | LOW | CHANCE RAIN |
|---|---|---|
104°F |
59°F |
0% |
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain: 0%
| Tomorrow | 101°F | Slight Chance T-storms then Partly Sunny |
| Tuesday | 101°F | Hot |
| Wednesday | 99°F | Hot |
| Thursday | 94°F | Sunny |
| Friday | 92°F | Sunny |
| Saturday | 94°F | Sunny |
| HIGH | LOW | CHANCE RAIN |
|---|---|---|
64°F |
53°F |
0% |
Today's forecast: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Chance of rain: 0%
| Tomorrow | 64°F | Slight Chance Showers then Patchy Fog |
| Tuesday | 64°F | Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny |
| Wednesday | 64°F | Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny |
| Thursday | 61°F | Areas Fog then Mostly Cloudy |
| Friday | 61°F | Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny |
| Saturday | 61°F | Areas Fog then Partly Sunny |
SUN
 |
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|---|---|
| RISE | 6:01 a.m. |
| SET | 8:44 p.m. |
| RAHU KAALAM |
6:53 p.m.- 8:43 p.m. |
MOON
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|---|---|
| RISE | 12:10 p.m. |
| SET | 11:38 p.m. |
| PHASE | Waxing Crescent |
| Yesterday's rainfall: | 0.00" |
| Year to date: | 33.79" |
| Last year to date: | 47.87" |
| Normal year to date: | 39.48" |
| Tides | 5.9ft @ 3:49 a.m. 0.4ft @ 10:04 a.m. 6.6ft @ 4:50 p.m. 1.6ft @ 11:01 p.m. |
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