Hello, Central Coast! We have finally made it to the weekend. Happy Friday! Here’s a quick breakdown of what you can expect for today and through the rest of the weekend on the Central Coast. Gusty northerly winds will continue across portions of the Central Coast on Friday, with the strongest winds taking place in the mountains. For tonight and Saturday, winds will become northeast, and strong to damaging winds are expected across much of Ventura County. Gusty offshore winds will continue into Sunday and then weaken by Monday. There will be some warming each day through Sunday. However, we should expect to see some cooling by Monday. Let’s dive in!
Steep offshore north winds continued across the forecast area this morning. The Wind advisory has been extended to the eastern mountains of Santa Barbara County. Gradients and upper-level support are expected to weaken later this morning, so expect winds to drop below advisory levels in the valleys. Expect areas of gusty north winds today across much of SLO County and southwestern Santa Barbara County. The Wind Advisory is expected to end on Saturday, December 9th at 3 am.
Some low clouds pushed into interior portions of SLO County and Santa Barbara County. These clouds should clear by afternoon. Otherwise, skies will be mostly sunny across the area today.
However, conditions will remain on the cool side. West beaches, coastal valleys, and some areas in the interior are expected to see temps ranging through the 60s today. Areas along the south coast will see temps in the mid-60s and low 70s.
Lather this evening, the winds should still have enough of a northerly component to produce advisory-level winds across the mountains of eastern Santa Barbara County. Isolated wind gusts up to 60 mph are a possibility near the Montecito Hills this evening.
The High Surf Advisory has been extended through Friday afternoon until 4 pm for San Luis Obispo County and Santa Barbara County. Central Coast beaches are expecting to see waves of 9 to 13 feet today.
We are expecting to see significant cooling on the Central Coast through the rest of Friday. Skies will be mostly clear tonight and Saturday.
However, there will be a shift in the weather pattern on Saturday as high pressure begins to build into the region and influence the warm temps we are expecting to see this weekend.
The high-pressure system will create an upper ridge that should cause some warming.
The coastal and southern valleys of the Central Coast are expected to see more of an impact from the heat.
Have a wonderful weekend, Central Coast! Don't forget to download the KSBY Microclimate Forecast for all the latest weather headlines.
