Happy Valentine’s Day, Central Coast!
The storm has already moved away from the Central Coast and conditions will look better as we head into the weekend.
Here are the latest rainfall totals that we saw from the atmospheric river! We saw nearly;y 8 inches of rain in Rocky Butte. Paso Robles and Templeton saw over 2.5 inches of rain. The San Marcos Pass saw over 5 inches of rain.
The Central Coast is expected to start seeing a warming and drying trend over the weekend into next week.
However, gusty northerly winds are expected across the mountains and southern Santa Barbara County this weekend and most of next week.
The main story in the forecast for Friday is the 25-35 mph post-frontal westerly winds that will move through the area this afternoon.
These winds are strongest near the coast but even the valleys are cool and blustery Friday afternoon.
The winds are expected to drop off this evening, leading to a chilly night, especially across the interior where lows in the 20s are possible in the coldest areas.
Dry weather with slowly warming temperatures is expected this weekend into the Presidents Day holiday on Monday.
Some gusty northerly winds are expected across the mountains and southwest Santa Barbara County.
Advisories:
A Wind Advisory is in effect for the southwestern portion of Santa Barbara County until 4 a.m. Saturday, February 15, 2025.
A High Surf Advisory is in effect for the west-facing beaches of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties until 3 p.m. Saturday, February 15, 2025. The same advisory for the south coast ends at 9 a.m. on Saturday.
The west-facing beaches could see 12-18 foot waves with local sets up to 20 feet. The south coast could see 6 to 10-foot waves with local sets up to 14 feet.
