Articles by author: Jack Martin

What a fantastic weekend. Highs were in the 80s and the weather reminded me of what I love about this area. 

Today will be nice, but cooler. A weather system is starting to move our way and the dome of high pressure is moving east. 

Tuesday the next system moves in. It looks like rain will hold off until the evening and after midnight for LA.

Wednesday looks to be showery with rain here and there.

This is not a big weather system, because there is no subtropical support.

Expect 1/3 of a inch with a little higher On the central coast and a little less in LA.

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

Good Sunday morning,

What a treat we had yesterday. Great weather. Warm sunny 😎 and perfect.  if you had the day off.

I drove to LA. It hit 87 degrees in the valley. Santa Barbara did hit the 80 degree mark also.

I even sat on my deck, watched TV, the Worriors played last night for the first time in long time.

Nice to extend the indoors back outside. 

Today will be pretty much the same as Saturday, but I get most of the day to enjoy the weather.

Highs will be in the upper 70s and some 80s.

The dome of high pressure is amazing to see on the satellite.

Take a look:

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

Good Saturday morning, 

Bring the warm weather on. Looks like the next 2 days will be fan-tastic.

Highs in the 70s and some low 80s. The last time LA hit 80 degrees was November 15 2018. 

Look at the big dome of high pressure keeping all the clouds away: 

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

All, if you look to the north over the ocean, this is the next weather system out of Alaska. This will affect our weather Tuesday night and Wednesday.

Good Friday morning, 

Did you miss me yesterday? There was no excitement with the weather, so I did not think I needed to write a report.

Until now…

It is going to be a fantastic weekend. A weekend we all have earned with all the rain and cold of this year. 

Great weather will continue through Monday. 

Saturday and Sunday will in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Just great spring weather.

In Santa Barbara and really everywhere, except Ventura and points with Santa Ana winds. You will need to battle northeast winds today and Saturday.

If you look at the satellite you will see a massive storm in the Midwest.

Good Wednesday morning,

That wind blew hard all night. I need to go and pluck all the covers and pillows out of the pool.

Winds are going to settle down this morning from the northwest in SB, but pick up from the northeast. Ventura south will feel it now. 

The system that went through Monday is now turning north and is going to hammer the Midwest and Colorado.

Take a look, you can see it on the map:
https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/nepac/h5-loop-wv.html

Regarding our weather. We are in for a nice spell of warm, sunny and dry weather. 

Good Tuesday morning, 

Monday presented us with a few surprising showers in Santa Barbara.

These were not in our forecast area, but they were to the south of us. 

Rain was enough to get the streets wet, but did not really record as rainfall.

Just enough to create excitement on open roofs and scramble with out plastic. 

Today the low that pushed through the area is moving into Baja Mexico. 

No more showers here, but LA will likely see some.

North facing mountains in LA even saw 6 to 12 inches of snow last night. 

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

Good Monday morning, 

Sunday weather behaved as forecast. Some showers over the hills, but none made it to the coastal areas except for Carp and a bit of Ventura. 

Today, there is a low pressure system spinning off shore. This is far enough to the west that it will not affect our weather.

This is going to continue south then east into Mexico later today. The only chance of rain or snow will be over the mountains to the south:

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

Tuesday another weak system rolls through. This will do nothing more than create wind Tuesday night and Wednesday. 

Good Saturday morning,

After night, we will see one more hour of day light in the evening. Yes it is spring forward time.

This is actually good for myself and Lynn, because we might be getting up in the 5am hour instead of 3 or 4am. 

Don’t forget to put your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed. 

As far as the forecast goes, today will be dry, but there is a weak system heading right a the central coast:

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

This will cause rain to the north and a chance of rain in Santa Barbara. I think everyone will see rain from Santa Ynez to the north.

Santa Barbara and south will see very little. 1/10 is about right.  This system rolls east on Sunday and another runs at us from Oregon.

This system is over land and is moisture starved. It is also quite cold. Snow levels will drop below 4000 feet.

Today a little wind and a few showers in areas. Last night the rain was really from Santa Ynez and to the north. For us in SB just some wind. 
https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/nepac/h5-loop-wv.html

Most systems that move from north to south do not give Santa Barbara much rain, Because the mountain block the clouds.

This will be the case as we have 2 more weak systems that will affect us in the next 4 days . 

Good Thursday morning,

It is great to look outside and see day light starting at 5:30 am.

We will have 1 dry day before another storm rolls in tonight. The next weather system will be cold, with snow levels at 4000 feet.

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

It will also bring just a little rain. We are looking at 1/10 to 1/4 of an inch between Thursday night and Friday morning.

Friday is looking to be dry for the most part, but cold. Snow levels will drop to 3000 feet.

Saturday and Sunday also look to remain dry, and chilly. Temps will be 10 degrees below normal for this time of year.