5/26/22
Good Thursday morning,
Fog and wet this morning. From my bird cam, you can see the dampness
https://ring.com/share/e997bfce-1b2b-4d99-aa8a-7b3d6a83c034
Looks like we will see damp mornings in the next 2 days as a weather system approaches the Pacific Northwest.
where they will see rain, and we get a marine layer
https://zoom.earth/#view=39.4,-125.7,4.72z/map=live
Highs along the coast the next 2 days will be cooler in the upper 60s with limited clearing.
In the valleys warmer in the mid to upper 70s.
Moving into the holiday weekend the system to the north will blow by us Friday night bringing some sundowner winds.
Saturday, we start to warm up as offshore flow builds in.
This will create nice holiday weather for us as we get more sun and 70s coastal and 80s inland.
Overall a great weekend to stay home and save gas money. I filled my truck the other day and spent $130 to do it.
The gas price and tax is grounding the economy.
Good news, stay at home, enjoy the nice weekend and holiday.
Jack Martin
5/24/22
Good Tuesday morning,
Typical late May weather on tap. High pressure has built in, and the inland areas are heating up.
The coastal areas are influenced by an Eddy near Catalina and are producing fog from LA to Santa Barbara.
This is a normal pattern for this time of year
https://zoom.earth/#view=39.4,-125.7,4.72z/map=live
Easy forecast to type and understand.
Coastal areas will have fog at times then clearing, with highs in the low 70s. Valley’s highs are in the lower 80s. Deserts are hot with low 100s.
Welcome to June. Valleys and deserts get hot, and the coast stays cooler.
The Eddy to the south will allow some clearing for SB in the days to come, but Ventura south will stay foggy.
The holiday weekend looks to warm up for the valleys and coast. Looks like low 80s coastal and low 90s in the valleys
Jack Martin
5/20/22 Good Friday Morning
Good gloomy Friday,
It is a damp start to the day, as the fog has created some areas with drizzle. Everywhere is cloudy and damp this morning, but I can’t define this as rain.
https://zoom.earth/#view=32.9,-114.1,5.49z/map=live
It is a heavy marine layer. Very typical of this time of year. As I mentioned yesterday, we are entering our next season. Sometimes defined as May-Gray, June-Gloom, and Pea soup. Since we are still in May for 12 more days, we will call it May-Gray.
Today will be cool, damp, and foggy along the coast. Little to no clearing today. high of 55
In the valleys, the fog has made it there also. 4000 feet thick today. keeping them in the low 70s
Some weak offshore winds this afternoon will do little to clear us up along the coast, but valleys will clear in the afternoon.
Saturday is a repeat of today, but it looks like afternoon clearing for all with a high of 60.
Sunday is another damp day with cooler temps. high of 65.
Next week a few days of warming, then back to typical early summer weather in the low 70s.
I think there is a saying in San Francisco, that the coldest winter is the summer “due to the fog“.
Enjoy the cool damp weather, it is not like you have a choice.
I guess you actually do. You can see Michelle and Mark in Palm springs it will be the 90s.
Get out Monday because it will be over 100 degrees 😊
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-116.28588800132277&lat=33.722512136163076
Traffic will be a bear, as there will be more than one sun lover heading that way
Jack Martin
5/12/22
Good Thursday morning,
Another week literally blew by.
The good news is the winds will start to back off in most locations, except Montecito.
High pressure and offshore winds (better know as Santa Ana) will switch to the Northeast today.
For the past 4 days, the winds have been from the Northwest. The change will do 2 things, most notably warm us up into the upper 70s today, followed by 80s and some 90s over the weekend.
Saturday will be the warmest day of the next 7 days.
Montecito will see one more day of wind this afternoon, then increases to 35 miles an hour as we get into the evening.
Friday through Sunday a Chambers of Commerce weekend.
Just perfect weather to enjoy the Santa Barbara sunshine.
https://zoom.earth/#view=25.2,-103.6,4z/map=live
Next week, nothing to note, dry weather ahead through the week
Jack Martin
5/11/22
Good Wednesday morning,
Are you getting tired of the wind? The good news is there is just one more night of it. Another low-pressure system in the Pacific Northwest means another round of winds later today and tonight.
The good news is we will get a break from the winds Thursday through Sunday.
Today is another chilly start to the day, 48 at my house, 41 in Santa Ynez.
Sunshine will warm us up to 71 today before we get more wind later in the day.
Thursday, we start a nice warm-up with a high of 77.
Friday we really start to warm up through Sunday with 80s coastal and 90s inland.
It should be just a fantastic weekend with warm, sunny weather. Great beach weather. Break out the sunscreen, the sun will burn you this time of year
Jack Martin
5/5/22 Happy Cinco De Mayo
Happy Cinco De Mayo,
May is looking like a typical weather pattern, you can define most weather in May with 2 words FOG and WIND. When there is wind there is no fog.
Highs will be in the mid-70s for most and warmer Saturday into the low 80s.
https://zoom.earth/#view=22.8,-121,4.51z/map=live
Though Friday fog and wind, as we are influenced by a low-pressure system to the north.
Most of us will see fog today and Friday morning.
Wind will come up Friday afternoon as the front passes, with nothing more than a little wind.
The pattern will remain the same into next week with inland areas becoming warmer and coastal areas cooler.
Sunday is mothers Day you better order those flowers. It will be a beautiful day with a high of 74.
Sunday night will be chilly with lows around 38 in Santa Ynez, and 50 in SB.
Cooler weather to start the week with highs in the upper 60s.
Enjoy
Jack Martin