Isolated Severe Thunderstorms and Critical Fire Weather Tuesday

Isolated severe thunderstorms with strong wind gusts and hail will be possible Tuesday from parts of central Plains northeastward into the Midwest. Additional storms capable of damaging winds will be possible across the eastern Florida peninsula. Elevated to critical fire weather including gusty winds and low relative humidity is forecast again Tuesday over much of the northern Great Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

KE6AFE Santa Cruz (AP803)

Lat: 36.98217°NLon: 122.01533°WElev: 86.88ft.

NA

69°F

21°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.58 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 11 May 05:51 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Santa Cruz CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind.

    Low: 49 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Areas of fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 70 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Light north northwest wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Areas of fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Light north northwest wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 77.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Friday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 78.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Santa Cruz CA
 36.97°N 122.03°W (Elev. 69 ft)
1:26 pm PDT May 11, 2026
6pm PDT May 11, 2026-6pm PDT May 18, 2026
 
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