11/1/24

Good Friday morning,

Wow November first! Halloween was last night and October ended, it is November 1st today and let the holiday season begin.

It is crazy to think that Thanksgiving is 27 days away and Christmas 54 days. So let’s have some fun for a Friday morning.

Who is the queen of Christmas these days, well watch this video for 2024 and you will know, this is fun and brings in the holiday season.

https://youtu.be/XpSdD63j7Y4?si=pwX3GAz0wKOO_u9h  
Thank you Marah Carey.

I hope everyone is ready for the weekend, so here is the forecast.

Today, a weak dying front is moving towards us. With all the talk of rain this week, rain is not looking good here in Santa Barbara any longer.

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It does look like the central coast will see a little rain overnight Friday into Saturday morning. maybe 1/10 to max ¼ inch.

The Santa Ynez valley will also see some light rain, but 1/10 is about it. As the front rounds point conception it falls apart, with no southern wind support.

Just a quick explanation... “south winds will trigger some warmer subtropical moisture in a perfect condition, with our mountains facing south causes more rain. North winds will create a rain shadow for us which any rain that is in the air, drops north of our coastal mountains”

This means really no rain for Santa Barbara. There is still a 40% a Chance we will see some light stuff, but 1/10 or less, what this system will really do is bring on wind Saturday night. Expect North winds to come up Saturday late in the day and Saturday night. This will make Sunday a super day with clear skies and a great day for the Santa Barbara ½ marathon. Temps this weekend and into next week will be cooler, but perfect running weather. Highs in Santa Barbara will be in the mid to upper 60s and lows in the 50s. In Santa Ynez, a little cooler and warmer by day. highs will be in the low 70s and lows in the 40s with some upper 30s.

We also must bring up early Sunday morning. 3 am, we turn the clocks back to 2am. This is good news for the 7am start to the ½ marathon but bad for our late afternoons because day light end in the 5pm hour. Now let’s think about when we will see rain. In a nutshell not next week. We will see some winds only with a true Santa Ana wind event likely Monday and Tuesday (fire weather).  If you really are looking forward to our first rain in sometime, it will likely be mid-November before that happens.

In the meantime, have a great weekend. and make sure you watch this video ; it will make you smile https://youtu.be/XpSdD63j7Y4?si=pwX3GAz0wKOO_u9h 

Most of all have a great weekend!

Jack Martin