Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

Widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S. will produce areas of excessive rainfall, especially in the southern Mid-Atlantic states. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected from Montana into portions of the central/southern Plains this weekend. A heatwave will build in the Desert Southwest, in parts of Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada. Read More >

Current conditions at

KE6AFE Santa Cruz (AP803)

Lat: 36.98217°NLon: 122.01533°WElev: 89.0ft.

NA

76°F

24°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed N 2 MPH
Barometer 30.01 in (1016.26 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 14 Jun 01:41 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Santa Cruz CA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 9 to 11 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

    High: 73 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Light northwest wind becoming west northwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 9 to 11 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Light northwest wind becoming west northwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
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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 Jun 14, 2025
1pm PDT Jun 14, 2025-6pm PDT Jun 20, 2025
 
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