Jack's Weather Report

Good Friday morning,

Quite a chilly start to the day. 42 in SB 24 in SY, but the return to the marine layer is mildly out there. I guess anything with dampness helps at this point.
https://zoom.earth/maps/satellite/#view=33.77,-117.294,6.18z

Regarding the forecast it is all about very cold nights in the valleys, and highs in the low 60s. https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-120.0352478027344&lat=34.612866252964096

No rain in our forecast again for another week. The next chance according to long range models will not be until the 29th of January. This means almost the entire month of January will be bone dry https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-120.0352478027344&lat=34.612866252964096

Next week, looks like another moderate Santa Ana event for Ventura -south, Monday night into Wednesday morning. Then even another possible on Friday.

It has been clear, dry and cold too long …. With no relief in site. This is sad but true. Enjoy the chilly overnight lows, then the sun warms us up until it sets and we cool quite fast.

Have a nice weekend,

Jack Martin

Good Thursday morning,

Just crazy weather in Southern California for January. The last 2 years we were floating with life rafts because of the amount of rain we had. This year it is a 100% turn around.

We have had 0.00 rain in 2025 and less than 1 inch of rain in the last 9months. It does not take a rocket scientist to tell us this is not good. We need rain… or all the wonderful things the last 2 years has brought us will evaporate, “literally”

Well I have worse news, the latest models show no rain for the next 10 days, putting us into the end of January.
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-119.68986511230467&lat=34.43183254485123

The only good news is the off shore winds will be gone this afternoon and we will turn to onshore winds. This will bring back some marine layer along the coast Friday and especially Saturday. Hopefully we can start to get the humidity back up and the fire is under control down in the Los Angeles area.

Next week, the continued weather story will be dry, no rain, and cold nights but 60s during the day.

Next week we will need to see what happens with another potential Santa Ana event arising possibly.

Bottom line the East coast is likely reading about our complaints of no rain and 60s in January, because they are experiencing a massive freeze for the next 10 days also.

Bottom line "can you say La Niña" because this is a typical La Niña pattern that we are in. Dry west coast and extreme cold on the east coast.

We need something or someone to break us out of this pattern and bring back normalcy. Hang in there it has to get better soon, but Jacks team is running low on work. The only calls we seem to be getting is how do we fireproof our houses and roofs, Or we are being canceled from our insurance and we need help . ☹️

Have a great-day and let’s do a rain prayer and dance 🕺

We might have to open a car wash, because they are the only ones that seem to be busy 😂

Jack Martin

Good Monday morning,

A new work week and another round of wind for the Los Angeles area, with one more Santa’s ana event. You can see the next dry system with just winds from the north starting it track towards southern cal.
https://zoom.earth/

Today overall a nice day for all. Highs in the upper 60s to 70 degrees with lighter winds for all. Very dry air out there which is very unseasonable. No fog and no dampness to start the day, or at all this week.

Tuesday the low moves closer and the winds ramp up in the normal Santa Ana towns.

Looks like the palisades will get hammered again with one more wind event Tuesday into Wednesday. Winds will be in the 50 mile an hour range.

Here is SB really no wind just dry conditions with warm days and as soon as the sun goes down it cools off quickly.

This is pretty much the forecast for the entire week. No rain this week, but next week we may have a few chances of something happening. Keep you fingers crossed, we need the rain.

Enjoy another dry warm week, the press makes it look like all of California is on fire.

But we know otherwise. I watch the national news last night and they showed Santa Barbara as one of the cities. That must be why I have had many people text and email me. Our weather is fantastic compared to all the folks freezing there butts off around the country.

Have a great week, Altadena and the palisades hang in there this will be the last brutal wind week for awhile.

Jack Martin

Good Saturday morning,

It has been a crazy week just to the south of our area. It sounds like there are more than 10,000 structures lost from the fires 🔥 mainly in the Los Angeles area.

Here in SB we have been dry, with little in the way of winds. The Santa’s ana winds always affect areas south of us From Ventura to Pasadena and to the ocean. We are all aware of the devastation from the Santa’s ana event. Fortunately there has been none locally, but many of us have friends that live in the fire areas that have lost their homes.

We have had a long extended dry period. A matter of fact it is the second driest period on record. We need the rains to return, but this will not likely happen until the week of the 20th. Even that being said it is very difficult to know how rain will affect us, when it does occur.

Here is the 30day extended forecast
https://www.30dayweather.com/en/d/united-states/california/santa-barbara/

Bottom line there is no rain through at least mid week and the chance of rain at this point is slim for Southern California. A matter of fact we have 2 more Santa’s ana wind events likely from now into mid week. These winds will be lighter and likely in the 20 to 30 miles an hour range.

