Santa Cruz County Weather

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Santa Cruz Current Conditions Map

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Active CalFire Incidents

County

Incident Name

Location

Acres Burned
% Contained

Updated

Kings

Reef Fire

Hwy 33, North of Pyramid Hills Road, Reef City

100 / 0

04/25/2025

San Diego

Border 79 Fire

Near Hwy 94 & Barrett Smith Rd, Barrett Junction

38 / 100

12/11/2024

Earthquakes in California in the Last 72 Hours

Use our guide to get ready for the big one.

Time

Description

USGS Page

04/26/2025 7:45 a.m.

M 2.6 - 15 km W of Cantua Creek, Fresno County, CA

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04/26/2025 1:48 a.m.

M 2.7 - 7 km SW of Seal Beach, Orange County, CA

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04/25/2025 8:35 a.m.

M 2.7 - 24 km WNW of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA

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04/24/2025 9:37 p.m.

M 2.8 - 50 km WNW of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA

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04/23/2025 10:01 p.m.

M 2.8 - 17 km NW of Bridgeport, Mariposa County, CA

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04/23/2025 8:45 p.m.

M 3.9 - 52 km WNW of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA

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5 Day Forecast for the Santa Cruz Region

Saturday, April 26 2025 1

1 PM

57° Wind W 9.4 mph overcast clouds

4 PM

56° Wind W 11.0 mph light rain

7 PM

52° Wind NW 9.1 mph light rain

10 PM

49° Wind W 2.8 mph broken clouds

Sunday, April 27 2025 5

1 AM

49° Wind W 1.1 mph light rain

4 AM

49° Wind W 4.9 mph light rain

7 AM

48° Wind NW 7.9 mph overcast clouds

10 AM

49° Wind W 9.7 mph light rain

1 PM

51° Wind NW 10.2 mph overcast clouds

4 PM

52° Wind NW 10.1 mph overcast clouds

7 PM

50° Wind NW 7.9 mph overcast clouds

10 PM

49° Wind NW 4.1 mph overcast clouds

Monday, April 28 2025 13

1 AM

46° Wind NE 3.6 mph scattered clouds

4 AM

44° Wind NE 3.3 mph few clouds

7 AM

49° Wind SE 0.2 mph clear sky

10 AM

58° Wind SW 5.2 mph clear sky

1 PM

62° Wind SW 7.1 mph clear sky

4 PM

62° Wind W 6.5 mph clear sky

7 PM

54° Wind N 2.4 mph clear sky

10 PM

49° Wind NE 4.4 mph scattered clouds

Tuesday, April 29 2025 21

1 AM

49° Wind SE 0.4 mph overcast clouds

4 AM

48° Wind NW 1.2 mph overcast clouds

7 AM

53° Wind S 1.7 mph scattered clouds

10 AM

62° Wind SW 4.4 mph scattered clouds

1 PM

65° Wind SW 6.3 mph few clouds

4 PM

64° Wind SW 4.9 mph few clouds

7 PM

54° Wind E 2.2 mph scattered clouds

10 PM

51° Wind E 3.2 mph broken clouds

Wednesday, April 30 2025 29

1 AM

49° Wind S 0.7 mph overcast clouds

4 AM

48° Wind S 1.1 mph overcast clouds

7 AM

51° Wind E 2.2 mph overcast clouds

10 AM

59° Wind SW 4.5 mph overcast clouds

1 PM

66° Wind W 7.3 mph scattered clouds

4 PM

63° Wind NW 14.4 mph broken clouds

7 PM

55° Wind NW 10.3 mph overcast clouds

10 PM

51° Wind NW 5.4 mph overcast clouds

Thursday, May 01 2025 37

1 AM

49° Wind NW 3.8 mph broken clouds

4 AM

47° Wind NW 2.9 mph broken clouds

7 AM

51° Wind W 2.1 mph broken clouds

10 AM

58° Wind SW 6.3 mph broken 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)