National Weather Service Forecast for: Salinas CA
Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA
Updated: 2:54 pm PST Dec 22, 2025
 
Tonight

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Cloudy then
Chance Rain
 Tuesday

Tuesday: Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Rain Likely

 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Rain, mainly before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 53. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers and
Breezy
 Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 61. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Rain then
Severe
T-Storms
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then rain between 7pm and 4am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 52. Southeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Severe
T-Storms
then Showers
 Christmas
Day
Christmas Day: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then rain after 7am. High near 58. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Showers and
Breezy
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Showers

 Friday

Friday: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 56.
Rain

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Rain Likely
Lo 51 °F Hi 64 °F Lo 53 °F Hi 61 °F Lo 52 °F Hi 58 °F Lo 47 °F Hi 56 °F Lo 43 °F

Flood Watch
Wind Advisory
 

Tonight
 
 A 30 percent chance of rain after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
 
 Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
 
 Rain, mainly before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 53. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
 
 Rain before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 61. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then rain between 7pm and 4am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 52. Southeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Christmas Day
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then rain after 7am. High near 58. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Friday
 
 Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 56.
Friday Night
 
 Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Saturday
 
 A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 60.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Salinas CA.