Santa Barbara, CA 93140 Weather

Santa Barbara County4:45 AM PDT34.42°N, 119.70°W
Flood Watch until 6:00 PM Thu

Current conditions

Showers And Thunderstorms
58°
Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 58°
High 68°·Low 56° tonight
WindNE 3 mph
Humidity93%
Dew point56°
Cloud cover86%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:11 AM
Sunset6:17 PM

Observed at MONTECITO #2 · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Overnight

    Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  • Thursday

    Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Thursday Night

    A chance of rain showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

National Weather Service forecast updated 5 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Showers And Thunderstorms 59°76%
  2. 5 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 60°83%
  3. 6 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 59°83%
  4. 7 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 59°83%
  5. 8 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 56°83%
  6. 9 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 63°83%
  7. 10 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 66°83%
  8. 11 AM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 68°75%
  9. 12 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66°75%
  10. 1 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63°75%
  11. 2 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66°75%
  12. 3 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66°75%
  13. 4 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63°75%
  14. 5 PM Chance Rain Showers 68°63%
  15. 6 PM Chance Rain Showers 62°63%
  16. 7 PM Chance Rain Showers 59°63%
  17. 8 PM Chance Rain Showers 59°63%
  18. 9 PM Chance Rain Showers 56°63%
  19. 10 PM Chance Rain Showers 56°63%
  20. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 56°
  21. Fri12 AM Partly Cloudy 53°
  22. 1 AM Partly Cloudy 53°
  23. 2 AM Partly Cloudy 56°
  24. 3 AM Partly Cloudy 53°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 21 Showers And Thunderstorms Showers And Thunderstorms83%56°
  2. TodayOct 22 Showers And Thunderstorms Showers And Thunderstorms83%53°68°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny54°73°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny56°74°
  5. SunOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny56°75°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny56°77°
  7. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny55°75°
  8. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny73°
  9. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy58°73°
  10. FriOct 30 Partly cloudy Partly 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

  • ThuGood
  • FriGood
  • SatGood

Santa Barbara, CA reporting area. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:11 AM
Sunset 6:17 PM
Daylight 11 h 6 min (−2 min 0 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 85% lit
Moonrise 4:14 PM Moonset 3:32 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low75° / 55°
Record high98° (1939)
Record low38° (1924)
Wettest2.45 in (1907)
Month to date0.00 in (normal 0.43 in)

Santa Barbara, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LOX, issued 11 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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