Observed 5:50 AM PDT at KWVI

Day Valley, CA weather

Clear and 48°9°.

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the north-northwest. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 21Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.05 inHg1018 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 47°8° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by noon
High 67°19° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM

This morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 52°11° by 1 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 66°19° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	0%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	32%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	66%	42%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	38%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	67%	58%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	71%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	60%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	56%	58%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	58%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	52%	69%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	82%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	80%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	81%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	84%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	85%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	45%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	83%	46%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	41%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	84%	29%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	86%	42%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	87%	44%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	88%	42%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	39%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	90%	35%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northwest wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Fog. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 61°16°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: A chance of rain after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 60°16°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 42°6°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–69°21°
Low, likely
35°2°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 41°5°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–76°24°
Low, likely
34°1°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–56°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 45°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 60–65°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MTR) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Aptos Creek at Aptos

3.2 mi

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Soquel Creek at Soquel

6.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Corralitos Creek at Freedom

7.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page

Los Gatos Creek at Lake Elsman

8.3 mi

Level: 1083 ft
Flow: 3,730 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 58% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 40

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Watsonville Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1945–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+4°+2°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Day Valley weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:43–6:35 PM; Morning 7:07–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:35–6:45 PM; Morning 6:57–7:07 AM; first light 6:57 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:18 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking north from Day Valley. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,800 ft, 4 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Day Valley, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Aptos Creek at Aptos

Soquel Creek at Soquel

Corralitos Creek at Freedom

Los Gatos Creek at Lake Elsman

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Unknown

Moon