| NWS Forecast for: Santa Cruz Mountains Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Last Update: 602 AM PST Wed Dec 24 2025 | |
Today: Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Tonight: Breezy. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph increasing to 60 mph after midnight. Christmas Day: Breezy. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 60 mph...becoming 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 40 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Breezy. Showers in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 45 mph. Friday: Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph...becoming 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Friday Night: Patchy fog. Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the mid 40s. Saturday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Highs in the 50s. Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Sunday And Sunday Night: Clear. Highs in the 50s. Lows around 40. Monday Through Tuesday: Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 50s to mid 60s. Lows in the lower 40s. | |
| Zone Forecast: Santa Cruz Mountains | |
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