Santa Clara 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

Recent Earthquakes

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

Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara Region

Tuesday, January 21 2025 1

4 PM

58° Wind NW 7.1 mph few clouds

7 PM

48° Wind N 4.6 mph broken clouds

10 PM

43° Wind N 3.9 mph overcast clouds

Wednesday, January 22 2025 4

1 AM

41° Wind NE 3.2 mph few clouds

4 AM

41° Wind NE 3.9 mph few clouds

7 AM

40° Wind NE 3.8 mph clear sky

10 AM

56° Wind N 2.8 mph clear sky

1 PM

64° Wind NW 6.4 mph clear sky

4 PM

61° Wind NW 5.3 mph clear sky

7 PM

47° Wind NE 3.6 mph clear sky

10 PM

46° Wind NE 3.7 mph clear sky

Thursday, January 23 2025 12

1 AM

46° Wind NE 3.4 mph clear sky

4 AM

46° Wind NE 3.6 mph clear sky

7 AM

45° Wind NE 3.8 mph clear sky

10 AM

61° Wind NE 1.3 mph clear sky

1 PM

70° Wind S 1.9 mph clear sky

4 PM

64° Wind W 2.1 mph clear sky

7 PM

50° Wind NE 3.3 mph clear sky

10 PM

49° Wind NE 3.3 mph clear sky

Friday, January 24 2025 20

1 AM

48° Wind E 3.7 mph clear sky

4 AM

47° Wind NE 2.9 mph few clouds

7 AM

47° Wind NE 2.6 mph overcast clouds

10 AM

59° Wind W 1.5 mph overcast clouds

1 PM

61° Wind W 4.0 mph overcast clouds

4 PM

58° Wind W 3.7 mph overcast clouds

7 PM

46° Wind N 2.2 mph overcast clouds

10 PM

41° Wind SE 2.6 mph broken clouds

Saturday, January 25 2025 28

1 AM

40° Wind SE 3.4 mph scattered clouds

4 AM

42° Wind NE 3.2 mph broken clouds

7 AM

36° Wind N 5.2 mph scattered clouds

10 AM

46° Wind NW 7.7 mph few clouds

1 PM

50° Wind NW 7.4 mph scattered clouds

4 PM

50° Wind N 8.1 mph scattered clouds

7 PM

40° Wind N 4.7 mph clear sky

10 PM

38° Wind N 4.3 mph clear sky

Sunday, January 26 2025 36

1 AM

35° Wind N 4.2 mph few clouds

4 AM

33° Wind NE 4.3 mph clear sky

7 AM

32° Wind NE 4.3 mph clear sky

10 AM

46° Wind NW 3.5 mph clear sky

1 PM

53° Wind NW 4.8 mph clear sky

Resources

• AlertCalifornia Camera Map

• Cal ISO Grid Tracker

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• NASA Heat Satellites

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• NOAA River Levels & Forecasts

• PG&E Outages

• PurpleAir Air Quality

• USGS Earthquake Map

• Watch Duty

• Zone Haven Aware

River & Stream Levels

• Pacheco Creek at Dunneville Ca (NOAA)

• Llagas Creek at Gilroy (USGS)

• San Francisquito Creek at Stanford University Ca (NOAA)

• Guadalupe River at Almaden Expressway at San Jose Ca (NOAA)

• Guadalupe River at Hwy 101 at San Jose Ca (NOAA)

• Saratoga Creek at Saratoga Ca (USGS)

• Coyote Creek at Gilroy Ca (USGS)

• Coyote Creek at Coyote Reservoir near San Martin Ca (USGS)

• Coyote Creek at Madrone Ca (NOAA)

• Coyote Creek at Hwy 237 at Milpitas Ca (NOAA)

• Arroyo Hondo at San Jose Ca (NOAA)

• Coyote Creek at Alviso Ca (USGS)

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