Further warming Friday, sunny this weekend

Temperatures will increase even further on Friday into the 70s - leading us into a warm & bright first weekend of Spring.

Gusty north and northwest winds are expected, especially in Santa Barbara County, as the low pressure system that brought rain to northern California on Wednesday night moves east.

A wind advisory is in effect from 6pm Thursday until 6am Friday for the south coast with 20-30mph winds and 50mph gusts.

That system also brought us some patchy cloud coverage Thursday but mostly clear skies will return Friday through the weekend.

Temperatures will rise above normal Sunday as a stronger high pressure system builds in near the west coast and winds lean easterly, trending offshore creating warm & calm beach weather.

The heat peaks on Monday for many areas around 80 degrees.

Temperatures decline starting Tuesday but will stay above normal in many areas for the majority of next week, so mostly warm and overall pleasant temperatures expected to stick around for another week.