Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

KE6AFE Santa Cruz (AP803)

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

NA

59°F

15°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.01 in (1016.26 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 01 Mar 02:19 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

Santa Cruz CA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Widespread fog, mainly before 3am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind.

    Low: 50 °F

    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Widespread dense fog, mainly before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 64 °F

    Dense Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 10 percent chance of rain after 4am.  Widespread fog, mainly between 9pm and 5am.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 47. Light west wind.

    Low: 47 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance Rain
    and Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am.  Widespread fog, mainly before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 64 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 47 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Widespread fog, mainly before 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind.
Sunday
Widespread dense fog, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 10 percent chance of rain after 4am. Widespread fog, mainly between 9pm and 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 47. Light west wind.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Widespread fog, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 44.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Saturday
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)
1:17 am PST Mar 1, 2026
2am PST Mar 1, 2026-6pm PST Mar 7, 2026
 
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