Santa Cruz

California, United States · 11 m · Sun 25 Oct, 02:10 GMT-7GFS run 18 UTC · 3 days old (older run)
15°
ClearFeels like 15°Today 15° – 22°
Sun 02:00· nowor click any hour below

Clouds thicken this morning, dry. Tomorrow cloudy, about as warm, up to 23°.

Right now

model value for 02:00, not a measurement
Wind1 m/s NE
Gusts1 m/s
Humidity48 %
Pressure1018 hPa →
Cloud cover5 %
Visibility24 km
UV index (CAMS)—
Air (US AQI, CAMS)—
Sun 61° below the horizon · sunrise 07:25 · sunset 18:18
Alerts for Santa Cruz are out of date: we can’t confirm there are none right now.See all alerts ›
UmbrellaNoDry for the next 24 hours
Kite windowNot in 2 daysNo steady wind without rain or storms; today too calm
Longest dry spell171 h from nowDry tonight and all of Monday, until at least Sun 04:00
TonightLow 15° at 06:00Clear, light wind; no frost

Next 24 hours

Click any hour: the sky, the panel, the sun chart and the planner follow it
hourly steps · GFS 18 UTC
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nowtemperature
TemperatureFeels likeWind m/sGustsRain mmClouds %
Sun 02:00 · Clear15°, feels like 15°
Wind 1 m/s from NE, gusts 1 · dryClouds 5 % · humidity 48 %
Kite flying: PoorDark

Sun height

Sun 25 Oct · computed from the coordinatesUV not in the CAMS run for 02:00
Sun 25 Oct21 June, longest day21 December, shortest daythe disc shows the chosen hour
civil twilightnauticalastronomicalnight60°30°0°−18°21 Jun · 76.4°21 Dec · 29.6°↑ 07:25↓ 18:1802:00 · −60.9°000306091215182124
Sunrise07:25
Sunset18:18
Daylight10 h 53 min2 min shorter than Saturday
Highest40.7°at 12:45
Civil dawn · dusk06:58 · 18:44

Moon

from the coordinates
99 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Sun 02:10Moonrise 17:49Moonset 06:55
Next phases
Full moonSun 25 Octin 1 day
Last quarterSun 1 Novin 7 days
New moonSun 8 Novin 14 days
First quarterTue 17 Novin 23 days

Outdoor planner

The next 24 hours rated for six activities by fixed rules from this forecast, not by AI
How we rate ›
Planner rules, per hour. Avoid: thunder; gusts from 17 m/s (kite 15, picnic 14); rain from 1.0 mm (kite, laundry, picnic, car wash: any rain; laundry also rain within 3 h). Poor: storms due within 2 h (kite 3 h); dark (sun below −6°) or after sunset; light rain; strong gusts; humid air (laundry 85 % and up); chilly (picnic under 12°); rain within 12 h (car wash). Excellent: running 8°–18° with wind under 7 and Good air; cycling 10°–24° with wind under 6; kite wind 4–8 with gusts under 11; laundry humidity under 70 % with a breeze; picnic 16° and up with wind under 6. Anything else: Good.
You are here (now)Kite flying, hour by hour · click a block
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ExcellentGoodPoorAvoidNo air quality model for this place
Best timeNo good hourPoor · Dark
AvoidNothing to avoidNo storms, rain or storm gusts
At Sun 02:00PoorDark

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

No CAMS air-quality run covers this place right now.

12 days

click a day for its details · high / low · rain
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12-day outlook

by each day’s icon
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Click a tile to light up those days. Sun 25 Oct – Thu 5 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend, not a promise.

Sunday 25 Oct

Today
22° / 15°Mostly cloudy
RainDryStrongest gust2 m/sSunrise · sunset07:25 · 18:18Moon at noon100 % · full moon
GFS only: no comparisonSee its hours ›

Do the models agree?

daily high, °C
GFSICON (no run here)ECMWF (no run here)spread
16°21°26°SuMoTuWeThFrSaSuMoTuOnly GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.

