Santa Cruz County Weather

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Active CalFire Incidents

County

Incident Name

Location

Acres Burned
% Contained

Updated

Alameda

test incident

test

0 / 0

01/31/2024

San Bernardino

Iris Fire

Gas Line Rd

10 / 0

02/25/2024

Siskiyou

Klamath National Forest Lightning Complex

Klamath and Scott Rivers

0 / 0

09/05/2023

Earthquakes in California in the Last 72 Hours

Use our guide to get ready for the big one.

Time

Description

USGS Page

04/22/2024 8:05 a.m.

M 3.0 - 18 km SSW of Searles Valley, San Bernardino County, CA

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04/21/2024 9:33 p.m.

M 3.3 - 7 km NW of The Geysers, CA

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04/21/2024 12:40 p.m.

M 2.7 - 2 km NNW of The Geysers, CA

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04/21/2024 11:40 a.m.

M 2.5 - 13 km SW of Corcoran, Kings County, CA

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5 Day Forecast for the Santa Cruz Region

Tuesday, April 23 2024 1

1 PM

57° Wind SW 9.6 mph broken clouds

4 PM

56° Wind SW 8.3 mph scattered clouds

7 PM

51° Wind SW 4.8 mph broken clouds

10 PM

50° Wind SW 4.5 mph broken clouds

Wednesday, April 24 2024 5

1 AM

50° Wind S 4.5 mph overcast clouds

4 AM

49° Wind S 3.6 mph overcast clouds

7 AM

49° Wind SE 4.3 mph overcast clouds

10 AM

53° Wind S 4.4 mph overcast clouds

1 PM

57° Wind S 7.1 mph overcast clouds

4 PM

56° Wind SW 7.9 mph overcast clouds

7 PM

51° Wind W 4.0 mph broken clouds

10 PM

48° Wind N 2.0 mph broken clouds

Thursday, April 25 2024 13

1 AM

47° Wind NW 4.3 mph few clouds

4 AM

46° Wind NW 5.0 mph scattered clouds

7 AM

49° Wind NW 3.3 mph broken clouds

10 AM

58° Wind NW 10.5 mph scattered clouds

1 PM

60° Wind W 14.6 mph broken clouds

4 PM

57° Wind W 14.2 mph broken clouds

7 PM

51° Wind W 7.3 mph overcast clouds

10 PM

50° Wind W 4.8 mph broken clouds

Friday, April 26 2024 21

1 AM

48° Wind NW 4.5 mph scattered clouds

4 AM

50° Wind W 1.5 mph light rain

7 AM

52° Wind NW 5.6 mph light rain

10 AM

57° Wind NW 12.4 mph light rain

1 PM

58° Wind NW 17.3 mph scattered clouds

4 PM

56° Wind NW 16.9 mph scattered clouds

7 PM

49° Wind NW 9.1 mph clear sky

10 PM

50° Wind NW 8.8 mph scattered clouds

Saturday, April 27 2024 29

1 AM

47° Wind NW 3.4 mph scattered clouds

4 AM

45° Wind N 1.6 mph scattered clouds

7 AM

48° Wind NE 1.2 mph few clouds

10 AM

56° Wind SW 4.2 mph few clouds

1 PM

62° Wind W 8.6 mph few clouds

4 PM

61° Wind NW 15.1 mph few clouds

7 PM

51° Wind NW 8.8 mph scattered clouds

10 PM

47° Wind NW 4.8 mph scattered clouds

Sunday, April 28 2024 37

1 AM

47° Wind N 2.5 mph few clouds

4 AM

48° Wind E 0.8 mph scattered clouds

7 AM

49° Wind SE 1.5 mph overcast clouds

10 AM

54° Wind W 2.3 mph overcast clouds

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 Local Tides

• NOAA River Levels & Forecasts

• PG&E Outages

• PurpleAir Air Quality

• SurfForecast.com

• USGS Earthquake Map

• Watch Duty

• Zone Haven Aware

River & Stream Levels

• Pajaro River at Chittenden (NOAA)

• Corralitos Creek at Freedom (NOAA)

• Salsipuedes Creek at Watsonville (NOAA)

• Pajaro River at Watsonville (NOAA)

• Soquel Creek at Soquel (NOAA)

• San Lorenzo River at Big Trees (NOAA)

• San Lorenzo River at Santa Cruz (NOAA)

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