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  • Coastal Flood Advisory

    Starts in 21 h 34 min

    When
    From 5 AM Sunday to 1 PM PDT Thursday.
    Where
    Coastal areas of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties.

    Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

    What, impacts and precautions

    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 to the most vulnerable areas.

    Additional details

    High tides will likely reach 7.5-8.0 feet (MLLW) each late morning, which is 1.0 to 1.5 feet above astronomical projections. The highest tides will be Monday through Wednesday. There is a small chance for isolated Coastal Flood Warnings Wednesday through Thursday if larger surf develops.

    Precautionary actions

    Listen to advice from local officials. 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 7:00 AM PDT at KSBA

Montecito, CA weather

Clear and 54°12°.

Today: low 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°), high 74°23° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°).

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind
5 mph7 km/h
From the west. About 5 mph8 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point
48°9°
Comfortable · up to 57°14° by 8 AM (a little sticky)
UV index
0Low
Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure
29.93 inHg1014 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (57°14° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for
  • High 71°22° today at 4 PM
  • Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM
  1. This morningUp to 66°19° by 10 AM · Clear
  2. This afternoonNear 69°21° · Clear
  3. TonightNear 62°17° · Clear
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 10 AM · Partly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow afternoonNear 72°22° · Partly cloudy
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 63°17° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 7aSunny57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)57°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h94%8%0
Sat 8aSunny59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)59°15°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h94%7%0
Sat 9aSunny65°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)65°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h85%5%1
Sat 10aSunny66°19° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)66°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h76%2%2
Sat 11aSunny66°19° (likely 66°19° to 75°24°)66°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h70%0%3
Sat 12pSunny68°20° (likely 68°20° to 77°25°)68°20°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h68%0%5
Sat 1pSunny68°20° (likely 68°20° to 77°25°)68°20°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h65%0%5
Sat 2pSunny68°20° (likely 68°20° to 77°25°)68°20°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h64%6%5
Sat 3pSunny69°21° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)69°21°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h62%9%3
Sat 4pSunny71°22° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)71°22°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h64%7%2
Sat 5pSunny69°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)69°21°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h65%7%2
Sat 6pClear63°17° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)63°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h70%3%0
Sat 7pClear63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)63°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h75%0%0
Sat 8pClear65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)65°18°0%10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h81%0%0
Sat 9pClear63°17° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)63°17°0%10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h82%0%0
Sat 10pClear61°16° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)61°16°0%10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h82%0%0
Sat 11pClear63°17° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)63°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h83%0%0
Sun 12aClear61°16° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)61°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h83%0%0
Sun 1aClear61°16° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)61°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h83%0%0
Sun 2aClear61°16° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°)61°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h82%0%0
Sun 3aClear60°16° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)60°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h84%0%0
Sun 4aClear60°16° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)60°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h86%0%0
Sun 5aClear61°16° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)61°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h85%0%0
Sun 6aClear60°16° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)60°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h84%1%0
Sun 7aSunny58°14° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)58°14°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h82%43%0
Sun 8aSunny63°17° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)63°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h83%43%0
Sun 9aSunny69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)69°21°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h78%43%1
Sun 10aSunny72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)72°22°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h70%41%2
Sun 11aSunny72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)72°22°0%5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h67%40%4
Sun 12pSunny72°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)72°22°0%5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h66%41%5
Sun 1pSunny74°23° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)74°23°0%5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h64%42%5
Sun 2pSunny73°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)73°23°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h67%43%5
Sun 3pPartly sunny73°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)73°23°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h68%44%4
Sun 4pPartly sunny73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)73°23°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h69%45%3
Sun 5pCloudy71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)71°22°0%5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h70%64%2
Sun 6pCloudy67°19° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)67°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h76%62%0
Sun 7pCloudy67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)67°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h81%63%0
Sun 8pPartly cloudy67°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)67°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h83%55%0
Sun 9pCloudy67°19° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)67°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h83%61%0
Sun 10pCloudy65°18° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)65°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h83%62%0
Sun 11pPartly cloudy65°18° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)65°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h82%33%0
Mon 12aPartly cloudy65°18° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)65°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h81%49%0
Mon 1aClear64°18° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)64°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h80%41%0
Mon 2aClear64°18° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°)64°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h80%40%0
Mon 3aClear64°18° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)64°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h80%13%0
Mon 4aClear64°18° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)64°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h80%2%0
Mon 5aClear63°17° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)63°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h81%2%0
Mon 6aClear60°16° (likely 57°14° to 68°20°)60°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h82%0%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 59°15°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 71°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 65°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 60°16°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 74°23°).

