Day Valley, California Weather
Day Valley, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Day Valley, Santa Cruz County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Day Valley.
About Day Valley, California
Day Valley unfurls like a green ribbon, a mosaic of rolling hills and fertile bottomlands that catch the coastal fog and hold it close. It lies 10.2 miles east-north-east of Santa Cruz, CA (from Santa Cruz, CA: bearing 65°T), and is situated 7.4 miles east-north-east of Live Oak. The land here breathes with a damp, earthy scent, a constant reminder of the Pacific's proximity, even when the ocean itself is out of sight. Sunlight, when it pierces the haze, paints the slopes in shifting hues of emerald and ochre, illuminating the scattered farmhouses and the dense stands of redwood that crowd the steeper ravines. The air itself feels thick, carrying the murmur of unseen creeks and the distant bleating of sheep from pastures higher up. This is a place where the quiet hum of agriculture has long been the dominant soundtrack, a legacy stretching back to the ranches and orchards that first tamed the wilder beauty of this land. For generations, the rhythm of Day Valley has been dictated by the seasons, by the planting and harvesting of strawberries, artichokes, and the occasional vine of wine grapes that clings to the sunnier exposures. The economy, while diversifying, still carries the imprint of its agricultural roots, with local markets and roadside stands offering the bounty of the soil. Small pockets of homes, often built with a practical, unpretentious grace, dot the landscape, each a small testament to lives lived in close communion with the earth and the enduring spirit of this coastal valley.
Live animated radar for Day Valley and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Day Valley, Santa Cruz County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.035783°N, 121.862455°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95003, 95076 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Day Valley, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Day Valley, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Day Valley includes coordinates 37.035783°N, 121.862455°W, situated in Santa Cruz County. ZIP code 95003, 95076. Telephone area code: 408, 669. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
