Salinas, CA Weather Forecast
Monterey County, California
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Salinas, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Salinas, CA at a glance
Salinas is home to about 159,506 people in Monterey County, across 24 square miles. It ranks 34th by population of 450 places in California with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Marina, 9 miles away.
- County
- Monterey County
- Population
- 159,506 2023 est.
- Land area
- 24 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 6,783
- Forecast point
- 36.6902°N, 121.6338°W
How well can the network see Salinas?
The nearest Doppler radar is KMUX (San Francisco, CA), to the NNW. Its lowest scan passes about 2,200 ft above Salinas. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Salinas is closer to its radar than 63% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KSNS (Salinas Muni). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Salinas
- Marina, CA9 mi
- Seaside, CA11 mi
- Monterey, CA15 mi
- Gonzales, CA17 mi
- Pacific Grove, CA17 mi
- Hollister, CA17 mi
- Watsonville, CA18 mi
- Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA19 mi
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