Areas of Fire Weather and Severe Thunderstorms on Friday

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Current conditions at

CW9585 Santa Cruz (C9585)

Lat: 36.9705°NLon: 121.96883°WElev: 64.5ft.

NA

53°F

12°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed SW 0 MPH
Barometer 30.01 in (1016.26 mb)
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 15 May 04:12 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Capitola CA

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light north northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Light north northwest wind becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Light north northwest wind becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
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Point Forecast:
Capitola CA
 36.96°N 121.97°W (Elev. 0 ft)
2:21 am PDT May 15, 2026
4am PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026
 
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