Good morning Central Coast! There is a lot of sunshine on the way but it is not all roses in the forecast, one chance of rain is on the way!
Diving right in, the clear skies that moved in Wednesday stick around into this morning where clear skies have helped interior valley temps to drop into the low 30s. Layers is the name of the game for those communities though, upper 60s are possible for the afternoon.
Warm temps and sunny skies are going to be the case today for all of our communities. Mid 60s expected for the interior valleys as well as the beaches while coastal valleys can bask in the chance for temps to reach 70 today!
Alongside the warm temps winds are still steady, most coastal areas will see some 15-20mph winds from the north-northeast.
However, in SW Santa Barbara County those winds will be even higher, and a wind advisory is in place until 9 am for winds 20-30 gusting to 50mph. The Gaviota and San Marcos Pass areas would be places where folks experience some of those higher winds.
The only other active advisory is for high surf for the west-facing Central Coast. 10–14-foot breaking waves with local sets to 16ft are likely into Friday morning.
The extended forecast will feature significant sunshine but here is where the "wrinkle" comes in. The ridge of high pressure trying to move in from the west looks to get undercut by an upper atmospheric trough that becomes positively tilted (from the NE to the SW) and backs into California. That opposite movement from what we typically see will bring showers to SoCal but a few may make their way into the interior valleys Friday night through Saturday night.
If it does rain it appears light, so you don’t see a rain icon for those interiors.
Early next week will be very warm (maybe 80 in a few communities) before a cooler pattern sets up.
Have a wonderful day Central Coast!
