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Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 Weather
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Forecast
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Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
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Thursday
Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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Thursday Night
A chance of rain showers before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
National Weather Service forecast updated 9 hrs ago.
Hourly
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10-day forecast
Details- TonightOct 21Showers And Thunderstorms98%51°
- TodayOct 22Rain Showers Likely58%48°62°
- FriOct 23Sunny10%48°67°
- SatOct 24Sunny49°72°
- SunOct 25Mostly Sunny48°71°
- MonOct 26Sunny48°71°
- TueOct 27Mostly Sunny48°70°
- WedOct 28Mostly Sunny67°
- ThuOct 29Cloudy51°67°
- FriOct 30Partly cloudy49°66°
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
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Forecast
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- FriGood
- SatGood
Nipomo, CA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
Sun & moon
Almanac
MonthlySanta Maria Area, records since 1906. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Santa Maria 24 km
- San Luis Obispo 22 km
- Lompoc 59 km
- Atascadero 41 km
- Orcutt 34 km
- Paso Robles 55 km
- Nipomo 14 km
- Los Osos 37 km
- Grover Beach 15 km
- Morro Bay 41 km
- Pismo Beach 16 km
- Templeton 48 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in LOX, issued 8 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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