Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

CW9585 Santa Cruz (C9585)

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

NA

63°F

17°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed SE 5 MPH
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.85 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 11 Sep 07:42 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Aptos CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog before midnight, then patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 57. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 57 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy fog between 2am and 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy fog between 1am and 4am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog before midnight, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 57. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night
Patchy fog between 2am and 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Patchy fog between 1am and 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night
Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Friday
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Aptos CA
 36.99°N 121.92°W (Elev. 200 ft)
2:41 pm PDT Sep 11, 2026
7pm PDT Sep 11, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 18, 2026
 
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