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Good morning, friends! It’s Tuesday, July 5, and the forecast calls for clouds giving way to sunshine for Santa Cruz County, with highs in the 60s and 70s. I hope you all had a safe, relaxing long weekend, because Lookout is going full speed ahead into the short workweek. First up is Mark Conley, who […]

Good morning and welcome to a new month, dear readers! Today is Friday, July 1, and the marine layer should give way to mostly sunny skies around Santa Cruz County as we head into the holiday weekend, with highs ranging from the 60s to the low 80s. Here’s something we haven’t seen around here in […]

Good morning, Lookout pals! Today is Thursday, June 30, and looking like another nice one around Santa Cruz County, mostly sunny once the clouds clear out and highs mainly in the 70s and 80s. We’re just about in July, which means that within a couple weeks, all of the county’s biggest towns and its unincorporated […]

Hello hello! It’s Wednesday, June 29, and more sunny skies are ahead for Santa Cruz County, with highs ranging from the upper 60s to the upper 80s. We’re in the final week before county clerks must certify results of the June 7 primary election to the California Secretary of State, and Santa Cruz County Clerk […]

Good morning, folks. It’s Tuesday, June 28, and another sunny day is ahead for Santa Cruz County, with highs ranging from the 70s to the 90s. Definitely the stuff of a good beach day, and local beachgoers will have plenty of company from over the hill as we head toward Fourth of July weekend. Also […]

Hello, friends. Today is Monday, June 27, and the weather forecast for Santa Cruz County is typically June-ish, highs in the 60s and 70s near the coast as the marine layer hangs around while sunny skies send temperatures into the upper 90s in the hills. And up Highway 17 is where we’re headed first this […]

Hello, friends. Today is Friday, June 24, and Santa Cruz County is looking at a mostly sunny day, give or take some marine layer, and temperatures ranging from the 60s to the 90s. It wasn’t unexpected after a May leak telegraphed the decision, but within the past hour the Supreme Court released its decision freeing […]

Greetings, Lookout friends! It’s Thursday, June 23, and with the marine layer back, we’re looking at a wide range of temperatures for Santa Cruz County today, from 60s and 70s closer to the water to the mid-90s in the mountains. Our Community Voices opinion forum takes center stage this morning, with UC Santa Cruz student […]

Morning, folks. Today is Wednesday, June 22, and it’ll be a cooler one around Santa Cruz County after yesterday’s triple-digit spike, with highs ranging from the 70s to low 90s and clouds moving in later. Unfortunately, that will bring with it some risk of thunderstorms, particularly inland: Well worth your time this morning is Mark […]

Greetings, Lookout friends! It’s Tuesday, June 21, the longest day of the year — summer officially arrived early this morning, and it’s going to feel like it around Santa Cruz County, with a heat advisory in effect in the Santa Cruz Mountains as temps soar into triple digits: So please, don’t overdo it, drink lots […]