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*** IMPORTANT ***  Week of June 16 - Website Data Outage - Due to a major computer upgrade the week of June 16, nearly all data on the CNRFC web site will not be updated. We anticipate the down time to be approximately 4 days. The latest deterministic hydrologic forecasts for official forecast points will continue to be available at the National Water Prediction Service during this time.


SALINAS RIVER - CHUALAR (CHLC1)
Latitude: 36.56º NLongitude: 121.55º WElevation: 68 Feet
Location: Monterey County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Central CoastRiver Group: Salinas/Pajaro
Issuance Time: Jun 16, 2025 at 6:52 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ528)
Today: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the lower 60s to mid 70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to lower 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph and becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

juneteenth: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s.

Thursday Night: Clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.

Friday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s.

Friday Night through Sunday: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s.