Coastal Flood Advisory
Starts in 1 day 6 h
When
From 5 AM Sunday to 1 PM PDT Thursday.
Where
San Luis Obispo County Beaches, Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast, Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast, Ventura County Beaches, Malibu Coast and Los Angeles County Beaches.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Minor to moderate coastal flooding expected due to very high tides.
Impacts
Minor to moderate flooding of sea water is likely over vulnerable low-lying coastal areas, especially around the time of high tide, including over beach parking lots, bike paths, and harbor walkways. Moderate to significant beach erosion is likely. Isolated damage of structures due to sea water inundation is possible.
Additional details
High tides will likely reach 7.5-8.0 feet (around 1.1 to 1.5 feet above astronomical projections) Sunday- Thursday, peaking Monday-Wednesday. High tides will peak in the morning hours. There is a small chance for isolated Coastal Flood Warnings (highest chances Wednesday-Thursday) if larger surf develops.
Precautionary actions
Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Do NOT drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
Areas: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Ventura County Beaches; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches
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Observed 8:55 PM PDT at KVBG

Lompoc, CA weather

Clear and 62°17°.

Forecasts agree

Now 62°17°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the north. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 59°15°; A little sticky · down to 50°10° by 7 AM (comfortable)
Humidity: 91%; Air 62°17°, dew point 59°15° · fog or dew likely
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 27Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30 inHg1016 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 50°10° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 75°24° tomorrow at 1 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightNear 55°13° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonDown to 66°19° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 1 AM · Clear
Sunday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday afternoonUp to 75°24° by 1 PM · Partly cloudy
Sunday nightDown to 58°14° by 9 PM · 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
Fri 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	88%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	98%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	1%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	99%	2%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	1%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	1%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	53%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	48%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	52%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	71%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	2%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	6%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	9%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	13%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	17%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	91%	20%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	92%	21%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	20%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	19%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	18%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	18%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	88%	17%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	51%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	50%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	54%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	47%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	46%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	51%	48%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	46%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	46%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	68%	62%	2
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	52%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	52%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	35%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	90%	28%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 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, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
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 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
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 69.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  40% 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
63°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  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
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–57°14°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 50°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 75°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 67–74°.

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

3.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 34 cfs

Forecast peak 2.1 ft Fri 10 PM

Reading from Fri 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sisquoc River at Garey

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.3 ft

Forecast peak 6.7 ft Fri 10 PM

Reading from Fri 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Salsipuedes Creek near Lompoc

6.2 mi

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Fri 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

San Antonio Creek near Orcutt

7.5 mi

Level: 12.7 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Fri 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 47% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 23

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 59°F).

Open the windows?

Sat, 10:00 AM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:33 PM; Morning 6:58–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:43 PM; Morning 6:48–6:58 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 10:19 PM–6:49 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:38 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:33 AM · rises 4:46 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Lompoc. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,500 ft, 38 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Coastal Flood Advisory