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
0 / 0
01/31/2024
Alameda
Unknown / TBD
10 / 0
09/14/2024
Calaveras
Whisky Slide Road, near E. Murray Creek Road, Moutain Ranch
12 / 100
07/30/2024
Colusa, Lake
Walker Ridge Rd and Highway 20, at the Lake and Colusa County border
2756 / 100
07/29/2024
Contra Costa
North of Evora Road and Nichols Road, Bay Point
471 / 100
07/29/2024
Contra Costa
Unknown / TBD
100 / 0
07/26/2024
Contra Costa
Empire Mine Road and Deer Valley Road
50 / 0
06/26/2024
El Dorado
Unknown / TBD
16 / 0
06/16/2024
Fresno
Unknown / TBD
5 / 95
10/24/2024
Fresno
East Kings Canyon Road, Squaw Valley
982 / 15
06/25/2024
Fresno
Palamino Drive and Elwood Road , Wonder Valley in Fresno County
2242 / 10
06/25/2024
Fresno
Watts Valley Road near Hog Mountain Road
267 / 0
06/25/2024
Fresno
West Palmer Ave, Northeast of Coalinga
20 / 100
09/06/2024
Humboldt
Bloody Camp Road on Bald Hill, Hoopa Valley
44 / 0
10/03/2024
Kern
James Road, Bakersfield
100 / 0
06/11/2024
Kern
Highway 178, East of Democrat
1681 / 0
07/24/2024
Kern
Dennison Road and Highline Road, Tehachapi
30 / 0
06/14/2024
Kern
North of Sawmill Road & Highway 155
165 / 100
07/29/2024
Kern
Breckenridge Road, east of Traina Court
400 / 0
07/09/2024
Kern
Dove Spronga Canyon Road, Kelso Valley
1000 / 80
10/23/2024
Lake
Estep St, Lakeport
1 / 0
06/24/2024
Lassen
Unknown / TBD
36 / 100
07/29/2024
Los Angeles
Rosemead Boulevard, South El Monte
14 / 100
07/29/2024
Los Angeles
Unknown / TBD
55126 / 99
10/24/2024
Mendocino
9800 Block of HWY 128, near Boonville
90 / 100
07/29/2024
Mendocino
North of Covelo, East of Buck Mountain
13 / 100
07/29/2024
Merced
Hilmar,CA
15 / 50
08/21/2024
Mono
East of Bodie
50 / 0
08/04/2024
Placer
Unknown / TBD
20 / 0
06/25/2024
Placer
Unknown / TBD
5 / 0
07/17/2024
Riverside
44000 block Highway 79, Aguanga
40 / 40
10/24/2024
Riverside
Sierra Avenue and Armstrong Road, Northwest of Riverside
25 / 0
07/29/2024
Riverside
Esperanza Avenue & Broadway, Cabazon
10 / 100
07/30/2024
Riverside
Unknown / TBD
70 / 0
07/05/2024
Riverside
Northeast of Highway 371 and Kirby Road, Anza
122 / 100
09/06/2024
San Bernardino
Gas Line Rd
10 / 0
02/25/2024
San Bernardino
Baseline street and Alpine street, Highland
43978 / 98
10/24/2024
San Bernardino
North of Long View Drive & Rockridge Lane, Fontana
10 / 0
09/06/2024
San Diego
Unknown / TBD
12 / 100
07/29/2024
San Diego
Del Mar Scenic Parkway, Del Mar
15 / 0
06/25/2024
San Diego
Otay Mesa
0 / 0
05/18/2024
San Luis Obispo
1800 block of Chimineas Ranch Road, Santa Maria
1200 / 100
09/10/2024
Santa Clara
Dinosaur Point Road at Highway 12
20 / 100
10/10/2024
Shasta
Fenders Ferry Rd near Madrone Campground, Southwest of Big Bend
5127 / 45
10/24/2024
Siskiyou
Klamath and Scott Rivers
0 / 0
09/05/2023
Sonoma
Tilton Road
44 / 0
08/25/2024
State of Nevada
48 Miles Northeast of Susanville, California, within the Buffalo Hills Wilderness Study Area, Washoe County, Nevada
50 / 0
07/24/2024
Tehama
Crazy Horse Road
42 / 0
07/13/2024
Tulare
Unknown / TBD
14 / 0
06/15/2024
Tulare
West of Homers Nose Grove, Sequoia National Park
14104 / 93
10/24/2024
Tulare
Cow Mountain Road, Tule River Reservation
50 / 0
07/09/2024
Tulare
5 miles East of Black Mountain in Domeland Wilderness
8908 / 20
07/22/2024
Ventura
Unknown / TBD
1538 / 100
08/03/2024

Earthquakes in California in the Last 72 Hours

Use our guide to get ready for the big one.

