National Weather Service Forecast for: Santa Cruz CA
Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA
Updated: 1:26 pm PDT Apr 6, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind around 8 mph.
Sunny

 Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Partly Cloudy

 Tuesday

Tuesday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Patchy Fog
then Sunny
 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Mostly Clear
then Patchy
Fog
 Wednesday

Wednesday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Patchy Fog
then Sunny
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Patchy Fog

 Thursday

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Chance Rain
and Areas Fog
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A chance of rain. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Chance Rain
and Patchy
Fog
 Friday

Friday: Rain likely before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Hi 70 °F Lo 45 °F Hi 73 °F Lo 49 °F Hi 73 °F Lo 52 °F Hi 70 °F Lo 52 °F Hi 69 °F

 

This Afternoon
 
 Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
 
 Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
 
 Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
 
 Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
 
 Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday
 
 A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night
 
 A chance of rain. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday
 
 Rain likely before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Friday Night
 
 A chance of rain. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Saturday
 
 A chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night
 
 A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Sunday
 
 A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Santa Cruz CA.