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

13NM NNW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
SW 8kt
Tonight
WSW 7kt⇓
Wednesday
⇑S 6kt
Wednesday Night
Light Wind
Thursday
Light Wind
Thursday Night
W 6kt⇓
Friday
⇑SW 6kt
Friday Night
WSW 8kt
Saturday
SW 10kt

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:36 pm PDT Apr 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT Apr 21, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

SW wind around 8 kt. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.

Tonight

WSW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Showers and thunderstorms likely.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S around 6 kt in the afternoon. A chance of showers, mainly before 11am.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear.

Thursday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny.

Thursday Night

W wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny.

Friday Night

WSW wind 6 to 8 kt. Partly cloudy.

Saturday

SW wind 6 to 10 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.