Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

CW9585 Santa Cruz (C9585)

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

52°F

11°C

Humidity	84%
Wind Speed	NNE 2 MPH
Barometer	29.95 in (1014.22 mb)
Dewpoint	47°F (8°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	20 Apr 07:57 AM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WNW Capitola CA

Today
High: 66 °F
Chance Rain
then Rain
Likely
Tonight
Low: 51 °F
Rain
Tuesday
High: 63 °F
Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 48 °F
Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Wednesday
High: 66 °F
Chance Rain
and Patchy
Fog then
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 46 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 70 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 46 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 69 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain. Low around 51. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday

Rain before 8am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 8am. High near 63. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then rain likely after 8pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of rain before 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 70.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 68.