Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend
Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Monterey Bay (PZZ535) Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Last Update: 828 AM PST Tue Jan 20 2026 | |
| Today: NE wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt late this morning, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Tonight: Light and variable winds, becoming NE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Wed: NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Wed Night: W wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Thu: N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Thu Night: NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Fri: NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Fri Night: NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Sat: NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Sat Night: N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. | |
| Zone Forecast: Monterey Bay (PZZ535) | |
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