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Cooler Saturday, Extreme Heat Watch next week
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Temperatures cool into the high 70s Saturday with clear skies.
An extreme heat watch has been issued for our region… Continue Reading
Hot Friday, cooler Saturday
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Offshore winds continue through Friday morning before onshore winds and slight cooling arrives Friday evening through… Continue Reading
Heat Advisory Thursday, tracking upper 80s
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Heat will strengthen Thursday with heat alerts going in effect up and down the coast.
Heat weakens briefly Friday… Continue Reading
Clearing Wednesday, heat advisory Thursday
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Temperatures rise Wednesday as less clouds impact our region.
Some coastlines will have a weaker morning marine… Continue Reading
Cool Tuesday, tracking a heatwave
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Temperatures will be near normal for one more day Tuesday before an extended heat wave across our region.
A wind… Continue Reading
Toasty & sunny weekend, Santa Ana winds
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Temperatures will soar into the high 70s on Saturday and low 80s on Sunday.
Wind advisories are in effect for… Continue Reading
Sunny Friday, warm & gusty weekend
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - North winds will decrease along the Central Coast on Friday as east winds strengthen through the weekend - especially… Continue Reading
Breezy Thursday, warmer weekend
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Thursday will be mild and sunny for coastal areas with temperatures in the 60s and lows 70s plus lignering gusty north… Continue Reading
Sunny Saturday, warm weekend & local heat records broken Friday
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Friday February 27, 2026 local daily heat records were broken in Santa Maria, Lompoc, Oxnard, Camarillo and Ojai all… Continue Reading
Near record heat Friday, sunny Saturday
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Friday will be the hottest day of the week surpassing 80 degrees and nearing 90 in some parts of our area.
Cloud… Continue Reading
Toasty Thursday, record heat possible Friday
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Warm weather continues Thursday in the high 70s and low 80s.
Friday we could tie or break daily records as it will… Continue Reading
Warmer Wednesday, nearing 80 degrees
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Temperatures rise Wednesday into the high 70s and low 80s.
High pressure will strengthen locally Wednesday through… Continue Reading
Warming up Tuesday, hot weather this week
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - We will continue to warm into the 70s on Tuesday before hot weather arrives for most of the week.
By Thursday, most… Continue Reading
Sunny weekend, warm next week & rain chance updates
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - We are clearing out from this week's storm clouds for a sunny and mild weekend.
We will be in the low to mid 60s on… Continue Reading
Chilly Friday, warmer weekend
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - We received between 0.5 and 1.5 inches for most cities during Thursday morning's rainstorm. We will be dry through the… Continue Reading
Rain Thursday morning, dry but cold Friday
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Rain returns overnight Wednesday through Thursday morning producing rain that it is expected to be lighter than… Continue Reading
Severe thunderstorm warning issued Tuesday night, showers linger Wednesday
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Strong winds and steady rain will move across the region Tuesday evening producing another half inch of rain or more… Continue Reading
Rain continues Tuesday, inches of mountain snow & winter storm warning
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Isolated showers and thunderstorms remain possible from Monday into early Tuesday before steady rain returns Tuesday… Continue Reading
Cloudy Valentine’s Day, stormy Presidents Day
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Temperatures will cool back into the 60s Saturday with mostly cloudy conditions by the end of the day ahead of our… Continue Reading