Time
Description
USGS Page
10/24/2024 3:26 p.m.
M 3.0 - 4 km E of Stovepipe Wells, CA
10/24/2024 12:20 p.m.
M 2.5 - 14 km NE of Hollister, San Benito County, CA
10/24/2024 9:21 a.m.
M 2.5 - 6 km SW of Los Alamos, Santa Barbara County, CA
10/24/2024 4:44 a.m.
M 2.5 - 5 km NNW of Walker, Mono County, CA
10/24/2024 12:07 a.m.
M 2.9 - 4 km SSW of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA
10/24/2024 12:05 a.m.
M 4.3 - 4 km SSW of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA
10/24/2024 12:01 a.m.
M 4.2 - 5 km S of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA
10/23/2024 11:21 p.m.
M 4.1 - 4 km SSW of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA
10/23/2024 10:58 p.m.
M 3.8 - 5 km SSW of Petrolia, Humboldt County, CA
10/23/2024 4:08 p.m.
M 2.6 - 11 km WSW of Almanor, Plumas County, CA

5 Day Forecast for the Santa Cruz Region

Thursday, October 24 2024 1
1 PM
71°     Wind W 3.5 mph    clear sky
4 PM
71°     Wind NW 2.3 mph    clear sky
7 PM
61°     Wind E 5.3 mph    clear sky
10 PM
57°     Wind NE 2.6 mph    clear sky
Friday, October 25 2024 5
1 AM
57°     Wind N 3.0 mph    clear sky
4 AM
56°     Wind NE 1.9 mph    clear sky
7 AM
57°     Wind E 1.5 mph    broken clouds
10 AM
65°     Wind S 4.1 mph    broken clouds
1 PM
69°     Wind SW 4.9 mph    overcast clouds
4 PM
65°     Wind SW 3.5 mph    broken clouds
7 PM
57°     Wind E 2.3 mph    broken clouds
10 PM
56°     Wind E 4.7 mph    scattered clouds
Saturday, October 26 2024 13
1 AM
55°     Wind N 2.4 mph    clear sky
4 AM
56°     Wind N 2.7 mph    scattered clouds
7 AM
57°     Wind N 3.2 mph    broken clouds
10 AM
66°     Wind NW 0.2 mph    broken clouds
1 PM
71°     Wind W 4.2 mph    overcast clouds
4 PM
69°     Wind NW 2.0 mph    overcast clouds
7 PM
61°     Wind NE 4.0 mph    overcast clouds
10 PM
59°     Wind NE 0.9 mph    overcast clouds
Sunday, October 27 2024 21
1 AM
57°     Wind E 2.2 mph    overcast clouds
4 AM
57°     Wind E 0.9 mph    overcast clouds
7 AM
56°     Wind NW 1.6 mph    broken clouds
10 AM
63°     Wind SW 4.1 mph    broken clouds
1 PM
67°     Wind W 7.6 mph    light rain
4 PM
64°     Wind NW 11.1 mph    scattered clouds
7 PM
56°     Wind NW 8.8 mph    broken clouds
10 PM
52°     Wind N 6.0 mph    overcast clouds
Monday, October 28 2024 29
1 AM
50°     Wind NW 3.8 mph    broken clouds
4 AM
50°     Wind N 2.4 mph    scattered clouds
7 AM
49°     Wind E 1.3 mph    clear sky
10 AM
57°     Wind W 5.3 mph    clear sky
1 PM
60°     Wind W 14.3 mph    few clouds
4 PM
56°     Wind NW 14.1 mph    few clouds
7 PM
51°     Wind NW 8.8 mph    clear sky
10 PM
49°     Wind NW 6.6 mph    few clouds
Tuesday, October 29 2024 37
1 AM
47°     Wind N 4.0 mph    few clouds
4 AM
46°     Wind N 2.8 mph    few clouds
7 AM
47°     Wind NW 0.9 mph    clear sky
10 AM
54°     Wind S 1.8 mph    clear sky
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