For us in wind sheltered Santa Barbara, no real wind events, highs in the upper 60s and lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. All the way into mid week.

We will hope for a break from this pattern and bring back rain. This is our rainy season with January and February being our wettest months typically.

Enjoy the sun and dry weather, but I am sure we are all wishing for some rain.

Enjoy your weekend
Jack Martin

Good Wednesday morning,

Well not so good if you are in the path of the numerous fires.

One more day of wild winds in LA, the winds currently are 70 to 90 miles an hour on the hill tops. The winds are blowing so hard that there are no planes, or helicopter able to fly, they are all grounded until the winds calm down. The damage will just continue

You can see the northeast winds diving down on zoom earth https://zoom.earth/

There are many power outages that are planned because of the heavy winds, right now most the outages are in the LA area, but locally, The hills above Goleta have just had power turned off to prevent possible fires due to down powerlines.

As we are all aware the real impact is in Palisades area where the fire has taken a lot of homes. It was crazy watching the news where people were trying to get out in their cars and decided to just abandon them and started walking or running away.

I was there during the painted cave fire, stuck on cathedral oaks. It was wild with the smoke blowing right over head.

Today in Santa Barbara and most of Ventura the winds will calm to ½ of what they were. LA , like Palisades, and Malibu areas will see one more day of crazy. Winds should begin to back down Thursday morning.

The bad news is it looks like another Santa Ana event Friday into Saturday affection the LA area again.

We will get a break from the wind sometime Saturday, then onshore flow will return. looking into next week high confidence through Monday with the forecast. Tuesday some mixed thoughts with a possibility of a cut off low forming. We will have to see what this does, but it might just cause another Santa Ana.

Rain ??? well none in site at this point, but models are point us towards the week of the 20th.

Regarding temps, warm days in the upper 60s to mid-70s, nights will cool off quickly especially in wind sheltered areas that will see freezing temps.

Hang in there, in Santa Barbara we have been in the heart of these fires many times in the past, this time we just are watching them from a close distance. January is normally rainy season, but this year it is fire season, which is typically in spring and fall.

I have included the current power outage areas so you can see… I am glad I have solar with back up batteries.

UPDATE: As we face the current windstorm, your safety remains our top priority.

We are currently experiencing a significant number of weather-related power outages and Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) throughout our service area due to strong winds and wildfire-weather conditions. To prioritize the safety of our crews and your community, we will restore power once the winds have settled, and our power lines are safely inspected.

Here are important reminders and resources to help you stay safe and informed:

SAFETY REMINDERS:

Stay Away from Downed Power Lines: If you encounter a downed power line, stay far away and call 9-1-1 immediately. Then, report it to SCE’s emergency line at 1-800-611-1911.
Secure Outdoor Items: Bring in or secure any outdoor furniture, decorations, or other items that could become projectiles.
Emergency Kit: Ensure you have essentials like water, non-perishable food, flashlights, batteries, and a first aid kit readily available.
STAY INFORMED:

Get Outage Alerts: Receive outage alerts by email, text, or voice call. You can also sign up for PSPS alerts for a different address other than your account address. Sign up for outage alerts.
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Sincerely,

Jessica Lim
Director, Customer Experience
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Southern California Edison

Good Tuesday morning,

The winds arrived last night in Montecito as expected clocking 69 miles an hour. These are northeast winds that will continue through Wednesday, however, the heaviest winds are over for our area.

The heaviest winds will shift to the south today and winds will continue into Friday
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?x=192&y=120&site=lox&zmx=&zmy=&map_x=192&map_y=120

Temperatures will be on the mild side during the day in the low 70s to the upper 60s. Then cool at night with wind sheltered area wrapping into the freezing mark. Coastal however, should stay in the upper 40s to mid 50s

The wind event will be over by Friday, and some cooling will begin

As mentioned previously, very dry conditions through this week and into next.

Jack Martin

Good Monday morning 2025,

Amen, the Christmas-new year’s holiday is over.

It felt like the holiday would never end, I hate Christmas and new years on a Wednesday. But it is over now and here we go with a new year…. 2025 is Action’s 40th anniversary.

It is hard to believe that 40 years have gone by, but it all started in 1985.

Now the weather update …. As we are all aware it is the rainy season, but you would never know it, with really no rain for the season. We have had less than an inch since April ….. that’s not good.

