Articles by author: Jack Martin

Good chilly - windy Sunday morning,

We are starting out with chilly temps 49 degrees in SB and 45  in Santa ynez.

The is thanks to the cold front passing to the east. There will be a chance of some snow on north facing mountains and the grapevine. 

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-119.71664428710938&lat=34.42616890436072#.XfZK2C-IafD

As the low moves East, the winds will shift to the Northeast. This will take the winds out of Santa Barbara and place them in Ventura and south.

Good Saturday morning,

Great weather the past few days with highs each day in the low 70s. It was nice to feel the sun warm our bodies.

Northwest winds last night kept us dry and warmer over night in Santa Barbara.

Today the front is running over us this morning.

This is going to do nothing in our area, but a slight chance of rain to SLO and northern SB county.

https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/nepac/h5-loop-wv.html

Good Friday the 13th morning, 

Hope you are not superstitious. I am not, everyday should start out with the right attitude. 

Today we have a dirty ridge over us, with high pressure allowing some mid to high clouds over us.

It will be a nice warm day with highs in the low 70s. 

Good Thursday morning,

Waking up this morning, you will notice it is a warmer start of the day. 

A weak front to the north is passing and that’s what created winds last night.

As this front passes this morning, we will have a nice few days with temps above normal.

Can you believe Christmas Eve day is just 2 weeks away.... wow that went fast.... 

The best news is we are looking at a dry period.

It now looks like we will see a few weak fronts pass through, but no rain for at least the next 7 days.

Today a weak front is approaching. This is going to breakdown the high and filter in some mid to high clouds.

Good clear Monday morning,

A little chill in the air outside, but we will see dry conditions this week and now looking like into early next week.

This is a welcome change after rain the the past 2 weeks. 

The latest storm system that passed through has provided us good rain totals.

All coastal areas received 1 to 2 inches and the foothills and mountains 2 to 3 inches.

Good Sunday morning,

Another wet morning thanks to the Pineapple Express.

https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/nepac/h5-loop-wv.html

San Marcos pass has seen 1.27 inches in the last 24 hours and over 2 inches for the 2 day total. Also the rain is not over and we will see showers into the afternoon.

Wow, what a great day to be a Oregon Ducks fan. 

What a great game .... Rose bowl bound and back in the top 10.

The rain held off until the second half, then it poured down on all the Utah fans.

They are a great class of people however, it just was not their year.  Leaving the stadium with my Ducks jersey on, lots had great class to say congrats.

Good Friday morning,

Are you ready for more rain. Ready or not here it comes again.

This system will be a lot different from the last, but will bare the same results with a fair amount of rain. 

You can see low pressure to the north pulling the sub tropical jet towards us.

Yes, call it what you like, Pineapple Express, atmospheric River. You can see it here:

https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/nepac/h5-loop-wv.html

This will bring a longer period of lighter rain. Rain will start up later in the day and continue on and off into Sunday.

Good Thursday morning, 

Wednesday gave us quite a bit of excitement in the morning when the skies opened and dumped heavy rain for a 2 hour period.

The good news was heavy rain was short lived and did not do any real damage in the fire areas.

The rain totals were great with this system, especially in the Santa Barbara area.

everyone received 1 to 2 inches of rain. Here are the totals for SB county.