Rain radar

observed
Loading radar…DWD radar

Places nearby

now · within 25 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS · run Wed 18 UTC · grid point 4.0 km away, model height 171 m (real 11 m) · values of the nearest grid point, nothing filled in · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Wed 21 Oct, 11:00 GMT-7 (3 days ago)
Covers until
Thu 05 Nov, 10:00 GMT-8
Grid point used
37.00° N, 122.00° W — 4.0 km from Santa Cruz, model terrain height 171 m
Air quality and UV
not available here
Compared with
no other model reaches this place
Method
Values of the nearest model grid point; nothing is interpolated or filled in. Sun and moon computed from the coordinates.

Santa Cruz

California · 11 m · Sun 25 Oct, 02:10 GMT-7
GFS run 18 UTC · 3 days old (older run)
15°
ClearFeels like 15°Today 15° – 22°
Sun 02:00· now

Clouds thicken this morning, dry. Tomorrow cloudy, about as warm, up to 23°.

Wind1 NEGusts1 m/sRaindryAir (AQI)—
Alerts for Santa Cruz are out of date: we can’t confirm there are none right now.See all alerts ›
UmbrellaNodry
Kite windowNot in 2 daystoo calm
Dry spell171 h from nowuntil at least Sun 04:00
TonightLow 15° at 06:00clear, no frost

Next 24 hours

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Temperature, 13° to 23° · hourly GFS steps
Rows: time · sky · °C · feels like · wind m/s · gusts (orange from 14) · rain mm · clouds %. Shaded: night.
Sun 02:00 · Clear15°, feels like 15°
Kite flying: PoorDark
Wind1 m/s NEGusts1 m/sHumidity48 %Pressure1018 hPa →Clouds5 %Visibility24 kmUV (CAMS)—US AQI—
model value for 02:00, not a measurement

Sun height

Sun 25 Oct
UV not in the CAMS run for 02:00
Sun 25 Oct21 June21 December
twilight and night60°30°0°21 Jun 76.4°21 Dec 29.6°↑07:25↓18:1802:00 · −60.9°0006121824
Sunrise · sunset07:25 · 18:18
Daylight10 h 53 min
Highest40.7° at 12:45
Civil dawn · dusk06:58 · 18:44

Outdoor planner

next 24 h, rated by fixed rules from this forecast
How we rate ›
Planner rules, per hour. Avoid: thunder; gusts from 17 m/s (kite 15, picnic 14); rain from 1.0 mm (kite, laundry, picnic, car wash: any rain; laundry also rain within 3 h). Poor: storms due within 2 h (kite 3 h); dark (sun below −6°) or after sunset; light rain; strong gusts; humid air (laundry 85 % and up); chilly (picnic under 12°); rain within 12 h (car wash). Excellent: running 8°–18° with wind under 7 and Good air; cycling 10°–24° with wind under 6; kite wind 4–8 with gusts under 11; laundry humidity under 70 % with a breeze; picnic 16° and up with wind under 6. Anything else: Good.
You are hereKite flying, hour by hour
now081420
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoid
Best timeNo good hourPoor · Dark
AvoidNothing to avoidNo storms, rain or storm gusts
At Sun 02:00PoorDark

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

No CAMS air-quality run covers this place right now.

Moon

from the coordinates
99 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Sun 02:10Rise 17:49 · set 06:55
Next phases
Full moonSun 25 Octin 1 day
Last quarterSun 1 Novin 7 days
New moonSun 8 Novin 14 days
First quarterTue 17 Novin 23 days

12 days

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October – November 2026dashed: GFS only · – no forecast yet
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Sunday 25 Oct · TodayMostly cloudy
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RainDryGusts2Sun ↑ ↓07:25 18:18Moon100 %
GFS only: no comparisonIts hours ›

12-day outlook

by each day’s icon
12days
Tap a tile to light up those days above. Sun 25 Oct – Thu 5 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend.

Do the models agree?

daily high
GFSICONECMWFspread
16°21°26°SuMoTuWeThFrSaSuMoTuOnly GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.

Rain radar

observed
Loading radar…DWD radar

Places nearby

now · within 25 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS, run Wed 18 UTC · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Wed 21 Oct, 11:00 GMT-7 (3 days ago)
Covers until
Thu 05 Nov, 10:00 GMT-8
Grid point used
37.00° N, 122.00° W — 4.0 km from Santa Cruz, model terrain height 171 m
Air quality and UV
not available here
Compared with
no other model reaches this place
Method
Values of the nearest model grid point; nothing is interpolated or filled in. Sun and moon computed from the coordinates.