Arcata, CA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (95518)
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This Date in Weather History
1927 - An outbreak of tornadoes from Oklahoma to Indiana caused 81 deaths and 25 million dollars damage. A tornadocut an eight-mile long path across Saint Louis MO, to Granite City IL, killing 79 persons. The damage path at times was a mile and a quarter in width. The storm followed a similar path to tornadoes which struck in 1871, 1896, and 1959.
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Arcata 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Monday Sep 29
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 64. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Sep 30
Day: Rain likely before 5pm, then rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South southeast wind 6 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 6 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Oct 1
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Oct 2
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday Oct 3
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Saturday Oct 4
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Sunday Oct 5
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:12 AM
Sunset 7:03 PM
Last Light 7:30 PM
Moonset 11:43 PM
Close Tide Stations
Arcata Wharf
(2.1 miles away)
Mad River Slough, Arcata Bay
(3.4 miles away)
Eureka Slough Bridge
(5.2 miles away)
Contiguous United States Extremes
Sun's High Temperature
99 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Sun's Low Temperature
23 at 32 Miles West-southwest Of Bynum, MT
Weather Folklore
In the winter, a heavy snow is predicted if the barometer falls and the temperature rises.
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About Arcata, California
Arcata (; Wiyot: Goudi’ni; Yurok: Oket'oh) is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, Arcata's population was 18,857. Arcata was first founded in 1850 as Union, was officially established in 1858, and was renamed Arcata in 1860. It is located 280 miles (450 km) north of San Francisco (via Highway 101), and is home to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. Arcata is also the location of the Arcata Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Land Management, which is responsible for the administration of natural resources, lands and mineral programs, including the Headwaters Forest, on approximately 200,000 acres (810 km2) of public land in Northwestern California.
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