There is weather excitement for Southern California, but it is not in the form of rain. It is all about the wind, we will see a few Santa’s Ana events this week starting tonight into Wednesday, then another Thursday into the weekend. This event will affect the LA mountains the most with winds on mountain tops of up to 95 miles an hour.

This will make for extreme fire danger, because the air is so dry, and the winds will be crazy. Down power lines are likely in areas and trees. This will affect mainly LA county, but Ventura county and Montecito hills will still feel the wind, but not as severe.

In Santa Barbara, no real wind just warmer day time temps highs in the 70s. Those folks on the East coast wish they could have 70s, because they are getting an arctic blast right now.

Night time temps especially in areas with no wind will be quite cold. Freezing temps in wind sheltered areas like Santa Ynez.
https://www.weather.gov/lox/

It does look like dry conditions all the way through the next 7 days due to the dome of high pressure and Santa Ana winds.

So when will it finally rain ????

Models did call for a shift in the Action mid January , so that would be the week after this, but the latest long range models are now calling for dry until the 20th of January.

That is not good news in my book, we really need some rain and roofs to leak. I am quickly getting caught up on our work load, and it is time to create more though leaky roofs.

Enjoy the continued dry weather, “that I can not control …"

Have a great first real work week of 2025. It is time for all the Action to begin again.

Jack Martin

Good Monday morning,

I hope everyone had a great weekend getting ready for the Christmas holiday.

It is going to be a funky week with Christmas on a Wednesday. With that the weather in the middle of the week is the same. Today we will be dry, but a weak weather system will arrive like Santa’s on Christmas Eve day.

Today for the most part it is 60s and dry. Nothing exciting today, but some higher surf and coastal flooding.

Recent models have also began to back off rain further to the south. This has been the theme so far this rainy season.

Tonight a 30% chance of rain, but rain does not arrive until the 24th Tuesday.

Rain north to south and rainfall of 1/2 to an inch in SLO then totals drop quickly as the system moves south. LA may only see 1/10 of an inch, but SB more in the 1/4 inch range.
https://zoom.earth/

It does look like dry weather returns Christmas Day and remains into the new year.

Bottom line we are getting off to a very slow start to our rainy season, but it is really about January and February moving forward. It does appear the storm track will begin to move south by mid January. In the mean time a little rain Tuesday then dry weather into the new year.

Have a great holiday, I will check in on the 24th with a weather update

Enjoy the quiet work week, with not a lot of Action till Thursday because of the holiday and rain Tuesday.

Jack Martin

Good Friday morning,

What a week it has been in our neck of the woods. High pressure has made our weather fantastic with 70s and some 80s all week. Just the best weather for Christmas.

A dome of High pressure still remain over us pushing storms to the north, however, on shore flow is back and so is the fog. Today we will see cooler temps because of the fog, but still upper 60s for all. https://zoom.earth/

So what’s ahead? Well lots if your asking me. Saturday is winter solstice… we will celebrate the shortest day of the year, each day after will be slightly longer.

As far as weather goes. Storm systems still are tracking well to the north, but it does look like systems will brush us over a number of days. SLO will see some rain Saturday and then Monday into Tuesday but only fog here this weekend.

Next week it does look like the tail end of Monday - Tuesday system will bring us a little rain … stress the little side … maybe 1/10 to 1/4 on Christmas Eve day. Light rain 10 am to 4 pm.

After that it looks like high pressure builds back in and we will see dryer weather into the new year. Christmas Day will be just another fantastic day here in Santa Barbara, it will be a great day to FaceTime family from the beach. 🏝️

I hope everyone has a great weekend, I will keep you up to date on the weather.

5 days till Christmas 🎅

Jack Martin

Good Monday morning,

It is the week before Christmas in southern Californian and our present will be 70s to 80 degrees all week long.
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-119.66514587402342&lat=34.42956713470528

Now for a little detail…

First I hope we all had a nice weekend, Christmas is now 9 days away.
Saturday was interesting with around 90 minutes of light rain in the middle of the day, but it is over now for at least the next 7 days.

Today a weak system will cause sprinkles in SLO and nothing here.
High pressure is building in for the week and we will on and off Santa Ana winds.

Today 35 to 45 with a mild event, then mid week a stronger evert through Thursday.

High this week will be in the 70s for all and a few valleys will strike the low 80s.

It will be chilly at night as clear skies after the sun goes down will make it quite chilly.

Maybe a weak system for the weekend, but at this point it looks to be dry.

Bottom line there is no rain in site, enjoy the winter-summer weather in December in Southern California.

Jack Martin