Good morning Central Coast!
Before I dive into that here are a couple of helpful links for today:
The last few days have brought a huge amount of rain to the region, but we aren't done yet. Showers are lasting through Thursday. Here is the latest on the forecast!
With the rain continuing so are the coastal hazards. Another round of Coastal Flood Advisories and High Surf Advisories are in place for all of our western beaches through Noon Friday.
Waves 12-18 ft will combine with high tides up to 7.5 ft each morning and may case some tidal overflow. The largest surf and coastal flood risk is on Thursday.
To kick off this morning a thin band of showers is marching across the region and bringing more rain.
Scattered showers will become much more widespread as the day goes on. Storm chances will last into Wednesday night when a thunderstorm or two is expected.
Here is a look at what Wednesday's commute could look like.
Thursday rain will finally come to an end, as cooler more stable air filters in by the evening.
New rain should range from light in northern SLO County to .50-1.5” in Southern Santa Barbara County with locally more in the hills and mountains.
One flood watch remains for the mountains of Santa Barbara County and the South Coast. This risk time frame continues to last to 4 p.m. Tuesday.
There is also a winter weather advisory for the higher elevations of the Santa Barbara County Mountains:
While most of the new rain should be pockets with some heavier downpours, thunderstorms are still possible through Tuesday, Wednesday and even early Thursday.
After that, we finally look to get into some quieter weather Thursday through the weekend and into next week.
Looking into the extended forecast into the next 8-14 days it looks that a drier pattern is going to set up and some sunshine and slightly above normal temps are in store.
Have a wonderful day Central Coast!
