October will usher in another round of toasty temperatures to the Central Coast.
An excessive heat watch is in effect for Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening for the Santa Barbara County mountain areas with dangerously hot conditions between 93 and 103 degrees expected, according to the National Weather Service.
This will include the Santa Barbara County interior mountains and Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range including Montecito Hills, San Rafael Mountain and Figueroa Mountain.
Additionally, a heat advisory covers the Santa Ynez Valley plus the Cuyama Valley from 11 a.m. Tuesday to 8 p.m. Wednesday. High temperatures could reach between the mid-90s to 105 degrees.
In Santa Barbara, the temperatures top 80 degrees for most of the week, possibly hitting 84 on Tuesday and Thursday. Santa Maria could see temperatures climb to the mid to upper 80s.
Compounding the hot days, the typical evening cooldown won’t take place, with Tuesday night and Wednesday night temperatures expected to be in the upper 70s in the Santa Ynez Valley.
“Warm overnight lows in the 70s to around 80 will provide little relief from the heat,” the Weather Service says.
The hot weather means a high risk for dangerous heat illness for anyone, especially for the very young, the very old, those without air conditioning and those who are active outdoors.
Authorities also issued a reminder that children and pets should not be left in unattended vehicles where the temperatures can climb to dangerous levels.
People should drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors, officials said.