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

34NM NE Oakland CA

Marine Point Forecast

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This Afternoon
SW 9kt
Tonight
WSW 8kt
Wednesday
W 6kt
Wednesday Night
W 6kt
Thursday
⇑NNW 6kt
Thursday Night
W 7kt
Friday
⇑WSW 6kt
Friday Night
WSW 10kt
Saturday
SW 12kt

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:26 pm PDT Apr 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 1pm PDT Apr 21, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

SW wind around 9 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm.

Tonight

WSW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming S after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am.

Wednesday

SSE wind around 6 kt becoming W in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm.

Wednesday Night

W wind around 6 kt. Mostly clear.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny.

Thursday Night

WNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming WSW in the evening. Mostly clear.

Friday

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

Friday Night

WSW wind 8 to 10 kt. Partly cloudy.

Saturday

SW wind 7 to 12 kt. Mostly 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.