A bomb cyclone is headed toward Vancouver Island and Humboldt County is expected to get hit with the tail end of it, bringing high winds and rain. The bomb cyclone, which is caused by the collision of cold Artic winds and subtropical moisture, is pushing an atmospheric river onto Northern California, with Humboldt County expected […]
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Mangoes and Agave in the Central Valley? California Farmers Try New Crops to Cope with Climate Change
In a world of worsening heatwaves, flooding, drought, glacial melting, megafires and other calamities of a changing climate, Gary Gragg is an optimist. As California warms, Gragg — a nurseryman, micro-scale farmer and tropical fruit enthusiast — looks forward to the day that he can grow and sell mangoes in Northern California. “I’ve been banking […]
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Woman Found Dead in Recycling was Likely Sheltering from Storm
The Eureka Police Department has identified the woman found dead among recycling being dropped off by a Recology truck at the Samoa Resource Recovery Center last week as 57-year-old Jestine Green, a woman who local outreach workers say had been living on the streets of Eureka for at least a couple of years. Police have […]
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Sunny Skies for Holiday Week but Sneaker Waves Possible Turkey Day
The sun is forecast to shine across the region for Thanksgiving holiday week with temperatures warming up in the next few days, especially inland. The coast will see mostly cloudy to mostly sunny skies over the week (although there is a slight chance of showers Tuesday) with highs in the high 50s to low 60s, […]
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Four in a Row: California Drought Likely to Continue
As California’s 2022 water year ends this week, the parched state is bracing for another dry year — its fourth in a row. So far, in California’s recorded history, six previous droughts have lasted four or more years, two of them in the past 35 years. Despite some rain in September, weather watchers expect a […]
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Hot Opening to Summer
It’s going to warm up tomorrow and the next day, especially inland, for the first official two days of summer. According to the Eureka office of the National Weather Service, a high pressure aloft “will result in increasingly hot interior temperatures through mid-week.” Garberville and Hoopa are forecast to hit 100 degrees Tuesday and 98 […]
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Wet, Windy Weekend in the Forecast
June is here and rain is in the forecast. The Eureka office of the National Weather Service reports this weekend is expected to be unusually wet, with the possibility of a quarter inch or more falling between 5 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday. “This will be a warm storm with mild temperatures and high […]
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Wind, Rain and Snow Forecast for Wednesday
Some more weather is heading this way Wednesday morning with the arrival of strong southerly winds that are expected to stay around for most of the day. The Eureka office of the National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for southwestern, northern interior and southern interior areas of Humboldt County, with gusts up to […]
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Mercury Rising: Higher Temps Expected this Week
With the arrival of spring comes some warmer temperatures this week. The coast is forecast to see a partly cloudy day with highs in the high 50s to 60 degrees on Monday before moving on up to just about 70 degrees on Tuesday amid sunny skies. Inland, areas like Hoopa and Garberville will see the […]
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Snow Falling: Amid Climate Change, Overhauling California Water Projections Gains Urgency
The Sierra Nevada hasn’t provided nearly as much water as predicted. Now the state is struggling to overhaul its snow runoff forecasts. Packed onto the slopes of the Sierra Nevada is a precious source of water for California — a frozen reservoir that climate change is already transforming. As the planet warms, the spring snowpack […]
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Warm Weather Expected to Hit New Highs Today, Tomorrow
Unseasonably warm temperatures today and tomorrow are expected to set new highs for the date, according to the Eureka office of the National Weather Service. “Record or near record high temperatures are forecast for Eureka, Crescent City and Ukiah on Wednesday and Thursday,” the office reports. On the coast, Eureka is forecast to hit 70 […]
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Humboldt’s Rough-and-Tumble Weather Continues with Heavy Rain, Rising Rivers, Dangerous Surf
Heavy rains combined with high tides are expected to cause flooding in low-lying areas, including parts of Cannibal Island Road and Camp Weott Road, with the Eel River expected to hit monitor stage around 2 a.m. Monday before hitting a high of 18.5 feet around 8 a.m. Flood stage is 20 feet, according to the […]