Monterey County Weather

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Weather Alert

Frost Advisory
Effective: 2025-01-21 11:26:00-08:00
Expires: 2025-01-22 10:00:00-08:00
WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation.
WHERE... Marin Coastal Range; North Bay Interior Mountains; Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore; San Francisco Bay Shoreline; East Bay Interior Valleys; Santa Cruz Mountains; Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose; Eastern Santa Clara Hills; East Bay Hills; Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest; Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park; Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley; Northern Monterey Bay; Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast

Freeze Warning
Effective: 2025-01-21 11:26:00-08:00
Expires: 2025-01-22 10:00:00-08:00
WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected.
WHERE... North Bay Interior Valleys; Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio

Monterey Current Conditions Map

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Active CalFire Incidents

County

Incident Name

Location

Acres Burned
% Contained

Updated

Los Angeles

Palisades Fire

Southeast of Palisades Drive, Pacific Palisades

23448 / 65

01/21/2025

Los Angeles

Eaton Fire

Near Altadena Drive and Midwick Drive, Altadena/Pasadena

14021 / 89

01/21/2025

Riverside

Clay Fire

Santa Ana River Bottom near Pedley Road and Van Buren Boulevard, Jurupa Valley

38 / 0

01/21/2025

San Diego

Border 79 Fire

Near Hwy 94 & Barrett Smith Rd, Barrett Junction

38 / 100

12/11/2024

San Diego

Lilac Fire

Near Old Highway 395 and Lilac road, Bonsall

85 / 50

01/21/2025

San Diego

Pala Fire

West of I-15, Pala Mesa

17 / 100

01/21/2025

San Diego

Friars Fire

Friars Road and Via De La Moda, San Diego

3 / 100

01/21/2025

Earthquakes in California in the Last 72 Hours

Use our guide to get ready for the big one.

Time

Description

USGS Page

01/21/2025 7:36 a.m.

M 2.7 - 3 km ENE of Big Pine, Inyo County, CA

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01/21/2025 5:29 a.m.

M 2.6 - 6 km SW of Gilroy, Santa Clara County, CA

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01/21/2025 3:31 a.m.

M 3.0 - 63 km WNW of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA

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01/20/2025 11:57 p.m.

M 3.1 - 10 km SW of Idyllwild, CA

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01/20/2025 6:12 p.m.

M 3.0 - 3 km S of Mentone, San Bernardino County, CA

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01/20/2025 12:32 p.m.

M 3.5 - 66 km WNW of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA

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01/20/2025 10:25 a.m.

M 2.7 - 16 km N of Cabazon, Riverside County, CA

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01/19/2025 11:11 p.m.

M 2.6 - 16 km WNW of Malibu, Los Angeles County, CA

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01/19/2025 11:21 a.m.

M 2.5 - 4 km S of Meadow Valley, Plumas County, CA

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01/19/2025 4:39 a.m.

M 3.6 - 19 km W of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA

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5 Day Forecast for the Monterey Region

Tuesday, January 21 2025 1

4 PM

62° Wind NW 9.8 mph broken clouds

7 PM

53° Wind NW 6.7 mph broken clouds

10 PM

49° Wind NW 5.6 mph overcast clouds

Wednesday, January 22 2025 4

1 AM

47° Wind NW 3.5 mph overcast clouds

4 AM

44° Wind NW 4.0 mph overcast clouds

7 AM

43° Wind NW 3.0 mph broken clouds

10 AM

57° Wind N 3.1 mph scattered clouds

1 PM

65° Wind NE 4.2 mph clear sky

4 PM

67° Wind N 2.8 mph clear sky

7 PM

53° Wind NW 3.8 mph clear sky

10 PM

49° Wind W 1.8 mph clear sky

Thursday, January 23 2025 12

1 AM

47° Wind SW 1.0 mph clear sky

4 AM

46° Wind S 1.6 mph clear sky

7 AM

45° Wind S 1.8 mph clear sky

10 AM

60° Wind E 3.8 mph clear sky

1 PM

70° Wind E 4.4 mph clear sky

4 PM

70° Wind E 3.4 mph clear sky

7 PM

55° Wind W 3.9 mph clear sky

10 PM

52° Wind W 3.9 mph clear sky

Friday, January 24 2025 20

1 AM

50° Wind SW 3.2 mph clear sky

4 AM

49° Wind W 2.7 mph scattered clouds

7 AM

48° Wind W 2.6 mph overcast clouds

10 AM

61° Wind NE 1.7 mph overcast clouds

1 PM

67° Wind NE 3.3 mph overcast clouds

4 PM

62° Wind N 4.3 mph overcast clouds

7 PM

52° Wind W 3.5 mph overcast clouds

10 PM

49° Wind W 2.2 mph overcast clouds

Saturday, January 25 2025 28

1 AM

43° Wind W 3.6 mph scattered clouds

4 AM

39° Wind W 2.4 mph few clouds

7 AM

41° Wind NW 3.9 mph broken clouds

10 AM

49° Wind N 4.9 mph scattered clouds

1 PM

54° Wind NE 5.0 mph scattered clouds

4 PM

52° Wind N 9.2 mph broken clouds

7 PM

42° Wind W 7.0 mph scattered clouds

10 PM

41° Wind W 4.5 mph scattered clouds

Sunday, January 26 2025 36

1 AM

39° Wind W 1.5 mph clear sky

4 AM

36° Wind W 0.3 mph clear sky

7 AM

35° Wind SW 1.4 mph clear sky

10 AM

48° Wind E 4 mph clear sky

1 PM

55° Wind E 4.8 mph clear sky

Resources

• AlertCalifornia Camera Map

• Cal ISO Grid Tracker

• CalFire Incidents

• Monterey County Emergency Information

• NASA Heat Satellites

• National Weather Service Alerts

• NOAA 24 Hour Precipitation

• NOAA All Satellite Images

• NOAA River Levels & Forecasts

• PG&E Outages

• PurpleAir Air Quality

• SurfForecast.com

• USGS Earthquake Map

• Watch Duty

• Zone Haven Aware

River & Stream Levels

• Big Sur River at Big Sur (NOAA)

• Carmel River at Robles Del Rio (NOAA)

• Carmel River at Carmel (NOAA)

• San Antonio River at Lockwood (NOAA)

• Salinas River at Bradley (NOAA)

• San Lorenzo Creek below Bitterwater Creek at King City (NOAA)

• Salinas River at Soledad (NOAA)

• Arroyo Seco at Greenfield (NOAA)

• Arroyo Seco at Soledad (NOAA)

• Arroyo Seco below Reliz Creek at Soledad (USGS)

• Salinas River at Chualar (USGS)

• Salinas River at Spreckels (NOAA)

• Reclamation Ditch at Salinas (USGS)

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