Observed 12:55 PM PDT at KIZA

Buellton, CA weather

Sunny and 77°25°, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the west-southwest. 58–15 mph24 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable · up to 52°11° by 2 PM
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 27Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 29.97 inHg1015 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

13°7° warmer than this time yesterday (64°18° then, 77°25° now)

Good hours for

Drops 13°7° today 4–7 PM (77°25° → 64°18°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Low 50°10° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 9 AM

This afternoonDown to 72°22° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 76°24° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonDown to 69°21° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	49%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	91%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	91%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	92%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	92%	12%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	21%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	20%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	69%	49%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 66°19° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	46%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 69°21° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	41%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 71°22° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	39%	43%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	79°26° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	39%	46%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	57%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	47%	63%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	58%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	63%	51%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	62%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	56%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	55%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	46%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	42%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	30%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	39%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	56%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	99%	54%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	99%	53%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	99%	52%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	99%	51%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	51%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	50%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	42%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	79%	33%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	25%	4
Mon 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	0%	5

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 80°27°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 67–77°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LOX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Santa Ynez River at Narrows

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 34 cfs

Forecast peak 2.2 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Sisquoc River at Garey

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.4 ft

Forecast peak 6.7 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Zaca Creek near Buelton

2.4 mi

Level: 1.6 ft

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Santa Ynez River at Solvang

3.6 mi

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 28 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 42% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 24

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

LOMPOC · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1917–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Buellton weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 11 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:30 PM; Morning 6:58–7:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:40 PM; Morning 6:48–6:58 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:40 PM–6:49 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Buellton. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,500 ft, 23 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.