Santa Barbara County gets a few days of warm, dry weather before another chance of rain on Sunday and Monday.
Friday’s sunny day “will be the first day since late January that Southern California has been in the 70s,” according to the National Weather Service.
There’s a 20% chance of rain Sunday night and a 60% chance on Monday, but this isn’t expected to be another major soaking for the region.
Rainfall totals likely will be more like a tenth of an inch to a half inch in most areas, according to NWS forecasts.
Check the latest Santa Barbara weather forecast here.
Storm Rainfall Totals
This week’s storm boasted rainfall totals of more than 10 inches for the KTYD tower, San Marcos Pass and El Deseo in the frontcountry mountains above Santa Barbara. The foothills and mountains above Goleta and Montecito had high totals, too.
The NWS Los Angeles office reported five-day storm rainfall totals for its four-county region this week.
Santa Barbara County monitoring stations got seven of the top 10 spots:
- KTYD Tower (Santa Barbara County): 11.73 inches
- San Marcos Pass (Santa Barbara County): 11.28 inches
- El Deseo (Santa Barbara County): 10.40 inches
- Nordhoff Ridge (Ventura County): 10.39 inches
- Doulton Tunnel (Santa Barbara County): 9.95 inches
- Upper Romero (Santa Barbara County): 9.76 inches
- Red Mountain: (Ventura County): 9.57 inches
- Tecolote Canyon (Santa Barbara County): 9.19 inches
- White Ledge Peak (Ventura County): 8.62 inches
- Cold Springs Debris Basin (Santa Barbara County): 8.62 inches
Click here for the latest forecast from the National Weather Service.
Click here for real-time rainfall totals from the county Public Works Department.