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Salinas, CA weather

It is 55°F and clear at Salinas, Salinas Municipal Airport as of Oct 27, 11:00 PM PDT. Tonight: Partly Cloudy, low near 48°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 3:07 PM PDT.

Updated Oct 27, 11:16 PM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

55°F

Clear

Wind

Calm

Humidity 77% · dew point 48°F

Pressure · visibility

30.02 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Salinas, Salinas Municipal Airport (KSNS), Oct 27, 11:00 PM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Salinas forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS MTR forecast area

2 active alerts cover zones served by the MTR office near Salinas:

  • Coastal Flood Advisory (2)

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. California has 8 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Salinas (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Tue 11 PM55°FMostly Cloudy0%SSE 6 mph
Wed 12 AM54°FPartly Cloudy0%E 5 mph
Wed 1 AM52°FMostly Cloudy0%E 5 mph
Wed 2 AM51°FPartly Cloudy0%E 5 mph
Wed 3 AM50°FPartly Cloudy0%E 5 mph
Wed 4 AM49°FPartly Cloudy0%E 5 mph
Wed 5 AM48°FPartly Cloudy0%ENE 5 mph
Wed 6 AM48°FMostly Sunny0%ENE 5 mph
Wed 7 AM48°FMostly Sunny0%NE 5 mph
Wed 8 AM48°FMostly Sunny0%NE 5 mph
Wed 9 AM52°FMostly Sunny0%N 3 mph
Wed 10 AM57°FMostly Sunny0%S 2 mph
Wed 11 AM62°FSunny0%NE 2 mph
Wed 12 PM65°FSunny0%N 2 mph
Wed 1 PM67°FSunny0%N 2 mph
Wed 2 PM68°FSunny0%NNW 5 mph
Wed 3 PM68°FSunny0%WNW 7 mph
Wed 4 PM67°FSunny0%WNW 8 mph
Wed 5 PM65°FMostly Cloudy0%W 5 mph
Wed 6 PM62°FMostly Cloudy0%W 5 mph
Wed 7 PM61°FMostly Cloudy0%W 5 mph
Wed 8 PM59°FMostly Cloudy0%SSE 3 mph
Wed 9 PM58°FMostly Cloudy0%SSE 3 mph
Wed 10 PM57°FMostly Cloudy0%SSE 3 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Salinas can differ.

7-day forecast

Tonight

Low 48°F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday

High 68°F·Low 51°F

Mostly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. North wind 2 to 8 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

Thursday

High 66°F·Low 51°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 0 to 8 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southwest wind 2 to 8 mph.

Friday

High 64°F·Low 48°F

Patchy fog between 8am and 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Saturday

High 61°F·Low 47°F

A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Sunday

High 64°F·Low 49°F

Sunny, with a high near 64.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Monday

High 69°F·Low 51°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Tuesday

High 68°F

A chance of rain between 10am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Salinas is served by the National Weather Service MTR forecast office, forecast zone CAZ528, county zone CAC053.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Salinas (36.6902, -121.6338), in Monterey County. Population: 160,783 (2024 estimate), number 35 of the 296 California cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KMUX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/36.6902,-121.6338 (forecast issued Oct 27, 3:07 PM PDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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