9/7/24

Good Saturday morning, 

Today is all about the heat. Just look at the banner on the national weather service site  https://www.weather.gov/lox/

High pressure is peaking today with off shore winds keeping everyone hot 🥵 except right at the coast where the cooler pacific will keep temps in the 80s, but just 3 miles in it will be 100 degrees. Today almost everyone will see temps of 100 or more in valleys and of coarse interiors. Santa Ynez will see 107. 

The only bit of good new is we will likely see a break as we get into the new week. 

Temps will slowly start to drop mid week as a system moves into the Pacific Northwest and northern California. This will just cool us down with onshore flow returning. 

Sunday night and Monday sundowner winds are likely, these can blow up to 45 miles an hour as pressure gradient produces northwest evening winds in SB. 

Looking at zoom earth you can tell that high pressure over the 4 corners is keeping all clouds away, however with the heat it does bring some chances for thunder showers https://zoom.earth/maps/satellite/#view=41.5,-152.2,4z

It looks like mainly to the south and over the mountains, but some clouds will be visible even in Santa’s Barbara. Thunderstorm chances in the LA mountains stand at 20% later today and Sunday. 

Today might be the perfect beach day if you can find parking and beach space, because high tide is at 1221 pm at 5 feet. The water temp today is 65 degrees and air temp will be around 80 degrees. Now that’s perfect 👍 weather at least, but a lot of bodies on smaller beaches will look like the Jersey shore with groups right next to each other. 

Have a great weekend and stay cool 😎, AC for most will be blowing all day.

Jack Martin