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Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · 1 hr ago
Forecast
10-day-
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
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Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
National Weather Service forecast updated 3 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now65°99%
- 8 PM65°99%
- 9 PM65°99%
- 10 PM64°99%
- 11 PM64°78%
- Thu12 AM64°78%
- 1 AM64°78%
- 2 AM64°78%
- 3 AM63°78%
- 4 AM61°78%
- 5 AM61°67%
- 6 AM60°67%
- 7 AM58°67%
- 8 AM61°67%
- 9 AM63°67%
- 10 AM64°67%
- 11 AM64°63%
- 12 PM65°63%
- 1 PM65°63%
- 2 PM65°63%
- 3 PM66°63%
- 4 PM67°63%
- 5 PM65°19%
- 6 PM64°19%
10-day forecast
Details- TonightOct 21Showers And Thunderstorms99%56°
- ThuOct 22Showers And Thunderstorms Likely67%53°68°
- FriOct 23Sunny53°73°
- SatOct 24Sunny55°74°
- SunOct 25Mostly Sunny55°75°
- MonOct 26Sunny55°76°
- TueOct 27Mostly Sunny55°74°
- WedOct 28Partly Sunny72°
- ThuOct 29Cloudy57°73°
- FriOct 30Partly cloudy56°72°
Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.
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Air quality
Forecast
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- ThuGood
- FriGood
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Sun & moon
Almanac
MonthlySanta Barbara, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Oxnard 55 km
- Ventura 41 km
- Goleta 11 km
- Santa Paula 60 km
- Isla Vista 14 km
- Port Hueneme 56 km
- Carpinteria 18 km
- Montecito 7 km
- Ojai 43 km
- El Rio 54 km
- Mira Monte 39 km
- Solvang 44 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in LOX, issued 2 hrs ago
Synopsis
21/227 AM.
Widespread rain will develop later today and continue into Thursday with a chance of thunderstorms. A weak Santa Ana will develop in the storm's wake by the weekend for dry and warmer conditions.
Long Term (sun-wed)
21/205 PM.
A low grade Santa Ana event will continue into next week continuing the dry and warmer pattern. Onshore flow is expected to return around mid week with temperatures returning to normal levels. There are some model solutions indicating a return of wet weather around Halloween.
Aviation
22/0001Z.
At 23Z at KLAX, there was no marine layer nor an inversion.
Low to moderate confidence in 00Z TAF package. Rain will turn to showers across the region this evening and continue through Thursday. There is a 30%-50% chance of MVFR CIGs at times with the rain.
There is a 10-20% chance of TSRA through the period with the chances spreading south and east this evening.
KLAX...Moderate confidence in 00Z TAF. There is a 50% chance that CIGs remain at VFR levels through the period with a 30%-50% chance of MVFR cigs at times. There is a 10%-20% chance of TSRA for much of the fcst period. There is 30% chance of an easterly wind component of 7-10 knots tonight.
KBUR...Low to moderate confidence in 00Z TAF. IFR cigs at fcst time should improve quickly. Then there is a 50% chance that CIGs remain at VFR levels through much the period with a 30%-50% chance of MVFR cigs at times. There is a 10%-20% chance of TSRA for much of the fcst period.
Marine
21/123 PM.
For the Outer Waters, high confidence in current forecast. Tonight through Thursday night, winds and seas are expected to remain below Small Craft Advisory (SCA) levels. On Friday, northwest winds will increase to SCA levels. For Saturday through Monday, winds and seas are expected to remain below SCA levels.
For the Inner Waters north of Point Sal, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. There is a 30-40% chance of SCA level winds Friday afternoon and evening. Otherwise, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels through Monday.
For the Inner Waters south of Point Conception, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Through this evening, there is a 60-80% chance of SCA level southeasterly winds across all the southern Inner Waters. For Thursday through Monday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels for most areas. The only exception will be the western half of the Santa Barbara Channel with a 50-70% chance of SCA level winds late Friday afternoon and evening.
Through Thursday, showers and isolated thunderstorms will impact all of the coastal waters. Any thunderstorms that develop will be capable of producing gusty/erratic winds, locally rough seas and even waterspouts.
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