Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Current conditions at

KE6AFE Santa Cruz (AP803)

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

NA

62°F

17°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.18 in (1022.01 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 02 Aug 12:06 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Santa Cruz CA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind.

    Low: 56 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Santa Cruz CA
 36.99°N 122.04°W (Elev. 174 ft)
1:55 pm PDT Aug 1, 2025
12am PDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm PDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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