Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Good Wednesday morning,
Most coastal areas will start the day with low clouds and fog, however, SB will not due to the North winds last night.
https://zoom.earth/#view=33.47,-117.48,6.19z/date=2022-03-30,06:20,-7
Today there will be some warming highs into the upper 60s.
Thursday another weak weather system will likely bring fog to most coastal areas, and cooler weather. Thursday night another sundowner wind event for Santa Barbara which will lead to clear skies Friday morning.
All other locations will have another start with low clouds and fog.
For the weekend, warming with some fog and low clouds along the coast and warmer inland.
This is a preview of our typical May gray or June gloom along the coast.
Highs will be in the upper 60s to mid-70s in the valleys. Just fine weather.
Next week is looking nice with highs in the low 70s with no threat of rain through at least mid-week.
No excitement in the forecast, but April fools is Friday be aware of pranks 😂
More fun to come
Jack Martin
3/22/22
Good Tuesday morning,
High pressure and offshore flow are moving in. This will create hot weather for all.
Last night a mild sundowner kept the air warm in the low 70s to after 8 pm.
https://zoom.earth/#view=34.1,-126.6,4.9z/date=2022-03-22,07:00,-7
Today will be warm with highs in the upper 70s.
Wednesday the Santa Ana wind arrives in Ventura, and the Mercury rises. Highs in the mid-80s to low 90s. No wind in Santa Barbara.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday slight cooling, but temps still 10 to 15 degrees above normal.
Just great summer weather with the upper 70s and 80s.
Sunday, sunny to start, but Sunday night into Monday we are looking at the 4-letter word RAIN.
Can you believe that we have not really seen this in 2022?
Looks like a good system for Monday into Tuesday with 12 hours of rain.
Stay tuned, lots of things happening in the forecast, with one extreme to another.
Jack Martin
3/17/22 Happy St Patricks Day!!
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day,
Daylight is creeping across the country, but darkness is not stopping the celebration in SLO.
All the Irish pubs are open and busy. Only 2 days a year this happens in the early morning hours.
Saint Patrick’s Day and Cal Poly graduation day.
It is fun, I never drank that early until my daughter graduated from Cal Poly
https://zoom.earth/#view=12.5,-116.3,3.48z/date=2022-03-17,06:20,-7
Last night the sundowner winds blew and warmed the air to 80 degrees at 6 pm.
Today we start with clear skies and just another perfect Southern California day. Sunny and warm through Friday, with highs around 80 again.
Tonight another round of sundowner winds this evening.
Friday is another warm day, with great weather!
Saturday a cold low-pressure system approaches, this will bring a chance for mountain rains. But any rain will be less than ¼ of an inch and more likely will be on the central coast of Santa Ynez valley.
Sunday will be much colder with highs in the low 60s.
Next week, dry with sadly no rain in sight.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day and Happy birthday to my wife Peggy Terese Molloy (Now that’s Irish)
Jack Martin
3/14/22
Good Monday morning,
Hopefully, you got your clocks adjusted and you know what time it is. I woke up and had to ask Alexa because I could not remember if my clock was correct.
Today and this work week will be dry, with some wind at times. Highs will be in the low 70s most of the workweek. Low pressure will move in Tuesday and do nothing more than give us some winds.
Mid-week there is really nothing to talk about. Just good weather.
As we get into the weekend there is a chance of rain. We will need to watch this, but models are all over the board at this point. The best chance of rain will be Saturday night.
Sunday will be much cooler with highs in the low 60s.
https://zoom.earth/#view=25.1,-118.7,4.06z/date=2022-03-14,05:10,-7
Enjoy your week
Jack Martin
3/9/22
Good Wednesday morning,
A change in the weather is going to occur starting today. Rain is not in the picture anytime soon.
The hoped that March would bring us a March Miracle but it is not looking good as we are approaching the middle of the month.
Cooler weather will start as low pressure and an inside slider will arrive on Thursday. This will do nothing more than cool us down and create wind. The change is cooler weather with wind Thursday from the Northwest after the dry front washes through.
Friday Northwest winds turn to Northeast winds and another Santa Ana event arrives. Mountain winds will be 70 miles an hour. Ventura south 25 to 35 miles an hour. Santa Barbara winds will be Thursday afternoon and evening, with no wind beyond.
