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

66°F

19°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.04 in (1017.27 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 15 Jun 11:53 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Santa Cruz CA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 75. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning.

    High: 75 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Areas of fog before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 75. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.
Monday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Santa Cruz CA
 37°N 122.01°W (Elev. 174 ft)
11:34 am PDT Jun 15, 2025
12pm PDT Jun 15, 2025-6pm PDT Jun 21, 2025
 
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