Good morning, Central Coast! Happy New Year's Eve! As we start off the morning rain is falling across the region as we kick off a soggy pattern that will last well into the new year.
Here is your interactive radar!
Through the day we will see more of that light rain with a few pockets of heavier rain into the evening.
Temps today will be right around normal for this time of the year. No major concerns temperature-wise for the Central Coast!
Overnight rain will continue; there is a chance for some clearing for the 2026 countdown but it will be quickly filled again with a band of stronger storms into the early morning.
Showers will continue (although they will be much more isolated for Thursday evening and Friday.
Saturday brings us another band of heavier rain.
The on and off showers continue all the way into next week with more accumulations.
There are a couple of alerts in place thanks to the storm, first, a wind advisory is in place through 3 p.m. Thursday. 45+ mph are possible, especially within localized storms.
Next is a flood watch in place for the south coast and interior valleys of Santa Barbara County through 10 p.m. Thursday. Localized flooding and debris flows are possible through the evening and overnight hours. Particular concern is around the burn scars and localized poor drainage spots.
Rain totals wise we are looking at a little less than the last storm spread out over several more days. Here is what the totals are looking like for the next 5 days.
Here is all of that on your 7-day forecast. I have kept the rain icons on for every day but there will be periods of clearing skies. That being said, rain will still be the main story.
Even into the 8-14 day forecast, we are looking at rain for the West Coast, continuing our rainy pattern across the board.
Have a wonderful day and a great start to the New Year, Central Coast!
-Vivian
