Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

KE6AFE Santa Cruz (AP803)

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

NA

72°F

22°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.1 in (1019.3 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 25 Feb 02:06 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

Santa Cruz CA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Light west wind.

    High: 67 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 9pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind.

    Low: 50 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Light north wind.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Light north northwest wind.

    High: 74 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog between 7am and 8am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 1am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Light west wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Light north wind.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Light north northwest wind.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Saturday
Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Saturday Night
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Santa Cruz CA
 36.97°N 122.03°W (Elev. 69 ft)
12:26 pm PST Feb 25, 2026
2pm PST Feb 25, 2026-6pm PST Mar 3, 2026
 
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