Observed 8:00 AM PDT at KSBA

Santa Ynez, CA weather

Sunny and 55°13°.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 15 mph24 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable · up to 58°14° by 9 AM (a little sticky)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 14Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 29.95 inHg1014 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° cooler than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 48°9° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 79°26° today at 2 PM
Drops 13°7° today 5–8 PM (71°22° → 58°14°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Low 50°10° tomorrow at 6 AM

This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 2 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 51°11° by 1 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 76°24° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonDown to 72°22° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 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 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	99%	8%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	97%	6%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	2%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	59%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	46%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	36%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	38%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 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 5 mph7 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	88%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	88%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	31%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	47%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	84%	50%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	47%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 60°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	67%	43%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	76°24° (likely 64°18° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	41%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 67°19° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	40%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 71°22° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	37%	42%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	44%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	45%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	60%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	47%	62%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	64%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	56%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	64%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	64%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	62%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	40%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	94%	40%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	97%	40%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	98%	40%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	98%	36%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	31%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	27%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	97%	3%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	98%	3%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 79°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 82°28° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 79. West northwest wind 0 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 49°9°. Typical 82°28° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 0 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 45°7°. Typical 82°28° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. North northwest wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 47°8°. Typical 82°28° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 81°27° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°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 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 81°27° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 81°27° / 41°5°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°10°
  20% chance · 0.08 in1.9 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 69.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 80°27° / 41°5°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  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°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 80°27° / 41°5°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  20% 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°–76°24°
Low, likely
40°4°–52°11°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 80°27° / 41°5°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°14°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°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
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–79°.

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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Santa Ynez River at Narrows

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 33 cfs

Forecast peak 2.0 ft Sat 9 AM

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Santa Ynez River at Solvang

3.5 mi

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 32 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Zaca Creek near Buelton

5.4 mi

Level: 1.6 ft

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Santa Cruz Creek near Santa Ynez

11 mi

Level: 6.7 ft

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · 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 24

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Cachuma Lake · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1952–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

+13°+7°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
−5°−3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Santa Ynez 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 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Santa Ynez. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,400 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Santa Ynez, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Santa Ynez River at Narrows

Santa Ynez River at Solvang

Zaca Creek near Buelton

Santa Cruz Creek near Santa Ynez

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon