Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Current conditions at

KE6AFE Santa Cruz (AP803)

Lat: 36.98217°NLon: 122.01533°WElev: 89.0ft.

NA

79°F

26°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed N 2 MPH
Barometer 30.19 in (1022.35 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 02 Aug 04:22 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Santa Cruz CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 56 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Light northwest wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Light northwest wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Santa Cruz CA
 36.97°N 122.03°W (Elev. 69 ft)
1:52 pm PDT Aug 2, 2025
4pm PDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm PDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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