Observed 10:35 AM PDT at KSNS

Spreckels, CA weather

Sunny and 61°16°.

Forecasts differ

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 12 mph19 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 17Good; 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

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (60°16° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

High 69°21° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 67°19° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningNear 51°11° · 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 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	50%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	40%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	85%	49%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	55%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	48%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	50%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	52%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	67%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	54%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	54%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	77%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	54%	83%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	80%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	66%	83%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	66%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	63%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	91%	60%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	40%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	49%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	98%	45%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	99%	52%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	36%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	26%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	30%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	43%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	69%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	95%	59%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 1 to 12 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. East wind 2 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 2 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southwest wind 2 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  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, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 2 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: A chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  30% chance
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  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
60°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
37°3°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
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
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–67°.

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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Salinas River near Spreckels

1.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft

Forecast peak 3.9 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Carmel River at Robles Del Rio

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Forecast peak 2.1 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Pajaro River at Chittenden

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Forecast peak 2.4 ft Wed 6 PM

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Reclamation Ditch near Salinas

6.4 mi

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 83 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 55% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 34

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

SALINAS AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1930–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° 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
−2°−1°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
+1°ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Spreckels weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:34 PM; Morning 7:06–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:44 PM; Morning 6:56–7:06 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:44 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:44 AM · rises 5:17 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking south from Spreckels. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,400 ft, 7 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Spreckels, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Salinas River near Spreckels

Carmel River at Robles Del Rio

Pajaro River at Chittenden

Reclamation Ditch near Salinas

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon