Outdoor conditions in

Aptos

California
Now
  1. 52°Sunny0% rain55% humidityGusts 7 mph
  2. 52°Sunny0% rain54% humidityGusts 7 mph
  3. 53°Sunny0% rain53% humidityGusts 8 mph
  4. 59°Sunny0% rain51% humidityGusts 8 mph
  5. 65°Sunny0% rain44% humidityGusts 6 mph
  6. 70°Sunny0% rain40% humidityGusts 7 mph
  7. 74°Sunny0% rain35% humidityGusts 8 mph
  8. 77°Sunny0% rain33% humidityGusts 8 mph
  9. 80°Sunny0% rain30% humidityGusts 8 mph
  10. 80°Sunny0% rain31% humidityGusts 8 mph
  11. 81°Sunny0% rain33% humidityGusts 7 mph
  12. 79°Sunny0% rain36% humidityGusts 7 mph
  13. 74°Clear0% rain46% humidityGusts 6 mph
  14. 71°Mostly Clear0% rain46% humidityGusts 5 mph
  15. 64°Mostly Clear0% rain50% humidityGusts 6 mph
  16. 62°Mostly Clear0% rain53% humidityGusts 8 mph
  17. 60°Mostly Clear0% rain53% humidityGusts 9 mph
  18. 60°Mostly Clear0% rain53% humidityGusts 10 mph
  19. 59°Mostly Clear0% rain52% humidityGusts 9 mph
  20. 59°Mostly Clear0% rain51% humidityGusts 8 mph
  21. 58°Mostly Clear0% rain50% humidityGusts 8 mph
  22. 57°Mostly Clear0% rain51% humidityGusts 7 mph
  23. 57°Mostly Clear0% rain51% humidityGusts 8 mph
  24. 56°Mostly Clear0% rain49% humidityGusts 10 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
30–56%
Wind
10 mph
Fri

Friday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
26–52%
Wind
13 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
31–63%
Wind
13 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
56–91%
Wind
12 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
5%
Humidity
62–100%
Wind
16 mph
  1. 81° / 52°Today looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 30–56% · Wind 10 mph
  2. 85° / 56°Friday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 26–52% · Wind 13 mph
  3. 84° / 59°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 31–63% · Wind 13 mph
  4. 74° / 54°Sunday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 56–91% · Wind 12 mph
  5. 66° / 49°Monday looks fairly quiet.5% rain · Humidity 62–100% · Wind 16 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Santa Cruz area · Updated Thu 6:26 AM
23GoodUS AQI

Good now, rising to Moderate through 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 5:45 AM

Air near ground23 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Aptos radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Aptos.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Lower-concern hours fall overnight.

No lower-concern three-hour stretch between 9 AM and 11 PM appears in this outlook.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowLower weather concern

Humidity is 55% with light wind and gusts below 8 mph.

Humidity
55%
Wind
3 mph
Gusts
7 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

Nearby regional view

Explore San Jose

About 22 miles away, the San Jose hub looks more deeply at San Jose, CA. It reflects that wider area rather than Aptos’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Santa Cruz area, about 6 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Aptos, CA, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.