    High, likely
    74°23°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    57°14°–63°17°
    Typical high / low
    73°23° / 49°9°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 63°17°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 74°23°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 67°19°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 63°17°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    72°22°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    57°14°–66°19°
    Typical high / low
    73°23° / 49°9°
    Wind
    7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 63°17°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 76°24°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 66°19°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 60°16°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    71°22°–78°26°
    Low, likely
    57°14°–66°19°
    Typical high / low
    73°23° / 49°9°
    Wind
    8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 61°16°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 73°23°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 64°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    69°21°–75°24°
    Low, likely
    54°12°–63°17°
    Typical high / low
    73°23° / 49°9°
    Wind
    6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 62°17°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 72°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 63°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 62°16°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    67°19°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    57°14°–64°18°
    Typical high / low
    73°23° / 48°9°
    Wind
    7 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 56°13°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 62°17°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 70°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 63°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 59°15°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    67°19°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    56°13°–63°17°
    Typical high / low
    73°23° / 48°9°
    Wind
    7 mph12 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 60°16°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 69°20°

      20% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 62°17°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 56°13°

      30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    65°18°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    54°12°–61°16°
    Typical high / low
    72°22° / 48°9°
    Wind
    8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 57°14°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 69°20°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 61°16°

      30% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 55°13°

      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.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    64°18°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    49°9°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    72°22° / 48°9°
    Wind
    9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 59°15°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 72°22°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 64°18°

      30% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 59°15°

      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
    65°18°–75°24°
    Low, likely
    49°9°–59°15°
    Typical high / low
    72°22° / 48°9°
    Wind
    12 mph19 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 65°18°

      20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 72°22°

      20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 58°14°

      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
    66°19°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    41°5°–63°17°
    Typical high / low
    72°22° / 47°8°
    Wind
    18 mph30 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
    UV peak
    1

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 74°, low 58°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 74°, low 58°.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 74°, low 57°.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 65–73°.

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

Montecito Creek near Montecito

0.9 mi
Below flood stage
Level
0.1 ft

Reading from Sat 6:05 AM · NWS gauge page

Mission Creek below Gutierrez St

3.6 mi
Below flood stage
Level
10.3 ft
Flow
under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Mission Creek (CA) near Mission Street

5.3 mi
Below flood stage
Level
4.4 ft
Flow
3 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:10 AM · NWS gauge page

Santa Ynez River below Gibraltar Dam

7.9 mi
Level
6.5 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 4Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–6:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

SANTA BARBARA MUNI AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1941–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Normal high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Forecast high / low
74°23° / 58°14°
Record high
96°36° in 2017
Record low
36°2° in 1975

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. +7°+4°SunOct 18
  2. +6°+3°MonOct 19
  3. +5°+3°TueOct 20
  4. +4°+2°WedOct 21
  5. ±0°ThuOct 22
  6. +3°+1°FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 6:13 PM.

Daylight
11 h 1 min
Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
Golden hour
5:38–6:28 PM
Morning 6:55–7:46 AM
Blue hour
6:28–6:38 PM
Morning 6:46–6:55 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:38 PM–6:46 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:34 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 8
Looking north from Montecito. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,900 ft, 7 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.