by Dave Hovde, KSBY Meteorologist

More than a few rainy seasons here on the Central Coast have been duds until March and then the skies have opened coining the local meaning of “miracle March”.  Usually about 4.5″ of rain falls in March (less in the valleys) but this year only an inch of rain has come down this month and computer models are back to being quiet through the end of the month.

The rain gauge at SLOweather.com reads 30.61″ when normal for the site is between 21″ to the date and about 24″ for the season.  Most of the rest of the area still stands at 120% of normal or more.  Santa Maria has more than 13″ when 11″ is normal to the date.  Now we will eat into that surplus if this forecast is right, for instance normal rain for Santa Maria is 14″ for the entire season.

The last few runs of the Midrange Forecast Model keep enough upper atmospheric ridging in place through the end of the month to steer most potential rain makers north.

by Dave Hovde, KSBY Meteorologist

Arroyo Grande  46-75
Atascadero  42-76
Avila Beach  46-83
CA Valley  35-68
Cambria  47-67
Cayucos  46-66
Corbett Canyon  54-81
Creston  47-73
Cuyama  52-66
Goleta  49-70
Grover Beach  50-74
Guadalupe  46-64
Hearst Castle 55-75
Lompoc  46-64
Los Osos  44-62
Morro Bay  50-68
Nipomo  49-78
Oceano  48-75
Orcutt  48-76
Paso Robles  42-76
Pismo Beach  51-73
Pozo 40-74
San Luis Obispo  48-76
San Miguel  40-79
Santa Barbara  50-71
Santa Margarita  39-77
Santa Maria  45-73
Santa Ynez  42-78
Shandon  42-74
Shell Beach  51-68
Solvang  41-80
Templeton  42-76
Vandenberg AFB  42-63

by Dave Hovde, KSBY Meteorologist

Some low clouds near the coast have temperatures off to a cooler start today.  Check out our KSBY’s interactive temperature map to see curren conditions near you.

This afternoon will feature a decent NW winds developing at 15-25mph which will keep highs generally in the 60s and lower 70s for most of the coast with only the deeper valleys running much above 75.

Friday is more of a transition day to winds being more dominanatly offshore for the weekend with warmer temperatures returning.

Early next week we could see some night and morning low cloud coverage near the coast which will push high temps back down to the 60s and low 70s again.

Click HERE for the web forecast which details the week, don’t forget to look at the marine forecast which also shows a dramatic reduction in swell from the 10ft sets of this afternoon to tops of 5-6ft this weekend.

by Dave Hovde, KSBY Meteorologist

Arroyo Grande  49-83
Atascadero  42-77
Avila Beach  51-86
CA Valley  38-69
Cambria  53-75
Cayucos  53-74
Corbett Canyon  55-85
Creston  47-71
Cuyama  38-73
Goleta  48-78
Grover Beach  56-78
Guadalupe  47-76
Hearst Castle  61-74
Lompoc  49-82
Los Osos  47-87
Morro Bay  54-80
Nipomo  51-85
Oceano  54-80
Orcutt  52-81
Paso Robles  42-76
Pismo Beach  53-75
Pozo  40-75
San Luis Obispo  48-81
San Miguel  38-80
Santa Barbara  54-85
Santa Margarita  39-79
Santa Maria  46-81
Santa Ynez  43-84
Shandon  42-74
Shell Beach  53-79
Solvang  43-88
Templeton  42-76
Vandenberg AFB  50-77

by Dave Hovde, KSBY Meteorologist

Arroyo Grande  83
Atascadero  77
CA Valley  69
Cambria  75
Cayucos  74
Corbett Canyon  85
Creston  71
Cuyama  68
Goleta  77
Grover Beach  78
Guadalupe  76
Lompoc  81
Los Osos  87
Morro Bay  78
Nipomo  85
Oceano  80
Orcutt  81
Paso Robles  77
Pismo Beach  79
Pozo  75
San Luis Obispo  81
San Miguel  80
Santa Barbara  82
Santa Margarita  79
Santa Maria  81
Santa Ynez  87
Shandon  74
Shell Beach  79
Solvang  88
Templeton  76
Vandenberg AFB  77

by Dave Hovde, KSBY Meteorologist

Temperatures still generally mild but running a few degrees cooler than this time yesterday, some scattered clouds are holding temps back a bit especially around southern SLO county and northern SB county, however most will still top out in the 70s with a few spots in the low 80s.

Thursday and Friday slightly cooler with low 70s for high with a more dominant onshore flow (NW Winds 10-20mph). However the weekend looks warm with temperatures near 80 and the offshore morning winds returning.

Models keep the weather dry through the end of the month.

There is a high surf advisory through Thursday. Click HERE to read about that.

For an interactive web forecast click HERE.

by Dave Hovde, KSBY Meteorologist

Surf will continue to build along all exposed northwest facing shores this morning and range from 10 to 13 feet this afternoon through Thursday morning. Very strong rip currents will exist in the vicinity of the hazardous surf and make ocean activities potentially dangerous for anyone. High tide around 4 feet is forecast to occur around noon PDT and again around 5 feet at midnight PDT.

A high surf advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area producing rip currents and localized beach erosion.