The weekend we start a warmup and highs will be back in the low 70s. A great weekend and we start daylight savings at 3 am on Sunday.
Remember Spring ahead, so you will lose an hour of sleep, but daylight will be 1 hour later. We will stay light Sunday night until 7:30 pm.
On March 16th we hit the pinnacle of 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. Spring is approaching and longer days.
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The sad part is our chance for rain is diminishing as we get into April. sadly, it is looking like another year with 50% of normal rainfall.
Unfortunately, we have no control over that. Thank goodness for diesel.
Have a nice sunny day, it could be worse.
Jack Martin
3/4/22
Good Friday morning,
Not much rain out there, today we will see a showery pattern with rain coming from over the mountains spreading to the coast. Where rain falls it will be 1/10 to 1/4 of an inch
https://zoom.earth/#view=32.22,-121.76,6.06z/date=2022-03-04,07:50,-7
Tonight the snow level drops to 3000 feet and another low-pressure system heads towards us from Oregon.
Saturday is another chance for more showers from the next system. This one is moisture-starved, so the total will be low. The snow level will be low, with 4 to 6 inches 3000 feet and above.
Sunday will be breezy and cold
Monday through the week we are looking at dry weather and warming temps. Tuesday into Wednesday looks like another Santa Ana wind event. The temp will rise to above normal in the second half of the week.
Have a great weekend
Jack Martin
3/3/22
Good Thursday morning,
Today is a cooler day by 10 to 15 degrees from yesterday. This is created by an approaching front that has cut off from the main low-pressure system. This will work its way towards us today, but any rain will hold off until tonight and Friday. The cut-off low is looking to take a more eastern track, so the rain total will be more like 1/4 to 1/2 inch.
https://zoom.earth/#view=30.2,-105.4,5z/date=2022-03-03,07:10,-7
Rain will start overnight then turn to showers on Friday afternoon. With 1/4 to 1/2 inch of rain for all. Some Santa Ynez mountains will see 3/4 of an inch and snow levels at 5000 ft.
Saturday into Saturday night another system wobbles our way. This is colder and dryer.
Any precept will be in showers and likely 1/10 of an inch. The biggest change will be the temps, as snow levels drop to 3000 feet.
Sunday it will be cold then windy, maybe a few north showers.
Next week, dry once again with a warming trend, by the end of the week temps will rebound to slightly above normal.
The bottom line is rain holds off to overnight tonight. Then it gets chilly, with the weekend keeping us cool with showers possible at times over the hills.
Enjoy the rain, it has been too long
Jack Martin
3/2/22
Good Wednesday morning,
Today is hump day, but more so transition day. It is hard to believe it is March 2nd and this will be the first real accumulation of rain in our for 2022.
Here’s the scoop:
Today, warm and sunny for the most part. Temps will cool 3 to 8 degrees from Tuesday.
Thursday the change arrives with mid to high clouds streaming over us as a storm system to the north nears point conception.
Thursday night, the rain arrives. This will be the first rainmaker for us in 2022.
We are even looking for some decent total with 1/4 to 3/4 of an inch of rain into Friday.
Friday, rain through noon then turn to showers.
Saturday cold and fair weather.
Sunday another system rolls in, but appears to be on the dry side as it is moisture-starved, because of its inside track.
Next week we will transition back to offshore flow.
https://zoom.earth/#view=28.5,-108.4,5z/date=2022-03-02,07:10,-7
Bottom line, we will see real rain late Thursday night into Friday.
This will be a welcome site for rain-starved California
Enjoy the rain, I will miss it. Adam send photos
Jack Martin
3/1/22
Welcome to march, we can only hope that a change to the month will change the weather pattern. Today it will not. It will be summer-like with highs in the 80s for most.
Wednesday however is transition day. We will start to feel a change and go back to onshore flow.
Thursday now is looking more likely we will see a little rain. “stress little“.
A system to the north will bring light rain Thursday afternoon into Friday morning. This looks to only drop 1/10th to 1/4 of an inch at best.
Friday a weak ridge, then Saturday another slight chance for rain. This will be another weak system with little rain, but colder air.
Next Monday we are back to high pressure and offshore winds.
Sorry it is still not looking good for good rain totals
Jack Martin