A strong 3-day Santa Ana wind event begins Thursday for the Central Coast. Thousand of people will be without power due to the heightened risk of wildfires. A majority of the coverage zone will be underneath a Red Flag Warning, High Wind Warnings and Heat Advisories. Fire fuels are dry and primed to contribute to
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A warm and pleasant Wednesday is on tap. Many areas will see rising temperatures and some light breezy winds. Head out to the beaches or to the pool! Take advantage of the nice weather before another dramatic weather pattern shift begins tomorrow. All eyes will be on Thursday and Friday as strong Santa Ana winds
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Santa Ana Winds begin Thursday as temperatures heat up. Temps will get hotter Friday into the 90s with heat alerts, wind alerts, and fire weather alerts in effect for our region. A cooling trend begins Sunday with temperatures back into the 70s by Monday. Cooler temperatures and light rain chances
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Clear skies and normal temperatures prevail Wednesday in the 70s. Santa Ana winds and hotter temps begin Thursday into Friday. Heat & winds peak Friday with high wind watches and wind advisories. Warmth lingers into the weekend, winds begin calming Saturday. Next week, temperatures will drop below normal by Wednesday
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Happy Tuesday! Some clouds fill the skies to start the morning before a quick clearing trend occurs. All areas rise back to 70s and low 80s today as offshore winds appear. Beach Hazard Statements and Coastal Flood advisories remain in effect through the evening. We warm further Wednesday. Santa Ana winds develop and will keep
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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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Happy Monday! We begin the morning with light showers and drizzle from a low pressure system dropping into the area. Expect on and off again showers through the afternoon for many areas south of Point Conception. All pop up showers and thunderstorms will be fast moving and minimally impactful. Winds are breezy and temperatures are
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An very dynamic and interesting weather day as two different systems move across the West Coast. All of our recent focus has centered around Tropical Cyclone Rachel, but Pacific cold front has also brought in cool and blustery weather from the north. Most areas did see a few clouds from Rachel as the ex hurricane weakens and
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All eyes are keeping an eye on the approach of now Tropical Storm Rachel, sitting just to our southwest. Rachel has wind speeds up to and over 50 mph, pushing a strong southerly swell toward us and producing heavy rainfall. Our latest guidance computer models still keep the storm just to our south and then
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Saturday will be much cooler and mostly cloudy from Tropical Storm Rachel. Scattered rain drops are possible Saturday. Light rain is also possible Sunday with temps in the 60s and low 70s. More showers are expected Monday with rain chances up to 80 percent though amounts are looking light, and
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Happy Friday! Many areas wake up to clouds by the beaches with a slower clearing pattern on board. Mostly sunny skies prevail and 80s and 90s are in the forecast for most. This is a slight cooling trend from days prior but still warm. All heat alerts have been allowed to expire. Overnight lows will
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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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We start with another round of dense fog Thursday morning. Quick clearing and heating will occur today and many areas hold into the 80s, 90s and triple digits. This is the last day our our heatwave! All Heat Alerts expire by the evening and we already got rid of our Beach Hazard Statement. Be safe
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – High pressure will get weaker Thursday creating slightly cooler weather across the region though most of us will linger in the 80s. Further cooling Friday with some areas starting to return to the 70s. Conditions land near or below normal by Saturday. Temperatures drop further Sunday with rain chances. Rain
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Wednesday morning will be warm for many areas. Clear skies prevail for most with some fog in northern communities. Quick clearing is expected and temperatrues rise well above average once again. Look for upper 80s, 90s and triple digits. All Heat Alerts are still in effect through Thursday night. A Beach Hazard Statement is still
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – It will be hot and sunny Wednesday though our cooling trend will begin for southern coasts. North County and SLO County though will actually get hotter because of northeast winds. Most of us will go from the 90s to the 80s by Thursday. Heat advisories and extreme heat warnings continue
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Happy Tuesday! We start the morning with clear skies and warm temperatures before the heat really cranks up at 10am. Many areas rise once again into the 90s and triple digits. High pressure is moving closer to the area bringing offshore flow. All Heat Alerts remain in effect through Thursday evening. Minimal day to day
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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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Happy Monday! We start the morning with clear skies for all areas and warm morning temperatures. Mostly sunny skies prevail for all, so utilize sunscreen. Highs rise quickly, many places jump into the 80s, 90s and triple digits. Heat Alerts are in place and it is advised to seek cooling shelters and take breaks when
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A double whammy is the culprit for our very hot start to October. High pressure has strengthened over much of the Western U.S and a very slight offshore flow has developed which when you put the two together, we see extreme heat from inland valleys to our coast. There is a slight chance that some ocean
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