Winter Weather — Mendocino Coast, California

2025-01-03 · Mendocino Coast, California

Event narrative

Quarter inch hail reported 8 miles south of Rockport, CA.

Lat. 39.64N, Long. -123.78W.

Wider weather episode

A warm front will bring an initial push of precipitation and light snow at higher elevations. A cutoff low will follow, with a converging moisture flux which brought broader precipitation to areas of Del Norte and Humboldt in the following days. A colder air mass approaches in succession of the previously mentioned, bringing 500mb temperature of -27 to -29 Celsius, increasing instability over the weekend.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1235990. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.