National Weather Service Forecast for: Arcata CA
Issued by: National Weather Service Eureka, CA
Updated: 1:10 pm PST Dec 23, 2025
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Rain. High near 54. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Rain
 Tonight

Tonight: Rain before 4am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Low around 46. Windy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Showers and
Windy
 Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 58. Windy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Rain and
Windy
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Rain. Low around 48. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Rain
 Christmas
Day
Christmas Day: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 53. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers and
Windy
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 45. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Rain
 Friday

Friday: Rain. High near 50. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Rain
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Rain Likely
 Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 54 °F Lo 46 °F Hi 58 °F Lo 48 °F Hi 53 °F Lo 45 °F Hi 50 °F Lo 39 °F Hi 51 °F

Flood Watch
High Wind Warning
 

This Afternoon
 
 Rain. High near 54. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
 
 Rain before 4am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Low around 46. Windy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Wednesday
 
 Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 58. Windy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
 
 Rain. Low around 48. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Christmas Day
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 53. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
 
 Rain. Low around 45. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
 
 Rain. High near 50. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
 
 Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Saturday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 56.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Arcata CA.