Strong Storm System Brings Heavy Mountain Snow to the Sierra Nevada and Critical Fire Weather Conditions to the Plains

A Pacific storm system will continue to bring low elevation rain and mountain snow to much of the West through Wednesday, with heavy mountain snow expected in the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada. This system will also bring strong winds to the Intermountain West, Rockies, and Plains, which will create Critical fire weather conditions for portions of the central and southern High Plains. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

2NM NNW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
SW 14kt
Tonight
W 11kt
Wednesday
W 10kt
Wednesday Night
WNW 10kt
Thursday
⇑W 9kt
Thursday Night
W 13kt
Friday
⇑WSW 10kt
Friday Night
W 13kt
Saturday
WSW 13kt

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:36 pm PDT Apr 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm PDT Apr 21, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

SW wind around 14 kt. Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.

Tonight

W wind 7 to 11 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 2am.

Wednesday

SE wind 6 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. A chance of showers before 9am, then a slight chance of showers after 11am.

Wednesday Night

WNW wind 6 to 10 kt. Mostly clear.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny.

Thursday Night

W wind 6 to 13 kt. Partly cloudy.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny.

Friday Night

W wind 10 to 13 kt. Mostly cloudy.

Saturday

WSW wind 9 to 13 kt. Partly sunny.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.