Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

3NM NW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
N 6kt
Tonight
Light Wind
Thursday
⇑WSW 6kt
Thursday Night
W 6kt⇓
Friday
Light Wind
Friday Night
NW 6kt⇓
Saturday
NNE 10kt
Saturday Night
NE 6kt
Sunday
NE 7kt

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:13 am PST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am PST Jan 21, 2026-6pm PST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Today

N wind around 6 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Cloudy.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Cloudy.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny.

Thursday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny.

Friday Night

NW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy.

Saturday

NNE wind 7 to 10 kt. Sunny.

Saturday Night

NE wind around 6 kt. Partly cloudy.

Sunday

NE wind around 7 kt. Partly sunny.

*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.