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Evan Vega

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iPhone Duo Launches in Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – iPhone Duo sales and pickups began early Friday morning, October 23rd, at the Apple Store on State Street in Santa Barbara. People started queuing at midnight with a growing line through 6:00 a.m. Apple employees served walk-in customers by 6:30 a.m. The store opened at 8:00 a.m. with special hours

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Sunny Saturday, slight warming

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Skies clear Saturday with some warmer temps this weekend. Mid and upper 70s are likely for most of the region Saturday through Monday. Offshore and weak Santa Anas are set to occur this weekend, no wind alerts are in place. Onshore winds return around Tuesday as temps begin to cool

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Drying Friday, sunny weekend

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Showers will linger for some areas Friday though most of the rain is behind us. The drying trend will start Friday as we clear out through the weekend. Warner temps and offshore winds will be here by Saturday, upper 70s. Middle of next week cooler weather is expected with onshore

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Cooler Tuesday, rainy Wednesday

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Temperatures will cool and clouds will increase Tuesday ahead of a storm. Rain will fall in our region throughout the day Wednesday with some brief pockets of heavy downpours and chances for thunderstorms. Half an inch to one inch is expected. Snow is not expected below 8000 ft. Some flood

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Hot & windy Friday, Red Flag Warning

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Temperatures heat into the 90s Friday with our strongest winds of this event. Red flag warnings, wind advisories, and heat advisories are in effect locally. Strong winds will continue into early Saturday, but will begin to weaken as temperatures cool sightly. Warm temps linger Sunday, though the cooling trend will

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Drying Tuesday, warming & clearing

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Clearing and warming begins Tuesday after the cool start to the week. Temps hold near average Tuesday and Wednesday with mostly clear skies. The weather warms Friday into the 80s. Santa Ana and offshore winds are expected Friday as temperatures reach their warmest toward the weekend. Cool weather is expected

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Cooldown Friday, tracking rain

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Temperatures will drop for most areas Friday by 5 to 10 degrees. Cloudy skies arrive Saturday from Hurricane Rachel. Rain may begin on Sunday, rain chances around 30 percent. Rain changes are up to 70 percent for Monday, with cooler temps in the 60s. A tenth to a half an

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Heat wave Tuesday, cooler weekend

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Hot temperatures in the 90s will continue Tuesday and Wednesday. Some cooling will arrive Thursday down into the 80s. Some areas will return to the 70s by Friday. Cooler weather, mid 70s to low 80s, will arrive by the weekend. Temperatures get back to near normal by next Monday. Moisture

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Warmer Friday, weekend heat wave

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Temperatures rise Friday with some increased cloud coverage. Temperatures jump into the 90s over the weekend as skies clear. Minimal cooling will follow next week. An extreme heat warning will be in effect Friday through Thursday for parts of Santa Barbara County and Ventura County. A Heat Advisory has been

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Warm Wednesday, tracking coastal clouds

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif – Temperatures remain warm Wednesday with the return of onshore winds. This will create some milder conditions near the coast and the chance for morning clouds. Temps hold steady into Thursday near 80. A warming trend starts Friday driving temperatures up over the weekend, upper 80s and 90s. Hot conditions are

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Warm Tuesday, tracking winds

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Tuesday will be warm and sunny with brief Santa Ana winds. A wind advisory is in effect for the south coast, interior SB County and inland Ventura County until Tuesday morning. Onshore winds will return for Wednesday and Thursday with minimal cooling. Temperatures warm up again on Friday. A heatwave

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