Buellton, CA Weather

Santa Barbara County2:52 AM PDT34.61°N, 120.19°WElevation 358 ft

Current conditions

Mostly Cloudy
57°
Mostly Cloudy
Feels like 57°
High 71°·Low 50° tonight
WindE 7 mph
Humidity100%
Dew point57°
Pressure29.84 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover98%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:13 AM
Sunset6:19 PM

Observed at Santa Ynez, Santa Ynez Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Overnight

    Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  • Thursday

    Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Thursday Night

    Rain showers likely before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

National Weather Service forecast updated 3 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Showers And Thunderstorms 53°88%
  2. 3 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 55°88%
  3. 4 AM Showers And Thunderstorms 53°88%
  4. 5 AM Rain Showers Likely 54°67%
  5. 6 AM Rain Showers Likely 50°67%
  6. 7 AM Rain Showers Likely 50°67%
  7. 8 AM Rain Showers Likely 50°67%
  8. 9 AM Rain Showers Likely 55°67%
  9. 10 AM Rain Showers Likely 59°67%
  10. 11 AM Rain Showers 64°84%
  11. 12 PM Rain Showers 57°84%
  12. 1 PM Rain Showers 71°84%
  13. 2 PM Rain Showers 71°84%
  14. 3 PM Rain Showers 71°84%
  15. 4 PM Rain Showers 68°84%
  16. 5 PM Rain Showers Likely 66°63%
  17. 6 PM Rain Showers Likely 61°63%
  18. 7 PM Rain Showers Likely 58°63%
  19. 8 PM Rain Showers Likely 58°63%
  20. 9 PM Rain Showers Likely 56°63%
  21. 10 PM Rain Showers Likely 56°63%
  22. 11 PM Chance Rain Showers 56°25%
  23. Fri12 AM Chance Rain Showers 53°25%
  24. 1 AM Chance Rain Showers 51°25%

Daily forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 21 Showers And Thunderstorms Showers And Thunderstorms88%50°
  2. TodayOct 22 Rain Showers Rain Showers84%48°71°
  3. FriOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny47°75°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny48°79°
  5. SunOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny48°80°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny48°81°
  7. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny48°79°
  8. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny76°
  9. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy60°81°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

23
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • ThuGood
  • FriGood
  • SatGood

Santa Ynez, CA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:13 AM
Sunset 6:19 PM
Daylight 11 h 6 min (−2 min 1 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 84% lit
Moonrise 4:16 PM Moonset 3:34 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low83° / 42°
Record high103° (2003)
Record low32° (2013)
Wettest0.31 in (1985)
Month to date0.03 in (normal 0.42 in)

Cachuma Lake, records since 1952. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LOX, issued 9 hrs ago

Synopsis

21/227 AM.

Widespread rain will develop later today and continue into Thursday with a chance of thunderstorms. A weak Santa Ana will develop in the storm's wake by the weekend for dry and warmer conditions.

Long Term (sun-wed)

21/205 PM.

A low grade Santa Ana event will continue into next week continuing the dry and warmer pattern. Onshore flow is expected to return around mid week with temperatures returning to normal levels. There are some model solutions indicating a return of wet weather around Halloween.

Aviation

22/0001Z.

At 23Z at KLAX, there was no marine layer nor an inversion.

Low to moderate confidence in 00Z TAF package. Rain will turn to showers across the region this evening and continue through Thursday. There is a 30%-50% chance of MVFR CIGs at times with the rain.

There is a 10-20% chance of TSRA through the period with the chances spreading south and east this evening.

KLAX...Moderate confidence in 00Z TAF. There is a 50% chance that CIGs remain at VFR levels through the period with a 30%-50% chance of MVFR cigs at times. There is a 10%-20% chance of TSRA for much of the fcst period. There is 30% chance of an easterly wind component of 7-10 knots tonight.

KBUR...Low to moderate confidence in 00Z TAF. IFR cigs at fcst time should improve quickly. Then there is a 50% chance that CIGs remain at VFR levels through much the period with a 30%-50% chance of MVFR cigs at times. There is a 10%-20% chance of TSRA for much of the fcst period.

Marine

21/123 PM.

For the Outer Waters, high confidence in current forecast. Tonight through Thursday night, winds and seas are expected to remain below Small Craft Advisory (SCA) levels. On Friday, northwest winds will increase to SCA levels. For Saturday through Monday, winds and seas are expected to remain below SCA levels.

For the Inner Waters north of Point Sal, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. There is a 30-40% chance of SCA level winds Friday afternoon and evening. Otherwise, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels through Monday.

For the Inner Waters south of Point Conception, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Through this evening, there is a 60-80% chance of SCA level southeasterly winds across all the southern Inner Waters. For Thursday through Monday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels for most areas. The only exception will be the western half of the Santa Barbara Channel with a 50-70% chance of SCA level winds late Friday afternoon and evening.

Through Thursday, showers and isolated thunderstorms will impact all of the coastal waters. Any thunderstorms that develop will be capable of producing gusty/erratic winds, locally rough seas and even waterspouts.

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