Good morning Central Coast!
We made it to Friday, and conditions are looking wonderful as we head into the weekend!
Temps are expected to rise even more today with widespread 70s for most communities. Now that is about 10 degrees higher than 'normal' for this time of year.
More 70s are expected through the weekend with sunshine through much of Saturday as well as Sunday morning but once we get to Sunday evening more cloud cover will move in ahead of a significant rainy pattern.
A massive pattern shift is knocking on our door, this will bring downright soggy weather to the Central Coast for much of next week and continue a wet pattern through the rest of the month.
A series of storms will push through the region bringing everything from light drizzle to dramatic thunderstorms. The first of the storms makes its way in on a large cold front Sunday afternoon into the evening hours. To be clear this weekend is NOT a washout, some showers will move through late Sunday leaving the rest of the weekend unscathed. This first round of rain will bring scattered showers through Tuesday adding up to around an inch of rain (1.5" in the peaks of northern SLO County) and less than half of an inch along the south coast.
On Wednesday the pattern changes to a bit more intense rain. A stronger front will plunge south (likely qualifying as an atmospheric river) Wednesday alongside very strong southerly winds. All of this combined brings much more intense rain potential.
Potentially we could see several inches of rain in the span of 24 hours. As the storm moves through the region there are chances for significant heavy rain and more strong southerly winds Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. All said and done we could see 2-4 inches MORE rain from the storm that arrives Wednesday!
By late next week we will get a bit of break from the rain ahead of a few storm chances just after Christmas.
We could use some rain, as long as it doesn't come too quickly or all at once. Be prepared, make sure you have multiple ways to receive alerts and stay aware of changing conditions! Download the KSBY Microclimate Weather App for the latest!
Have a wonderful day Central Coast!
