Wonderful weekend weather on tap
Posted: March 19th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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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.
Posted: March 19th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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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
Posted: March 18th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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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.
Posted: March 18th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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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
Posted: March 17th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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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
Posted: March 17th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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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.
Posted: March 17th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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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.
Posted: March 17th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Posted: March 17th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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