Articles by author: Jack Martin

Good Friday morning,

Just fantastic weather continues through Sunday. Highs will be in the 80s through Sunday.

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-119.6636353544891&lat=34.44768872414575

High pressure and offshore is giving us a dome around the western states.

Good Friday morning, 

As the weekend approaches so does another Santa Ana with Northeast winds event. This is way better than the Nor’easter on the East coast that is going to bring cold and snow from Phila to Maine this weekend. 

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I think it is an easy call to say 70 degrees on California to 20 degrees and snow on the East coast. I am so glad I went west. I moved west 40 years ago.

Good Thursday morning, 

Here we go, with the last few days in January and really no rain this month to speak of.

Today we will see our usual sunny warm day with highs in the low 70s. 

Good Tuesday morning, 

It will be cooler today with highs in the mid-60s. This is thanks to the return of onshore flow and some pockets of fog in areas today.

The onshore flow will be short-lived because another Santa Ana wind event will start up again tonight. Offshore winds will blow through mid-day Wednesday and keep us all warm through Thursday. Highs in the low to mid-70s.

Friday and Saturday a return to onshore and cooler mid-60s again.

Another week and the forecast are really easy, as it has been for most of January. 

https://zoom.earth/#view=16.4,-98.6,4z/date=2022-01-24,06:00,-8

We will have dry weather all week with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. With on and off onshore to offshore flow. 

Good Wednesday morning, 

Another week and month marching by.

The next week is dominated by dry weather, warmer Santa Ana winds.

Today a few low clouds to start the day, but any areas with clouds will disappear quickly as the offshore flow begins.
https://zoom.earth/#view=35.02,-115.26,6.16z/date=2022-01-19,05:50,-8

Thursday the offshore kicks in at its normal spots. Ventura to Santa Monica will experience 35 to 45 mile an hour offshore winds. As usual, the winds will compress and warm the air. Ventura south will warm 8 to 10 degrees. Santa Barbara has no wind and 4 to 8 degrees of warming.

Friday winds subside for 1 day, with little change in temp. A few degrees of cooling.

Saturday is another Strong Santa Ana event. This kicks up the winds to the south and heats the skies for all into the low to mid-70s. 

Sunday is another great day in Santa Barbara, winds settle in Ventura south. 

Good Tuesday morning, 

The Cut-off low that has been pestering us for the last 5 days is now moved East. 

The rain finally came in the afternoon but did not produce much. The big winner was Refugio canyon with .28", everyone else was 1/10 or less.
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/lox/scripts/getlocal.php?prod=LAXRRMSBA

Today and the rest of the week, into early next week it is all about dry weather again. 

Good Monday morning, 

A holiday for some, but for all, we have a little rain in the forecast. 

The cut-off low that has been spinning in the Pacific is now starting to move towards the coast. This will bring us some light rain after 10 am into this evening.

Not a lot maybe 1/10 of an inch, with a max of 1/4 of an inch. https://zoom.earth/

Good Thursday morning,

As always, the week is flying by. Yesterday the clouds kept us cooler than predicted with a high of 73 degrees.

Today we have lots of action in the Pacific, but not a lot of effects here https://zoom.earth/

Other than cooler weather for the next 7 days. it looks like highs of the mid-60s and high clouds will be part of the forecast through the weekend.

Good Wednesday morning,

 Where do I start today? High pressure will give us a day to remember. https://zoom.earth/

59 degrees at 4:30 am in January. The East coast is having record lows with high in the teens. 
If you live on the beach, you will hear the surf at 5:30 is a lot closer with a 5.3 high tide, however, we will be rewarded with a .02 low tide at 1:17 pm. 

You have my permission to take a late lunch and a beach walk 

Today will be a warm day. Hot for most especially for winter. Highs will be in the upper 70 to low 80s with offshore winds.