Monterey County Weather

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Weather Alert

Frost Advisory
Effective: 2025-01-17 08:38:00-08:00
Expires: 2025-01-17 16:45:00-08:00
WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation.
WHERE... Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio; Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest; Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park

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

23713 / 31

01/17/2025

Los Angeles

Eaton Fire

Near Altadena Drive and Midwick Drive, Altadena/Pasadena

14117 / 65

01/17/2025

San Diego

Border 79 Fire

Near Hwy 94 & Barrett Smith Rd, Barrett Junction

38 / 100

12/11/2024

Ventura

Auto Fire

Near Auto Center Drive, Ventura

61 / 85

01/15/2025

Earthquakes in California in the Last 72 Hours

Use our guide to get ready for the big one.

Time

Description

USGS Page

01/17/2025 5:04 a.m.

M 2.5 - 20 km NW of Desert Center, Riverside County, CA

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01/17/2025 3:36 a.m.

M 2.8 - 19 km S of Kettleman City, Kings County, CA

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01/17/2025 12:17 a.m.

M 2.8 - 10 km ESE of Alum Rock, Santa Clara County, CA

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01/16/2025 8:09 p.m.

M 2.8 - 15 km W of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA

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01/16/2025 11:32 a.m.

M 3.2 - 21 km NW of Alder Springs, CA

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01/16/2025 9:09 a.m.

M 2.6 - 20 km NW of Alder Springs, CA

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01/16/2025 7:59 a.m.

M 3.2 - 55 km WNW of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA

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01/16/2025 12:13 a.m.

M 2.9 - 3 km S of Mentone, San Bernardino County, CA

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01/16/2025 12:07 a.m.

M 2.5 - 26 km W of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA

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01/15/2025 12:43 p.m.

M 2.6 - 18 km SSE of Klamath, Del Norte County, CA

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01/15/2025 6:52 a.m.

M 2.7 - 13 km SE of Bodfish, Kern County, CA

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01/15/2025 6:06 a.m.

M 3.0 - 8 km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA

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01/15/2025 5:57 a.m.

M 2.5 - 22 km E of Maricopa, Kern County, CA

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01/14/2025 9:12 p.m.

M 2.6 - 9 km SSE of Lucerne Valley, San Bernardino County, CA

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5 Day Forecast for the Monterey Region

Friday, January 17 2025 1

4 AM

45° Wind W 3.5 mph clear sky

7 AM

44° Wind W 2.7 mph clear sky

10 AM

54° Wind E 1.6 mph clear sky

1 PM

61° Wind NE 3.4 mph clear sky

4 PM

59° Wind N 6.0 mph clear sky

7 PM

46° Wind NW 5.8 mph clear sky

10 PM

44° Wind NW 4.4 mph clear sky

Saturday, January 18 2025 8

1 AM

43° Wind NW 3.0 mph clear sky

4 AM

41° Wind W 1.6 mph clear sky

7 AM

40° Wind NW 2.1 mph clear sky

10 AM

54° Wind E 2.8 mph clear sky

1 PM

61° Wind NE 3.6 mph clear sky

4 PM

60° Wind NE 3.1 mph clear sky

7 PM

48° Wind W 4.4 mph clear sky

10 PM

46° Wind W 2.9 mph clear sky

Sunday, January 19 2025 16

1 AM

44° Wind W 2.0 mph clear sky

4 AM

42° Wind NW 2.2 mph clear sky

7 AM

42° Wind NW 3.1 mph clear sky

10 AM

55° Wind NE 2.7 mph clear sky

1 PM

62° Wind NE 4.8 mph clear sky

4 PM

60° Wind N 8.2 mph clear sky

7 PM

48° Wind NW 6.5 mph clear sky

10 PM

46° Wind NW 3.2 mph clear sky

Monday, January 20 2025 24

1 AM

44° Wind W 1.8 mph clear sky

4 AM

43° Wind W 0.9 mph clear sky

7 AM

42° Wind S 1.6 mph clear sky

10 AM

54° Wind E 4.5 mph clear sky

1 PM

63° Wind SE 5.6 mph scattered clouds

4 PM

63° Wind SE 5.7 mph broken clouds

7 PM

52° Wind SW 4.5 mph overcast clouds

10 PM

52° Wind S 3.3 mph overcast clouds

Tuesday, January 21 2025 32

1 AM

47° Wind SW 3.1 mph broken clouds

4 AM

45° Wind SW 3.1 mph overcast clouds

7 AM

44° Wind S 4.0 mph broken clouds

10 AM

56° Wind SE 2.7 mph scattered clouds

1 PM

61° Wind E 4.4 mph clear sky

4 PM

60° Wind N 3.5 mph clear sky

7 PM

46° Wind NW 7.2 mph clear sky

10 PM

46° Wind W 6.0 mph clear sky

Wednesday, January 22 2025 40

1 AM

45° Wind NW 5.2 mph clear sky

Resources

• AlertCalifornia Camera Map

• Cal ISO Grid Tracker

• CalFire Incidents

• 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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