Weather at Our House       The above observations and links are from nearby weather stations, the left is a NOAH approved MADIS station three miles southwest from our home off Exley Road and Highway 20 at 1,967 feet elevation with a southern exposure, the right is a personal weather station three miles south from our home off Highway 20 one mile East of the MADIS station at about 1,800 feet elevation.  The NOAH forecast below is centered about two miles northeast from our home at Ells Field (airport) and is a reasonably reliable indicator for tomorrow's weather.

Mendocino Community Network Weathercam (if active) looking south from Sea Cottage Real Estate in the Mendocino Village. View is of Main Street, the Mendocino Bay and Chapman Point.

Click on Photo to View Weather Station if Active

Moon Phase

Brooktrails has numerous microclimates. For instance, our house is located within the Willits Creek canyon on a north facing slope at 1,600 feet elevation, higher than Willits, Ukiah or Mendocino. We are more affected by the marine layer than Ukiah, though not as is much as coastal Fort Bragg or Mendocino. The Jackson State Forest weather station readings at McGuires, though at a lower elevation and somewhat South and West of us, also gives a fair indication of the wind and temperature in the coastal mountains. The Weather Service Ukiah Airport current conditions feed shows above left, but in the summer our highs are 15-20 degrees (F) cooler than Ukiah. In the winter, our lows are generally 10 or more degrees colder than Ukiah. Note that the weather stations don't always reflect the actual experience of the weather - see this comparison. Related data: the Willits Creek flow gauge above Lake Emily and the Willits Howard Reservoir rain gauge. Other site links include The Big Satellite Picture, The Local Satellite Picture, Regional Radar, and A Map Showing Recent Earthquakes.