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

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

04/24/2024 4:28 p.m.

M 2.5 - 30 km SE of Bodie, CA

More Info

04/24/2024 6:39 a.m.

M 3.3 - 43 km WNW of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA

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04/24/2024 4:44 a.m.

M 2.9 - 16 km E of Seven Trees, CA

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5 Day Forecast for the Santa Cruz Region

Friday, April 26 2024 1

1 PM

60° Wind W 17.3 mph scattered clouds

4 PM

58° Wind NW 17.5 mph scattered clouds

7 PM

51° Wind NW 11.0 mph few clouds

10 PM

48° Wind NW 8.1 mph clear sky

Saturday, April 27 2024 5

1 AM

46° Wind N 1.7 mph few clouds

4 AM

45° Wind N 1.7 mph few clouds

7 AM

49° Wind W 1.5 mph few clouds

10 AM

57° Wind SW 3.2 mph scattered clouds

1 PM

64° Wind W 6.2 mph few clouds

4 PM

64° Wind NW 10.3 mph scattered clouds

7 PM

52° Wind NW 8.1 mph overcast clouds

10 PM

49° Wind N 3.2 mph scattered clouds

Sunday, April 28 2024 13

1 AM

49° Wind N 2.0 mph few clouds

4 AM

50° Wind SW 0.5 mph broken clouds

7 AM

51° Wind NW 2.1 mph broken clouds

10 AM

61° Wind W 4.8 mph broken clouds

1 PM

66° Wind NW 9.2 mph clear sky

4 PM

62° Wind NW 14.4 mph clear sky

7 PM

51° Wind NW 10.0 mph clear sky

10 PM

46° Wind NW 6.3 mph clear sky

Monday, April 29 2024 21

1 AM

45° Wind NW 4.1 mph clear sky

4 AM

44° Wind NE 1.6 mph clear sky

7 AM

47° Wind NW 2.1 mph clear sky

10 AM

59° Wind W 3.1 mph clear sky

1 PM

65° Wind N 6.4 mph clear sky

4 PM

64° Wind NW 11.7 mph clear sky

7 PM

52° Wind NW 10.0 mph clear sky

10 PM

49° Wind N 4.7 mph clear sky

Tuesday, April 30 2024 29

1 AM

47° Wind N 2.6 mph clear sky

4 AM

45° Wind N 1.7 mph clear sky

7 AM

50° Wind NW 0.8 mph clear sky

10 AM

60° Wind SW 2.5 mph clear sky

1 PM

67° Wind NW 3.9 mph clear sky

4 PM

65° Wind NW 8.7 mph clear sky

7 PM

54° Wind NW 9.4 mph clear sky

10 PM

49° Wind N 4.3 mph clear sky

Wednesday, May 01 2024 37

1 AM

47° Wind NE 2.0 mph clear sky

4 AM

46° Wind N 2.6 mph clear sky

7 AM

53° Wind N 2.2 mph clear sky

10 AM

62° Wind N 3.0 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 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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