Right now74°Sunny
Needs attention
Current concerns
Outside today
Air quality is today's main catch.
The modeled outlook is moderate, led by fine particles.
- Rain
- 1%peak today
- Wind
- 5 mphgusts to 13
- Air
- 82Modeled US AQI · Moderate
How today changes
The next 24 hours
A fairly easy outdoor day: 74° now, with no major weather interruption in sight.
- 74°0% rainGusts 8 mph
- 75°0% rainGusts 8 mph
- 77°0% rainGusts 8 mph
- 78°0% rainGusts 9 mph
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- 78°1% rainGusts 13 mph
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- 74°1% rainGusts 13 mph
- 70°1% rainGusts 9 mph
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- 68°1% rainGusts 9 mph
- 68°0% rainGusts 5 mph
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- 64°0% rainGusts 7 mph
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See the full 24 hours
- 74°0% rainGusts 8 mph
- 75°0% rainGusts 8 mph
- 77°0% rainGusts 8 mph
- 78°0% rainGusts 9 mph
- 78°0% rainGusts 9 mph
- 79°0% rainGusts 9 mph
- 78°1% rainGusts 13 mph
- 76°1% rainGusts 13 mph
- 74°1% rainGusts 13 mph
- 70°1% rainGusts 9 mph
- 69°1% rainGusts 9 mph
- 68°1% rainGusts 9 mph
- 68°0% rainGusts 5 mph
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- 64°0% rainGusts 7 mph
- 65°0% rainGusts 7 mph
- 67°0% rainGusts 7 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Today looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 1%
- Wind
- 13 mph
Monday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 0%
- Wind
- 12 mph
Tuesday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 5%
- Wind
- 14 mph
Wednesday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 1%
- Wind
- 14 mph
Thursday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 0%
- Wind
- 15 mph
- 79° / 68°Today looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Wind 13 mph
- 73° / 62°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Wind 12 mph
- 74° / 61°Tuesday looks fairly quiet.5% rain · Wind 14 mph
- 75° / 62°Wednesday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Wind 14 mph
- 74° / 60°Thursday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Wind 15 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
cams-global:86:-299 area · Updated Sun 11:02 AMModerate through 3 PM.
Sky check
Light smoke overhead
Satellite view · Updated Sun 10:40 AMAir near ground82 · Moderate US AQI
See smoke mapHow we know
Air quality describes cams-global:86:-299 area.
Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.
Sources Open-Meteo · Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service global modeled air quality · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters
Rain, in motion
Santa Barbara radar
Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 11:20 AM PDT.
Radar loads when you reach it.
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