Scattered showers Friday morning, drying follows
Rain rates reached around 1 inch per hour Thursday during periods of heavy rainfall across our region.
Over 2" in Santa Barbara, 1.5" in Santa Maria, 3.5" in San Luis Obispo, over 1" in Ventura, 1.8" in Lompoc, 1.4" in Guadalupe, 2" in Solvang, 3" in Nipomo and 1.5" in Pismo Beach as of late Thursday evening.
Light scattered showers will continue Thursday night through early Friday morning, drying by evening.
Wind alerts for the region expired at 4pm Thursday, 20-30 mph winds and up 60 mph gusts were recorded in our area before then.
A flood advisory is in effect until 9pm Thursday for Ventura County, until 8pm for Santa Barbara County & 6pm for San Luis Obispo County.
A flood watch remains in effect for SLO County until 6pm Thursday and a flash flood watch until 7pm for SB County and 10pm for Ventura County.
A high surf advisory is in effect 9pm Thursday until Saturday with 4-8ft waves for the South Coast, 12-20 ft waves for north SB County & SLO County coast, 8-12 ft waves for Ventura County.
Dry conditions return just in time for the long weekend.
Temps warm up across the region by Sunday.
